The strong showing is vindication for Boris Johnson, who now has a chance to put his personal stamp on Britain, beginning with Brexit.

Conservatives Win Commanding Majority in U.K. Vote: ‘Brexit Will Happen’

Lucas Hnath’s cunning new ghost story, about a psychic and her client, is a twisty yarn that won’t unravel.

Review: Death Is a Two-Way Door in ‘The Thin Place’

Liu Jingyao, a college student, describes what it’s like to be slut-shamed by 800 million people.

She Accused a Tech Billionaire of Rape. The Chinese Internet Turned Against Her.

“The bottom of my stomach fell out,” one bird owner said of the news. “Not many people will take a Macaw.”

Birdcamp Could Close. People Are Panicking

Time to decide if you want to renovate for a new lifestyle, rent out the extra space, or upgrade so you can host the next generation.

How to Refeather Your Empty Nest

The decisive Conservative victory in Britain leaves no doubt that in today’s global equation, national interests are supreme and globalization is suspect.

Brexit’s Advance Opens a New Trade Era

When a beloved theater closed, local film fans got organized.

How a Band of Seasoned Cinephiles Plans to Save the Movie House

He appeared in court on murder and robbery charges. Detectives believe two other teenagers took part in the stabbing, an official said.

Tessa Majors Killing: Boy, 13, Is Arrested

The House Judiciary Committee voted over Republican objections to advance two articles of impeachment accusing President Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Panel Approves Impeachment Articles and Sends Charges for a House Vote

Boris Johnson’s victory has drawn in millions of former Labour voters whose vision of Brexit is far different from the Conservative establishment’s.

Brexit Is Going to Get Done. But on Whose Terms?

Yes, it’s about an excruciating divorce. But it is also Baumbach’s most hopeful treatment of the subject, in a long history of films that make it a central theme.

‘Marriage Story’: Noah Baumbach’s First Feel-Good Movie

The agreement includes a commitment by China to buy more agriculture products and to strengthen laws protecting foreign companies operating there.

Initial China Trade Deal Defuses Tensions, but U.S. Still Has Concerns

In several new and recent specials, Seth Meyers, Tiffany Haddish and others largely ignore politics in favor of the personal or just plain silly.

These Stand-Ups Are in an Escapist Mood, Much Like Their Audience

A year after the anchor was ousted from NBC, Charlize Theron brings her back as someone who helped take on Fox News from the inside.

‘Bombshell’ Raises a Question: What’s Megyn Kelly Up to Anyway?

After a bailout by SoftBank, the shared office space company plans to sell customers more services and renegotiate leases with landlords.

‘We Trusted You’: WeWork’s Chair on Adam Neumann and the Future

First he took Copenhagen and Beijing. Now, Danish dealer-turned-philanthropist Jens Faurschou is debuting his blue-chip collection in the borough’s Greenpoint section.

New York’s Newest Private Museum Is Tucked Away in Brooklyn

The Labour Party’s devastating defeat in an ex-stronghold has grave consequences for a party: Its two wings — older and working class and urban and educated — appear to have irreconcilable differences.

How Labour’s Working-Class Vote Crumbled and Its Nemesis Won the North

Phillip Picardi and others were let go by the parent company of the venerable L.G.B.T.Q. magazine.

Out Magazine Sheds Top Editor and Staff

He now has the means to do as he pleases.

Boris Johnson Will Change Britain Forever

It’s a two-show day for Storm Marrero, who commutes from the Bronx before suiting up in sequins and singing Celia Cruz.

How the Big Apple Circus Ringmaster Spends Her Sundays

The distribution of shells in one population of hermit crabs matched how wealth is shared in some human societies.

Even Hermit Crabs Have Wealth Inequality

The Titans try to grab the A.F.C. South, the Bills and the Steelers get set for a defensive battle and Broncos quarterback Drew Lock tries to improve to 3-0 with a start against the Chiefs.

N.F.L. Week 15 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

Our TV critic helps readers find the shows they seek.

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Beautiful and bright, Yotam Ottolenghi’s warm upside-down lemon cake gives you that ta-da moment for the holidays.

A Festive Cake With a Big Reveal

Amusing monologues and oddball encounters enliven T. Adamson’s overstuffed play that follows two friends on a very long car ride.

December 13, 2019

Headlines from December 13, 2019

Conservatives Win Commanding Majority in U.K. Vote: ‘Brexit Will Happen’

Review: Death Is a Two-Way Door in ‘The Thin Place’

She Accused a Tech Billionaire of Rape. The Chinese Internet Turned Against Her.

Birdcamp Could Close. People Are Panicking

How to Refeather Your Empty Nest

Billboard 200

Frozen II

Hollywood's Bleeding

A Love Letter To You 4

Lover

When We All Fall Asleep; Where Do We Go?

Historical Context for December 13, 2019