The amazing persistence of the legend of Chuck Norris, who died on March 19 at the age of 86, says something profound about American popular culture. At the time of his death, Norris had long ceased being a major movie star — he had not made a high-profile theatrical feature since The Expendables 2 in […]

Hulu’s Paradise, currently wrapping up a fine second season after an Emmy-nominated first, is the most spoilable show on TV. Try as he might, even the conscientious critic can’t avoid untying its frilliest bow. For about 45 minutes, creator Dan Fogelman’s (This Is Us) latest effort appears to be a standard-issue political thriller, varieties of […]

The Senate took the first step toward reopening the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, approving legislation that funds all of the agency except its most controversial function: immigration enforcement. The Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, and a host of other subagencies under DHS will be funded under a bill the Senate passed overnight via […]

The Department of Justice notified Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) that it was beginning federal investigations in Maine and California, respectively, due to those states over admitting men into women’s prisons. The investigations will assess whether each state engaged in violating the “constitutional rights of female prisoners” incarcerated at specific prisons […]