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This is the season for a suspension of disbelief. Come to think of it, don’t we always need some magical thinking and radical optimism?

Biden’s administration is starting to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims.

You know that awkward silence when someone opens your gift and can give only a weak smile. Social science is here to help you do better.

Some of the writers and editors who worked on this year’s Gift Guide reveal the items they will gift this year along with some of their favorite L.A. shops mentioned in our guide.

As a runner, I got hooked on the devices and apps that help athletes train. But every new metric was another distraction from exercise’s psychological benefits.

Many Jewish people avoid such displays because of their association with the Christian faith. But there is an ecumenical case to be made for embracing the tradition.