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Tips and Tricks From a Crossword Prodigy

A conversation with this year’s speed-solving champion, Paolo Pasco

Why China Can’t Get Enough of Africa’s Donkeys

A popular remedy is made from the animals’ hides—but the out-of-control trade is beginning to cause geopolitical problems for Beij...

How to Look at the World With More Wonder

Culture and entertainment musts from Valerie Trapp

There Will Never Be Another John Sterling

The iconic Yankees broadcaster reminds us that what makes us human cannot be imitated.

The Inflation Nightmare in Your Garage

Why is the cost of car insurance up 40 percent over the past two years?

Hinge

A poem for Sunday

Trump Deflates

It wasn’t just Putin who lost in the House vote on Ukraine aid.

The Battle in Congress for Foreign Funding

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces mounting frustration among his right-wing Republican colleagues.

The Case for Miniatures

Tiny art deserves more attention.

It’s Really Hard to Rebuild a Marsh

Scientists hope a gentler approach can save those in San Francisco Bay.

Boeing and the Dark Age of American Manufacturing

Somewhere along the line, the plane maker lost interest in making its own planes. Can it rediscover its engineering soul?

Why Miniatures Inspire Such Awe

They are not models or toys. They are worlds within worlds.

How Being Busy Became a Status Symbol

“If time is a luxury, why don’t we flaunt it?”

The Paradoxes of Modern Dating

A conversation with Faith Hill about daters’ competing desires for structure and serendipity

A Chess Formula Is Taking Over the World

What’s your Elo rating?

How to Rank Everything

A formula designed to rate chess players is now everywhere.

Taylor Swift Is Having Quality-Control Issues

The Tortured Poets Department excavates her private life more deeply than ever—but somehow, it’s a story we’ve heard before.

The Languages AI Is Leaving Behind

The generative-AI boom looks very different for non-English speakers.

The Tortured-Metaphors Department

Taylor Swift’s new album excavates her private life more deeply than ever—but somehow, it’s a story we’ve heard before.

Eight Cookbooks Worth Reading Cover to Cover

Flag dishes you want to make, or don’t: The point of this practice is pleasure, not pragmatism.

The Hidden Wisdom of Cookbooks

The author Ruby Tandoh argues for the freedom to cook—and eat—for pleasure.

The Growing Incentive to Go Nuclear

Biden has inadvertently encouraged vulnerable nations to seek the ultimate shield.

Democrats’ Unproven Plan to Close Biden’s Enthusiasm Ga...

Progressive organizers are betting they can flip the conventional wisdom on voting.

The Art of Putting On Airs

In the 21st century, you are who you pretend to be. It’s a world Tom Ripley was made for.

Welcome to the New Nuclear World

Biden has inadvertently encouraged vulnerable nations to seek the ultimate shield.

Photos of the Week: Burning Bull, Blue Forest, Olympic ...

Eid al-Fitr prayers in India, trophy winners at the Boston Marathon, the burning of a historic building in Denmark, a joyous water...

The Columbine-Killers Fan Club

A quarter-century on, the school shooters’ mythology has propagated a sprawling subculture that idolizes murder and mayhem.

The Real Youth-Vote Shift to Watch

No, young voters aren’t definitively turning toward Trump. But there’s a more specific dynamic to pay attention to.

The Bone-Marrow-Transplant Revolution

Finding a matched donor has always been the major challenge. A drug has solved that problem.

Playing God With the Atmosphere

Interfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever.

We Can Manipulate the Atmosphere Like Never Before

Interfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever.

The Uncomfortable Truth About Child Abuse in Hollywood

A new series about the “dark underbelly” of kids’ TV raises crucial questions about abuse in Hollywood. But it doesn’t go far enou...

What Do We Owe Child Actors?

A new series about the “dark underbelly” of kids’ TV raises crucial questions about abuse in Hollywood. But it doesn’t go far enou...

Winners of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest

Some of the winning and honored entries in this year’s annual photo competition

Your Fast Food Is Already Automated

The founder of Chipotle wants to reinvent lunch using robots. Is that really a reinvention at all?

The Crucial Factor of the Stormy Daniels Case

The case has one important advantage the others don’t.

The Illogical Relationship Americans Have With Animals

A new book explores the roots of our love for certain creatures—and our indifference toward many others.

There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs

Supercheap electric cars or an American industrial renaissance: Pick one.

The Bone-Marrow Transplant Revolution

Finding a matched donor has always been the major challenge. A drug has solved that problem.

The Paradox of the American Labor Movement

It’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one.

Who’s Afraid of a Chinese EV?

Supercheap electric cars or an American industrial renaissance: Pick one.

Abolish DEI Statements

Assessing a debate about a controversial hiring practice

How to Be Less Busy and More Happy

If you feel too rushed even to read this, then your life could use a change.

The New Rules of Political Journalism

In this election, the reporting strategies of the past will not be enough.

The New Empress of Self-Help Is a TikTok Star

Keila Shaheen outsold Oprah Winfrey with a journaling book marketed through TikTok. Now what?


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