FX’s The Bear exploded for a reason. People tuned in to watch a restaurant kitchen, but stayed because every person working in it felt real.

Many years ago, a friend of mine whose husband would come to pick her up from work. The first time I joined them in their car ...

Deep in the heart of rural Florida, where GPS signals falter and cattle outnumber people, a gleaming medieval fortress rises from the palmetto scrub like a mirage in the subtropical heat.