Easing people out of jobs isn’t easy or enjoyable (unless, perhaps, you’re one of Elon Musk’s shock troops at the Department of Government Efficiency). But some ways are better than others, as our latest Bartleby column explains.

And when a live, 90-minute sketch show was screened on NBC late one Saturday in February 1975, few would have bet on its longevity. But this weekend “Saturday Night Live” celebrates its 50th birthday. We look at the reasons for its success.