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The Sad Desk Salad Is Getting Sadder

There isn’t always time for a lunch break. But there’s always arugula.

The UN’s Gaza Statistics Make No Sense

The actual death toll matters—first, because of the dignity of those killed or still living.

‘An Entire Life Handed Over to Art’

Alice Munro’s death was an occasion to praise her life as a writer as much as her actual work.

Your Childhood Home Might Never Stop Haunting You

Many of us feel pulled toward the places where we grew up. But it can be weird when old and new selves collide.

Giant Heaps of Plastic Are Helping Vegetables Grow

Plastic allows farmers to use less water and fertilizer. But at the end of each season, they’re left with a pile of waste.

The Gaza Death Toll Is Confusing and Unreliable

These numbers matter—first, because of the dignity of those killed or still living.

The One Place in Airports People Actually Want to Be

Inside the competition to lure affluent travelers with luxurious lounges

The Airport-Lounge Arms Race

Inside the ever more extravagant competition to lure affluent travelers

The Particular Melancholy of Visiting Your Childhood Ho...

Many of us feel pulled toward the places where we grew up. But it can be weird when old and new selves collide.

The ‘America First’ Chaos Caucus Is Forcing a Moment of...

Does the Republican Party still believe in American leadership abroad?

Photos of the Week: Dock Diving, Buddha Cleaning, Vapor...

Surgery at a teddy bear hospital in Germany, a performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, coyote pups at an animal park...

The Funding Crisis Behind Teacher Layoffs

A looming deadline is already causing cuts in school budgets.

The Dream of Streaming Is Dead

Bundles are back.

The Study-Abroad Accent Might Be the Real Deal

Our speech patterns can change with remarkable speed—if we want them to.

Accents Are Emotional

How we speak reflects what we feel—especially when it comes to regional accents.

No, No, No

Back to Black re-creates the tragedy of what happened to Amy Winehouse without trying to understand it.

Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2024

A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature photo competition

Back to Bland

A new biopic re-creates the tragedy of what happened to Amy Winehouse without trying to understand it.

The Cruel Social Experiment of Reality TV

The new Hulu film about an atrocious moment in ’90s television is shocking, but revelatory.

The Sadistic History of Reality Television

The new Hulu film about an atrocious television experiment is shocking, but revelatory.

How to Be Your Best Despite the Passing Years

There is no age or time of life that isn’t still an opportunity for personal progress.

New Male Contraceptives Could Be Infuriatingly Pain-Fre...

Why don’t women have options like that?

The Israeli Defense Establishment Revolts Against Netan...

To appease his far-right flank, the prime minister has refused to commit to Palestinian governance of Gaza. Israel’s security figu...

In the Game of Spy vs. Spy, Israel Keeps Getting the Be...

Repressing dissent, putting innocent people in prison, flubbing operations abroad—Iran just can’t seem to get out of its own way....

How to Have a 60s Revolution With No Backlash

Not those ’60s. Your 60s. Even advancing years remain an opportunity for personal progress.

A Courtroom Parade of Trump’s Allies

A jumbled cast of GOP characters have inserted themselves into the former president’s legal drama.

Photos From the 2024 Westminster Dog Show

Images of the dogs and their handlers taking part in the annual competition

The Eight Dynamics That Will Shape the Election

And that will decide the outcome in November

The 8 Dynamics That Will Shape the Election

And that will decide the outcome in November

Google and OpenAI Are Battling for AI Supremacy

This week, the tech giants announced different visions for the future of generative AI.

The New Workplace Power Symbols

Corner offices used to be the emblem of corporate success. But modern workplaces have new ways to convey status.

China Has Gotten the Trade War It Deserves

The Biden administration’s steep new tariffs are a rational response to Xi Jinping’s aggressive economic policies.

The <em>Baby Reindeer </em>Mess Was Inevitable

The hit Netflix show appeals to many of our worst instincts as viewers.

The Death of the Corner Office

The old emblem of corporate success is on its way out. But workplace hierarchy isn’t going anywhere.

China Has Only Itself to Blame for a Trade War

The Biden administration’s steep new tariffs are a rational response to Xi Jinping’s aggressive economic policies.

A Gaza Protester Who’s Willing to Suffer

An interview with David Chmielewski, a Princeton student who went on a hunger strike to demand divestment from Israel.

The Art of Survival

In living with cancer, Suleika Jaouad has learned to wrench meaning from our short time on Earth.

What Alice Munro Has Left Us

A reflection on the death at 92 of the Nobel Prize–winning master of the short story

The Horseshoe Theory of Google Search

New generative-AI features are bringing the company back to basics.

The Writer Who Leaves Behind a Pounding Heart

A reflection on the death at 92 of Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize–winning master of the short story

The Battleground States That Will Shape the Election

New polling shows Biden falling behind Trump in key swing states. What issues matter most to voters there?

New Google Has a Lot in Common With Old Google

The company is rebuilding its search engine with new generative-AI features.

Jerry Seinfeld’s Speech Was the Real News

Why did the media focus less on his words and more on the 30 protesters who didn’t hear them?

Biden’s Weakness With Young Voters Isn’t About Gaza

Very few Americans—even young ones—rank the Israel-Hamas war as one of their top voting priorities.

Listen to What Jerry Seinfeld Actually Said

Why did the media focus less on his words and more on the 30 protesters who didn’t hear them?


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