The Scientists Who Understood Their Obligation to Humanity
Nuclear experts demanded limits on the atomic bomb. AI developers should follow that example.
Germany Is No Longer Exceptional
The country is joining the European mainstream, with its political class struggling to counter rising far-right support and an economy that is no longer best-in-class.
How Contradictions Power Barbie
The film argues for Barbie as “not just a product, but a protagonist,” Shirley Li says.
America’s Corporate Tragedy
A boy has died in a poultry processing plant, and a hashtag is no response.
Photos: Remembering Tony Bennett
A handful of images of some of Bennett’s duets and group performances over the years
The Book Behind Oppenheimer
A conversation with Kai Bird, a co-writer of the mammoth biography from which the new film is adapted
The Surprising Key to Understanding the Barbie Film
It’s not Barbie herself.
Colson Whitehead Loses the Plot
Crook Manifesto is both powered and limited by its most absorbing characteristic: the author’s voice.
The GOP’s Lurch Toward Extremism Comes for the Border
Republican states are maneuvering to seize control from President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration.
Biden Declares War on the Cult of Efficiency
New antitrust guidelines revive the old-fashioned idea that American life is about more than just buying lots of cheap stuff.
People Just Want to Lose Weight
Americans go on yo-yo diets, but we also have a yo-yo relationship to dieting.
The Real Mystery of Bud Light
How did it become so popular in the first place?
Photos of the Week: Water Festival, Death Valley, Jumping Devil
Mountainside art in Switzerland, multiple wildfires in Europe and North America, a moon-bound rocket launch in India, a high-wheel bicycle race in Maryland, and much more
The Wild-Card Candidates
A guide to those 2024 contenders holding on to the spotlight despite low odds of winning the race
Vermont Was Supposed to Be a Climate Haven
Then the rain came.
The Real Lesson From The Making of the Atomic Bomb
A generation of AI researchers treat Richard Rhodes’s seminal book like a Bible as they develop technology with the potential to remake—or ruin—our world.
Climate Collapse Could Happen Fast
As temperature and weather records fall, Earth may be nearing so-called tipping points.
The Gesture That Encapsulates Remote-Work Life
The “Zoom wave” is awkward, corny, and vital.
Porn Set Women Up From the Start
The Starz comedy Minx and the recent podcast Stiffed illustrate the difficulty of commodifying what women want.
The Secret to a Good Conversation
A new cultural history embraces talk as an open-ended source of temporary delight.
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