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The Kari Lake Effect

The former local news anchor is throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks, but it’s a safe bet that something will.

What Ordinary Family Photos Teach Us About Ourselves

A new book honors unsung figures who have for generations captured the most delicate moments of Black life.

A Month Since the Devastating Earthquake in Turkey

Images from across the quake-hit region over recent weeks

Prepare for the Textpocalypse

Our relationship to writing is about to change forever; it may not end well.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Act

What happens when the Terminator turns 75

A View of American History That Leads to One Conclusion

For many historians today, the present is forever trapped in the past and defined by the worst of it.

We’re Underfunding the Police

Improving our criminal-justice system means spending the requisite money to address America’s horrific and long-standing problem with criminal violence.

The Family Who Tried to End Racism Through Adoption

Bob and Sheryl Guterl saw their family as a kind of “ark for the age of the nuclear bomb” and attempted to gather “two of every race.”

We’re Missing a Key Driver of Teen Anxiety

A culture of obsessive student achievement and long schoolwork hours can make kids depressed.

You Should Build a Frog Pond

Will someone please think of the urban amphibian?

The Long Afterlife of Awards-Show Speeches

Oscars speeches are immortalized online, and I can’t stop watching them.

The January 6 Whitewash Will Backfire

Tucker Carlson and the GOP are trying to erase a dark day. Their public-relations gamble is already failing.

How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World

The human brain has a way of creating logic, even when it’s drifting from reality.

Milk Has Lost All Meaning

Yes, it’s a white-ish liquid. Beyond that, milk’s identity is hard to pin down.

The Most Overrated Movie of This Oscars Season

All Quiet on the Western Front falls into a classic war-film trap: all flash and hardly any feeling.

Holi 2023: The Festival of Colors

After two years of limited celebrations due to COVID-19 restrictions, many Holi festivals are back in full swing.

The Mystery of the QAnon Shaman on January 6

Tucker Carlson wants viewers to believe he has shared new information. He hasn’t.

How to Save Academic Freedom From Ron DeSantis

There are grounds for being skeptical of “wokeness,” but the Florida bill to curb progressive ideas in universities is flat-out unconstitutional.

Kelela Knows What Intimacy Sounds Like

The elusive R&B singer wants to help you feel your feelings: “If you came to the club to dissociate, I’m ’bout to make you cry.”