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How America’s Economy Out-Europed Europe

A mix of big spending and big government has helped the U.S. avoid Europe’s post-pandemic struggles.

The Meditation Start-Up That’s Selling Bliss on Demand...

Here come the Jhana bros.

The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending

Anti-Semitism on the right and the left threatens to bring to a close an unprecedented period of safety and prosperity for Jewish ...

John Kerry Is Embarrassed by America’s Climate Politics...

America’s first climate envoy is leaving the post.

A Photo Trip Through Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone, now 145 years old, was the first national park established in the world.

The Widespread Suspicion of Opposite-Sex Friendships

Can straight men and women really be best friends? Their partners are wondering, too.

Every Place Is the Same Now

With a phone, anywhere else is always just a tap away.

On <em>SNL</em>, Sydney Sweeney Proves She Can Do Anyth...

The show allowed the Euphoria star, who refuses to be pigeonholed, a chance to show her range.

Don’t Underestimate Sydney Sweeney

SNL allowed the Euphoria star, who refuses to be pigeonholed, a chance to show her range.

‘We Are Being Punished for Daring to Criticize the Auth...

Following a grim tradition, a brave human-rights advocate speaks out before being sent to prison.

A Persistent Lightning Mystery Has Finally Been Solved

What’s the lightning capital of the U.S.?

A 17th-Century Nun’s Feminist Manifesto

Culture and entertainment musts from Gisela Salim-Peyer

The Lightning Capital of America

Scientists have finally mapped where lightning strikes most—and one state is a clear winner.

How to Tackle Truth Decay

The social contract of trust between experts and society is in danger of dissolving. We need to start putting it back together.

Tomato & Lettuce

Then, everything was garnish, two kids and a house, a wife who kept thebeds made, shirts ironed, secrets hidden like duston the ca...

A Russian Dissident’s Remarkable Courtroom Speech

Following a grim tradition, a brave human-rights advocate speaks out before being sent to prison.

Where Did Evangelicals Go Wrong?

Jesus told us to love our enemies. And yet so many have embraced hostile politics in the name of Christianity.

A Movie That Understands the Absurdity of the American ...

Julio Torres’s existential comedy Problemista is a marvelous mixture of surrealism and social satire.

America’s Last Morse-Code Station

Maritime Morse code was formally phased out in 1999, but in California, a group of enthusiasts who call themselves the “radio squi...

The Joyful Ache of Julio Torres’s 'Problemista'

The existential comedy lovingly skewers the absurdities of chasing the American dream.

The Leader of Today’s Republican Party

“McConnell was the final backstop against the complete Trumpification of the Senate.”

The Joyful Ache of Julio Torres’s <em>Problemista</em>...

The existential comedy lovingly skewers the absurdities of chasing the American Dream.

Closing This Gap May Be Biden’s Key to a Second Term

The president still has time to improve his standing on the economy, but that time isn’t unlimited.

Can Anyone Learn to Sing?

How the singing voice actually works, and what humans can create when we sing together

Did Apple Just Make a Gambling App?

The tech giant’s new sports tool shows scores, betting odds, and little else.

The Radio Squirrels of Point Reyes

Scenes from the last operational Morse-code radio station in North America

What ‘Luxury Beliefs’ Reveal About the Ruling Class

An orphan’s unlikely journey from foster care to Yale, and its lessons for the upper crust

Biden Is Still the Democrats’ Best Bet for November

No amount of wishful thinking is going to magically produce a winning Candidate B.

Democracy’s Dark Winter

While a Russian dictator’s war goes on, venal would-be autocrats game the U.S. political and legal system.

You’re Looking at TikTok All Wrong

The app is basically just broadcast TV now.

Why the Best Singers Can’t Always Sing Their Own Songs...

Performing pop songs live offers a thrilling reward—if your voice doesn’t betray you, that is.

TikTok Is Basically Just Broadcast TV Now

The notorious social-media app has become less ... social.

A Memoir Shouldn’t Boss You Around

Lily Meyer recommends books that recollect personal experience without being prescriptive.

AI Is Taking Water From the Desert

New data centers are springing up every week. Can the Earth sustain them?

AI Is Taking People’s Drinking Water

New data centers are springing up every week. Can the Earth sustain them?

The Risk at the Heart of Live Music

Singing pop songs live offers a thrilling reward—if your voice doesn't betray you, that is.

The Real Reason Trump Loves Putin

A new book explores the American right’s tendency to admire and want to emulate foreign dictators.

AI Is Taking the Drinking Water in Goodyear, Arizona

New data centers are springing up every week. Can the Earth sustain them?

The Man Who Now Controls the U.S. Border

Mexico’s president gets to determine whether an immigration crisis dominates headlines in a U.S. election year.

The Magic of Missing a Note

Singing pop songs live carries a daunting risk but offers a thrilling reward.

AI Is Taking Water From the Arizona Desert

New data centers are springing up every week. Can the Earth sustain them?

With Trump’s SCOTUS Appeal, Justice Delayed Is Justice ...

This was a choice.

Photos of the Week: Jet Suit, Surf Horse, Giza Camel

Unusually warm weather in Turkey, a volcanic eruption in Mexico, sledding in Morocco, displaced Palestinians in Gaza, under-ice sw...

A Leap Day Tradition With a Dark Side

The calendar blip has led to some unusual rituals in past decades.

Just Asking Questions About Kate Middleton

Wild speculation about her health is turning everyone into a conspiracy theorist.


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