Welcome back to Bachelor Nation. Can I steal you for a second? Here’s what we can expect of the 24th season of “The Bachelor,” starring a former “Bachelorette” contestant, Peter Weber, when it premieres this week: It will feature the most dramatic rose ceremony ever and contestants who are there …

Supported by Continue reading the main story The actor’s jagged features make him compelling in an eccentric way. But what happens when he’s hidden in makeup, as he is in “Joker”? A fan examines his career. Credit… By Nathan Gelgud Jan. 2, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET

Here at the Book Review, we comb through thousands of books a year, while always keeping an eye on the horizon. (Is this the year that President Barack Obama’s memoir finally arrives?) We’ve grouped these books by theme, including anticipated political memoirs, promising debuts, and new books from beloved authors …

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on human rights in Iran at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the …

“Don’t Believe a Word,” a new book by the Guardian writer and editor David Shariatmadari, delves into the riddles of language: the opacities, ambushes, dead ends, sudden ecstasies. It’s a brisk and friendly introduction to linguistics, and a synthesis of the field’s recent discoveries. So much more is now known …