Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri (C) and other leading political figures celebrate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 23, 2017, after nationwide legislative elections. Candidates allied with Argentine President Mauricio Macri enjoyed sweeping victories in Sunday’s mid-term election, strengthening his position in Congress while dimming prospects for a political comeback by …

The sex on “Outlander” has been the subject of much discussion. In one sense, “Outlander” is part of a trend: Sex is everywhere on prestige TV. But on other shows, sex is often used as wallpaper or an implied extension of male power, and on “Outlander,” sex between Jamie and …

During his 33 years as a late-night host, Mr. Letterman was known for being at once breezy and detached, a contrast that made him a towering figure to the comedians who delivered tributes on Sunday. “No one from his generation influenced American comedy more,” said Jimmy Kimmel, the host of …

Donat Sorokin | TASS | Getty Images The Bitcoin cryptocurrency symbol on a stone sphere monument painted black by unidentified persons in Oktyabrskaya Square in Yekaterinberg, Russia. Bitcoin is booming, digital currency hedge funds are sprouting at the rate of two a week and the value of all cryptocurrencies has …

Czech President Milos Zeman (C) and his wife Ivana (L) arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Czech elections on October 20, 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic. The websites used for presentation of the Czech Republic’s election results were hacked on Saturday afternoon, the Czech Statistical …

By turning the works into a kind of play, she could “use her artistic mind to imagine how things were in the past,” said Mirjam Knotter, the curator of the Amsterdam exhibition, which opened on Friday and runs through March 25. Although, Ms. Knotter added, “It was an entirely unique …

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Frans van Houten, chief executive officer of Royal Philips NV Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday its core profits in the third quarter rose 12 percent to 532 million euros ($626.11 million), as strong growth in China pushed sales up 4 …

Photo Kirsten Johnson in “Cameraperson.” Credit Majlinda Hoxha/Janus Films Kirsten Johnson’s acclaimed meta-documentary is on PBS. And the rapper Action Bronson makes his daily late-night debut. What’s on TV CAMERAPERSON (2016) 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Kirsten Johnson’s lyrical documentary pulls footage from her work as a documentary …

In “Final Frontier,” it was revealed that Spock had a secret sibling, Sybok. This was a creative choice that was almost universally panned by both fans and critics. That move didn’t work then. And it doesn’t work now. Again, some plot holes you can live with. This one is more …

Photo Liam Neeson in a scene from the trailer for “The Commuter.” In 2008, Liam Neeson kicked his career into a higher gear when the surprise-hit action movie “Taken” scored one of the biggest openings ever for a Super Bowl weekend. So it’s no wonder his latest thriller, “The Commuter” …