Monica Hesse

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Three films — “Good One,” “It Ends With Us” and “Daughters” — find new things to say about how girls and young women process their relationship with their fathers.

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Vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz’s “Midwestern dad vibe” comes with opportunities to rethink a whole tool kit of types.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif brought us another chance to marvel at what female athletes are doing at the Paris Games. She should be celebrated, not accused.

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Newly named VP pick Tim Walz and others are finding new potency in calling the Republicans as they see them: not normal.

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In a 2021 speech, the GOP’s current vice-presidential candidate made remarks about no-fault divorce that have people wondering what he really meant.

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Curious about what kind of candidate she’ll be? Kamala Harris’s dismantling of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh six years ago is worth a rewatch.

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Donald Trump’s ear, grazed in an assassination attempt, requires a bandage. What does it mean for everyone else wearing one?

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For alarmed Democrats facing a stubborn president, it’s out with the sticks and in with the carrots.

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Both candidates turned in awful debate performances. But male voters seem to be flocking to the guy who spoke falsehoods with ease.