Anabel Bacon

A professor of tax law uncovers how the seemingly race-neutral tax code compounds many inequalities in American life, and prevents Black people from building wealth.

The veteran actor explains why taxing roles, like that of a man suffering from dementia, are no big challenge. “When you’re working with a superb script,” he says, “don’t act too much.”

What hath the Bard wrought? William Shakespeare was a word nerd if we ever saw one, and he's left a legacy of terms and idioms that have since diffused throughout pop culture, writing and colloquial speech. You've probably been quoting language Shakespeare helped popularize ("eyeball," "lonely," "gossip"), without even knowing ...