Society Needs Scary Computer Games
I am Player One, and I am always ready.
The Chinese Balloon and the Disappointing Reality of UFOs
Most strange sights in the sky have a very terrestrial explanation.
The Case of the Unknowable Human
Dorothy Sayers’s most famous character is a detective who solves crimes with elegance—but he finds the deeper enigmas of human beings always out of reach.
No Need to Pop This Balloon
We can assume that U.S.-China surveillance is mutual—and it’s safer that way.
Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon
Homeland-security threats and national-security threats demand different responses.
The 15 Indie Films to Put on Your 2023 Watch List
Here are the most noteworthy movies to come out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Who Will Replace Dianne Feinstein?
California Democrats haven’t seen a Senate primary as energetic as the one now developing since 1992.
I Bought a CO2 Monitor, and It Broke Me
I thought I could fix the air quality in my apartment. I was wrong.
Sports Offer More Than Winning
Female athletes have been subject to harmful expectations for years. They want to bring back the joy.
What Is It About Pamela Anderson?
The model and actor drove men wild. She’s still enduring the consequences.
This Is Not 1943
How Putin twists the history of World War II
The Good News About Vaccine Hesitancy
America can’t shake the feeling that vaccination rates are about to plummet. The facts say otherwise.
The Economy Is Still Very, Very Weird
It’s the most important economic lesson of the decade: What goes up must come down (and what’s gone down will probably go up again).
How Did It Come to This?
Memphis authorities reacted swiftly to Tyre Nichols’s killing. Now comes the hard part.
Another Putin Foe Meets a Grim Soviet-Era Fate
As former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s health worsens in prison, so do prospects for democracy in Georgia.
Photos of the Week: Salmon Blessing, Masquerade Games, Polar Night
A figure-skating championship in Finland, a rugby tournament in Afghanistan, the Magh Mela festival in India, a soldier’s funeral in Ukraine, an ice storm in Texas, and much more
Czech Voters Deal a Blow to Populism
The election of Petr Pavel is important to Czechs—and to Americans.
The Bathos of Brady
Why the greatest quarterback of all time struggled to leave the field
The Band That Best Captures the Sound of the ’70s
Other groups made a bigger splash, but Blondie was a true genre chameleon.
The FDA’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Policy for Blood Donation
It’s still discrimination.
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