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The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment

A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.

Now the Democrats Are Paranoid

A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.

What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like

At first, much the same. But inevitably dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn't prepared for them.

Oh, How the Men Drone On

My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.

What on Earth Is <em>Eusexua</em>?

The sensation you get when dancing or making a really good cup of tea? FKA Twigs wants to bottle that.

‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealin...

Trump wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?

America Wouldn’t Know the Worst of a Vaccine Decli...

Only vaccination guards America against some of the world's most dangerous diseases.

Trump Tries to Seize ‘the Power of the Purse’

The president wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?

The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz

The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.

Why States Took a Gamble on Sports Betting

States bet on sports gambling, but their residents could be paying the price

The Strategic Chaos of Trump’s First Days

The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.

Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama

What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway

China’s DeepSeek Surprise

What to make of China’s suddenly popular new AI model.

RFK Jr. Is an Excellent Conspiracy Theorist

When it comes to distorting science, his qualifications are unparalleled.

RFK Jr. Is an <em>Excellent</em> Conspiracy Theori...

When it comes to distorting science, his qualifications are unparalleled.

Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China

Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.

Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs

Those light bulbs make you look awful.

Beware the Weepy Influencers

People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.

A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF

Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.

Europe’s Elon Musk Problem

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

The attack on it is a violation of the nation’s post–Civil War rebirth.

Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Y...

Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s contest

The McVulnerability Trap

Influencers crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.

Elon Musk Is Giving Europeans a Headache

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity

Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.

Trump Can't Escape the Laws of Political Gravity

Sooner or later, the nature will catch up to the president.

The Worst Page on the Internet

Neal Agarwal distills digital life to its essence.

Your Light Bulb Is Lying to You

Why so many LEDs look so bad

Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Wants the Nightmare to ...

Watching Trump from the future 51st state

An <em>SNL</em> for the True Bob Dylan Fans

Timothée Chalamet chose the artist’s lesser-known songs when performing last night.

The Message Behind Timothée Chalamet’s <em>SNL </e...

The actor wants us to know he’s a real, deep-cut fan.

Cloud Pantoum

A poem for Sunday

How the U.S. Gamed the Law of the Sea

It made itself bigger.

The Leaders of Greenland Are Waiting for Trump

Watching the inauguration from the future state of Greenland

Why <em>Reading Lolita in Tehran</em> Holds Up

A new film vindicates Azar Nafisi’s humane literary ethos.

The Border Got Quieter, so Trump Had to Act

The president would rather exploit a free-for-all than manage migrant flows effectively.

Nothing Is Normal in Nuuk These Day

Watching Donald Trump from the future state of Greenland

A Weekend Reading List

Read about the secretive world of extreme fishing, new approaches to aging, and more.

An Israeli Take on a Modern Iranian Classic

Eran Riklis has made Reading Lolita in Tehran into a film for our times.

Watching Trump From the Future State of Greenland

Nothing is normal in Nuuk these days.

Biden’s Middle East Legacy

Donald Trump inherits a Middle East that looks dramatically different from the one his administration left in 2021.

A Quieter Border Didn’t Serve Trump’s Needs

The president would rather exploit a free-for-all than manage migrant flows effectively.

Blind Partisanship Does Not Actually Help Trump

The president is surrounding himself with people who may be television-ready but are not prepared to lead the country.

Starbucks’ Most Beloved Offering Is Disappearing

It’s the end of free bathrooms—and of a particular fantasy.

The Fox News Cabinet

Donald Trump is surrounding himself with people who may be television-ready but are not prepared to lead the country.

In This Horror Movie, You Can Look, But Not Touch

Presence locks its monster—and the viewer—behind the camera.

Reimagining the Meal

Dinner is whatever you want it to be, and that fact can be overwhelming or freeing.

Trump’s First Week Back

Lawmakers from both parties respond to the president’s flurry of executive orders.

The January 6er Who Left Trumpism

Not every Capitol rioter was a card-carrying seditionist; some have regrets, and a few are even refusing a pardon. Jason Riddle is...

How the Government Made America Bigger

And potentially claimed trillions of dollars in undersea riches

America Is Now Counting on You, Pete Hegseth

My advice for the incoming secretary of defense

The Chaos in Higher Ed Is Only Getting Started

Grant reviews have been suspended at the NIH. This could be an omen.

A High-Octane Mystery Series

Culture and entertainment musts from Shayla Love

Trump Bets It All on OpenAI

Earlier this week, he unveiled perhaps the most ambitious infrastructure project in history—and all but dedicated it to Sam Altman...

This Movie Understands Difficult People

Hard Truths takes an astonishingly sensitive approach in telling the story of a bitter housewife.

My Last Trial

I’ve been fighting this charge for half my life.

A Woman Under the Influence—Of Anger

The new film Hard Truths is an astonishingly sensitive portrait of a perpetual grump.

What to Read in the Face of Disaster

Can any writer offer useful wisdom when ash rains over a metropolis?


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