No league better exemplifies the reality that big-time college sports are driven less by rivalries than by cable cords and subscriber fees.
Books of The Times: Review: John Cage’s Historical Niche, a Legacy in Letters
Decades after this composer’s death, it is easier to recognize his indispensability and his place in the development of 20th-century music.
Notebook: Inside Donald Trump’s Unexpectedly Cheerful Circus
Among the T-shirt-hawking, selfie-taking, cable-celebrity-obsessed faithful in Cleveland.
Being Batman at Comic-Con, Virtual Cape and Cowl Provided
At the annual convention, media companies are promoting their movies and television shows with virtual reality.
Entrepreneurship: A New Wrinkle in the Gig Economy: Workers Get Most of the Money
Stocksy, an online photo stock site, is an example of start-ups that aim to treat their professionals as owners rather than as freelance labor.
The Gathering of the Juggalos, Now in Its 17th Year
Thousands of fans of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse have converged in Ohio for what one observer has called “a psycho-porn theme park.”
Notebook: How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate
A behind-the-scenes look at how the nominee thinks.
Letter of Recommendation: Letter of Recommendation: Just Dance
Video game as sweaty regression.
Feature: Erdogan’s People
Faced with an influx of Syrian refugees, a conservative neighborhood in Istanbul struggles with the question of what it means to be a Turk.
Pavel Sheremet, Journalist in Ukraine, Is Killed in Car Bombing
Mr. Sheremet, 44, was among several well-known reporters in Russia who recently moved to Ukraine, where restrictions on the news media are looser.
Mediator: Roger Ailes, a TV Titan at the Peak of His Power, Hits the End of His Path
The Republican convention has been a triumph for Mr. Ailes’s brand of smash-mouth and “politically incorrect” politics, but it comes as his own career unraveled.
John Gruen, Cultural Renaissance Man, Dies at 89
As a composer, critic, biographer and photographer, Mr. Gruen excelled at an unusually diverse set of talents.
Drudge Tweet on Roger Ailes Sets Off Media Scramble
A Twitter message sent, and then deleted, led to a high-speed internet chase to try to verify the future of the chairman of Fox News.
Carolyn See, Author of ‘Golden Days,’ Dies at 82
The novelist often put portraits of intimate relationships and sociological observations of the lives of Angelenos together with grander fictional ideas.
Cash Pay Dips a Bit for Corporate Lawyers
As a group, corporate lawyers were paid 2 percent less in cash in 2015 than in 2014. Those at the top fared better. And noncash pay wasn’t included.
Michael Elliott, Newsmagazine Editor and Humanitarian, Dies at 65
A longtime journalist who left the industry to lead an advocacy group founded by the rock star Bono.
Roger Ailes Is Negotiating His Departure as Chairman of Fox News
The company has been investigating accusations of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed against him.
Books of The Times: Review: In ‘The Accidental Life,’ Golfing on LSD Is Just Part of an Editor’s Job
Terry McDonell recounts a career editing writers like Hunter S. Thompson, Peter Matthiessen and Thomas McGuane.
In Death, Qandeel Baloch, Pakistani Social Media Star, Is Celebrated as a Feminist Hero
Authorities arrested Ms. Baloch’s brother, who said he killed her because of “shameful” pictures she had posted to Facebook.
On Technology: Can Silicon Valley Really Do Anything to Stop Police Violence?
Tech companies love to hitch themselves to progressive causes, even if they’re beyond the industry’s grasp.
First Words: How ‘Political Correctness’ Went From Punch Line to Panic
The label used to be a conservative joke. To Trump and his supporters, it is a national-security threat.
Jon Stewart Returns on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
Another beloved character appeared with Mr. Stewart: “Stephen Colbert,” the fictional conservative persona who hosted “The Colbert Report.”
Sinosphere: Liberal Chinese Journal’s Purged Editors Declare Publication Dissolved
The journal, Yanhuang Chunqiu, has carried articles advocating political change and examining delicate issues in Chinese Communist history.
Netflix Disappoints Wall Street as Subscriber Growth Slows
Just 1.7 million new streaming members were added in the three months ended June 30, about half the net additions from the same period a year earlier.
In ‘Hindutva or Hind Swaraj,’ a Warning Against Hindu Nationalism
A political tract by U. R. Ananthamurthy, a novelist and political commentator, still resonates in India as a remainder of the perils of an ideology.
Books of The Times: Review: In Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me,’ Gymnast Girl and Cute Dead Guy
Megan Abbott’s cunning new novel focuses on a teenage girl, sacrificing too much for the Olympics, and a tragic hit-and-run.
