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The Curse of Perfectionism

Perfectionists find themselves trying to be the best, even at things for which the concept is inapplicable.

Why I Hate Sports but Love the Olympics

It’s the only time that female athletes get equal billing—but that’s only part of the explanation.

What I See in the Video of Sonya Massey’s Killing

“This is the worst police-shooting video ever.”

This Was the Best Opening Ceremony Paris Could Give Us?

The city seemed exhausted, not exuberant.

A Mess on the Seine

At the Olympics opening ceremony, Paris seemed exhausted, not exuberant.

Olympics Photo of the Day: A Towering Light Show

One of the most memorable images of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, selected from more than 25,000 Olympic photos taken over the ...

The Lies Nostalgia Tells Us

I was a child in the 1960s, and those days weren’t better—but in one way, they were sweeter.

OpenAI’s Search Tool Has Already Made a Mistake

OpenAI just announced SearchGPT, but its demo got something wrong.

We Might Get Thrilling News About Aliens … in 2040

The search for extraterrestrial life starts with an interesting-looking rock. Bringing it back to Earth is the hard part.

This Is How Humans Find Alien Life on Mars

The search starts with an interesting-looking rock. Bringing it back to Earth is the hard part.

Kamala Doesn’t Have to Be ‘Momala’ to the Whole Country...

You don’t need a child to know how to care for others.

‘I Can’t Put My Trust in the Invisible Woman’

Voters say they don’t know what Kamala Harris stands for. That’s a challenge—and an opportunity.

It Shouldn’t Matter Whether Kamala Harris Is a Parent

Or a stepparent

The Best Books for the Olympics

Literature and sports are a team that can go for gold.

America’s Political Chaos Is Enviable When You Live in ...

Chinese social media is fascinated with Biden’s decision to step aside.

Seven Books That Will Change How You Watch the Olympics

These titles will allow you to view the competition with a new appreciation.

This Bad-Vibes-TV Moment Needs to End

When did television shows become so averse to having an actual plot?

Voters Aren’t Sure Who Kamala Harris Really Is

That’s a challenge, but it’s also an enormous opportunity.

Seven Books to Help You Understand the Olympics

These titles will change how you watch the Games.

The Democrat Who Thinks Biden Didn’t Go Far Enough

Republicans aren’t the only ones questioning if the president is up for completing his term.

All Airlines Are Now the Same

Southwest’s open-seating policy will be sorely missed.

Photos of the Week: Oval Office, Park Fire, Typhoon Gae...

A water dragon carnival in China, a moonrise over an erupting Mount Etna, scenes from the Tour de France, a dangerous heat wave in...

J. D. Vance Served in the Marines. Will It Matter in No...

His veteran status could be an advantage for the GOP—unless he trumpets his years of service too much.

The Global Temperature Just Went Bump

We’re just sticking a toe into the climatic realm of the last interglacial period, not living in it—yet.

J. D. Vance Is Rankling Fellow Veterans

His Marine status could be an advantage for the GOP—unless he trumpets his years of service too much.

The Hottest Day in 125,000 Years?

We’re just sticking a toe into the climatic realm of the last interglacial period, not living in it—yet.

J. D. Vance Is Rankling Fellow Veterans Already

His Marine status could be an advantage for the GOP—unless he trumpets his years of service too much.

Kamala Harris Is Not ‘Totally Against the Jewish People...

But that’s what Trump is claiming.

OopsGPT

OpenAI just announced a new search tool. Its demo already got something wrong.

The Last Time a President Dropped Out of the Race

Lyndon B. Johnson faced a badly divided nation and knew he couldn’t be the one to heal it.

Kamala Harris Is Not an Enemy of the Jews

But Republicans are going to paint her as one.

Why Some Republicans Can’t Resist Making Vile Attacks o...

The offensive is an expression of the GOP’s values and its policy agenda, which, for this brief moment, is on display in all its u...

The Devil’s Bargain of Sports Betting

Gambling makes money for sports. But what does it cost athletes and fans?

The Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Harris

The offensive is an expression of the GOP’s values and its policy agenda, which, for this brief moment, is on display in all its u...

The Prosecutor vs. the Felon

Kamala Harris is finally embracing her law-enforcement record, though Republicans see it as a vulnerability.

These Millennials Can’t Get Out of Their Head

In Halle Butler’s new novel, young people won’t stop pathologizing others—or themselves.

Poor Black Kids Are Doing Better. Poor White Kids Are D...

A major study reports good and bad news.

What Biden Didn’t Say

“It’s about you,” the president declared in his speech last night. But for a long time, it was about him.

It Took Biden Long Enough

The president made the right decision and gave a good speech. He should have done it weeks, if not years, ago.

What the Kamala Harris Doubters Don’t Understand

Barstool punditry has its blind spots.

Kamala the Prosecutor

The vice president finally seems at ease with her own story, though Republicans see it as a vulnerability.

Millennials Can’t Stop Pathologizing Others

And themselves

Good News and Bad News About America’s Kids

A new study finds the racial mobility gap has shrunk.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Five Principles of Personal Freedo...

The Russian writer’s work might not be everyone’s idea of lightness and joy. But look within and you shall find.

The Dramatic Contrast of Biden’s Last Act

In his address to explain why he was relinquishing power, the president marked himself as a modern Cincinnatus—and his Republican ...


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