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The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a more aggressive approach toward the arts.

The effort to kill USAID has enshrined Elon Musk’s delusional conspiracy theories into official White House policy.

The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace.

David Lynch’s work was often described as “mysterious” or “surreal”—but the emotions it provoked were just as fundamental.

Conan O’Brien’s dramatic debut and a look back at To Catch a Predator rank among the standouts at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

Hot summer weather in Brazil, snowboarding in Colorado, protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in several states, and much more

With the help of Congress, a president could get rid of the agency. Getting rid of the programs it runs and the money it spends would be a different matter.

Trump has never understood how the CIA’s people work. But he might know how to make them quit.

No matter how many times she was counted out, the late singer knew how to imbue her mythology with new energy.