The Latest Breaking News from The New York Times

They had US$2m and six weeks. Everyone hated the name. Test audiences hated the film. Here’s the oral history of how Jennifer Kent’s debut got made – despite the odds

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even politics. As many Americans (and global citizens) exclaimed it around the US presidential race and results, a new edition of lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower’s The F-Word has been published. He shares some ‘f****ing’ factoids…

An increase in oil production, which is already the highest in the world, could lead to lower prices and smaller corporate profits

His transition team has also refused to participate in the process needed for his administration to take control on Inauguration Day