Chloé Zhao and Shaka King are among those whose works were included in the selection of the best production-ready screenplays from Tisch School of the Arts graduate film students and recent alumni.

One reader wonders: Since purple dye was scarce, why didn’t people just combine blue and red? Illustration by Aurélia Fronty Q: I’ve heard that purple was called the royal color because ...

Like many in America, Todd Martens grew up with parents who devoted the bulk of their vacation time to Disney’s theme parks. He now understands them as places to make sense of the world rather ...