Netflix Customer Growth Slows Amid Price Hike, Shares Plunge
Netflix Inc said it added fewer video streaming subscribers than expected from April through June as some customers canceled the service ahead of a price increase, and the company’s shares fell 16 percent.
Steven Spielberg Among 16 Selected as Academy Governors
Two African-Americans were elected to the governing board, increasing the number of black members to three.
21st Century Fox Says No Decision Made on Ailes’s Future
Responding to a report that the Murdoch family had decided Roger Ailes must leave Fox News, the company said an internal review of Mr. Ailes continued.
Drake’s ‘Views’ Returns to No. 1
This album has now been at the top of the Billboard album chart for 10 nonconsecutive weeks, after yielding last week to Blink-182’s “California.”
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 to Debut Later
HBO added that this popular drama’s 2017 season will contain seven episodes, three fewer than previous years.
Nonfiction: A New Biography Says George W. Bush Really Was the Decider
Time and again, Jean Edward Smith argues, Bush failed to meet the challenges of his office.
Live, From Cleveland! Late-Night Comics Stake Their Turf at Conventions
Late-night TV satirists are setting up shop in Cleveland and Philadelphia at the G.O.P. and Democratic conventions.
Critic’s Notebook: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Reignite Feud With Taylor Swift
Kim Kardashian West released snippets of a conversation between Kanye West and Ms. Swift in which he appears to get her support for lyrics that refer to her.
Notebook: Never-Trump Confidential
As Donald Trump’s official nomination approaches in Cleveland, a lifelong Republican comes to terms with a strange new party.
Mediator: Republican Convention Will Push Limits of a Candidate and the News Media
With convention plans calling for spectacle, truth will not come to the fore without hard work by the media and, potentially, a fight.
Murdoch Brothers’ Challenge: What Happens Next at Fox News?
Since taking the reins of 21st Century Fox, James and Lachlan Murdoch have made changes big and small, but have largely left Fox News alone. Now they have little choice but to step in.
G.O.P. Arena Will Highlight Trump’s Media Blacklist
News organizations shut out by Donald Trump will enjoy official entry to a Trump-led event for the first time in months, complicating his fight with the press.
With Pokémon Go, Nintendo Seeks to Salvage Lost Opportunity
Nearly two decades ago, the video game company released a forerunner to today’s game that foreshadowed much of mobile gaming. Then it lost its lead.
Advertising: Organic Valley Traces Milk Back From Table to Farm
Catering to people who want to know about where their food comes from, the group is telling its farmers’ stories and inviting consumers to tour member farms.
Dynamite Entertainment Taps ’70s TV to Expand Lineup of Comics
The eclectic comic book publisher plans to team up the Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman in a mini-series and bring back Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.
Books of The Times: Review: Dave Eggers’s New Novel, ‘Heroes of the Frontier’
A mother on the run from a bad relationship flies to Alaska with her two children, rents an R.V. and hits the road where they have one mishap after another.
Donald Trump the Political Showman, Born on ‘The Apprentice’
On the reality show that Donald Trump began hosting in 2004, he displayed the showmanship and other traits that have come to define his 2016 presidential campaign.
In Ex-Fox Anchor Harassment Case, Accusations of ‘Judge Shopping’
Lawyers for Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman, want the case heard in federal court in Manhattan, not New Jersey. Both sides accused the other of seeking a more favorable venue.
Fiction: A New Novel Envisions a Very Cold Environmental Future, Starting Now
Jenni Fagan’s “The Sunlight Pilgrims” sets a story of impending cataclysm at a moment unnervingly near at hand.
Apple, in Seeming Jab at Spotify, Proposes Simpler Songwriting Royalties
Apple proposed that streaming services pay 9.1 cents for every 100 plays of a song. That would significantly increase what its rival Spotify pays.
What Is a Constant Cycle of Violent News Doing to Us?
Nothing good. Experts suggested limiting your exposure to violent imagery and social media.
Viacom’s Effort to Sell Paramount Stake Takes Another Blow
National Amusements, the private theater chain company through which Sumner Redstone controls Viacom, said a sale now could hinder Viacom’s prospects.
Books of The Times: Review: ‘Pond’ Makes Misanthropy Compelling
Claire-Louise Bennett’s slim first novel is about a young academic who has decamped to an Irish village, in flight from something unspecified.
Notebook: Questions for Donald Trump’s Running Mate (Whoever It Is)
He or she will have some explaining to do.
Eat: A Thai Shrimp Salad of Myriad Tastes
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