Peter Wyngarde in Department S (via YouTube) A few weeks ago, a British actor died at the grand old age of 90 (probably). Peter Wyngarde’s death was accompanied by wryly affectionate obituaries and, among Brits of a certain age, a certain sadness: For a brief iridescent moment, one of the zanier icons of their youth had shone. Now...

Detail of Bernini's David (Photo: K065167/Dreamstime) Bernini, at the Galleria Borghese in Rome, is the long-awaited retrospective of the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680). No one since the artists and architects who gave us the Roman Forum and the Colosseum have had more impact on the look and feel of the great city. The...

A man prayers during Ash Wedneday services at St. Andrew's in New York City, 2014. (Reuters photo: Carlo Allegri) God Is Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living For is a new book by Ulrich L. Lehner, a professor of religious history and theology at Marquette University in Milwaukee. We talk...

(Reuters file photo: Joshua Roberts) It has become more urgent to ask: Why is there a special counsel in the Russia investigation? At this point, that question should be put to the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel — in the federal government, it’s the lawyers’ lawyer. To get down to brass tacks: May the president of...

Georgina Campbell and Joe Cole in "Hang the DJ" (Photo: Jonathan Prime/Netflix) Is there anything better for a love story than obstruction? The unstoppable force versus the immovable object. The lovers, armed only with their destiny, arrayed against a powerful blockade — a difference in background, social disapproval, a familial...

(Reuters photo: Jim Young) Republican Vern Buchanan has represented Sarasota, Fla., in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2007. He won reelection in 2016 by 20 points. He’s a wealthy former car dealer who hasn’t lacked campaign funds. Nor did his son James, who ran in Tuesday’s special election to replace a retiring GOP state...