Dear Therapist: How Can I Get My Stepdaughter to Dump Her Dead-End Boyfriend?
He doesn’t seem willing to commit, and she needs to move on.
Notes From a Cemetery
In moments of commemoration, private sorrow finds not just public acknowledgment but historical meaning.
Biden Is More Fearful Than the Ukrainians Are
The U.S. president has promised Ukraine “whatever it takes, as long as it takes.” But out of anxiety about escalation, Washington is making decisions that could prolong the war.
Cynthia Ozick on the Link Between Beauty and Purity
“Feeling, pure feeling, is a willing collaboration between the godlet and the believer who is carried away.”
Late-Night-Radio Talk-Show Host Tells All
A short story
How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Community
The design of physical spaces can either encourage or discourage relationships. But people also have to be willing to slow down and take the opportunity to connect.
Barry Finally Gave Up Its Delusions
The finale of HBO’s hit-man-turned-actor series stripped away its characters’ fantasies of redemption, and found that they had little else left.
Succession Ends as It Began
The show’s epic finale gave us drama, cruelty, and the cold thud of reality.
20 Books for This Summer
Recommendations from our Books editors
Tidal
A poem for Sunday
The Uphill Battle to Save the West’s Kelp
The large brown algae is uniquely hard to preserve. It's also uniquely important.
Should We Psychoanalyze Our Presidents?
Sigmund Freud once applied his Oedipal theory to the leader of the free world.
Life Is About to Come With Subtitles
Automated live captions used to be terrible. But they’re becoming transformative for people who can’t hear.
Make Russia Pay
The West has already frozen some $300 billion in Russian assets. Here’s the case for seizing them.
The Art of Paying Attention
Distractions can be dangerous, but attention is also a beautiful act in and of itself.
Even 90-Degree Heat Could Be Devastating
The Pacific Northwest’s early heat wave is a warning for the world.
Political Campaigns May Never Be the Same
How AI could save politics—if it doesn’t destroy it first
The Naturalistic Horror of The Little Mermaid
The film features a talking, orchestra-conducting crab—it doesn’t need to look like a wildlife documentary.
What Happens if Russia Stashes Nukes in Belarus
And some news about that Kremlin drone strike
AI Is Unlocking the Human Brain’s Secrets
Language models similar to ChatGPT have started to transform neuroscience.