Colorado’s Snow Is Vanishing Into Thin Air
Understanding why will be crucial to water management in the drought-stricken West.
After the Deluge
The Kakhovka Dam’s destruction by suspected Russian sabotage has made the Ukrainian land itself a casualty of war.
Dear Therapist: My Husband Had a Relationship With His Best Friend
The man he says is “like a brother” to him turns out to have been more than that.
I Wish I Could Remember
A poem for Sunday
Humans Love Fireflies. Maybe Too Much.
Growing tourism could be a gift or a curse for lightning bugs.
The Show That Knows the Secret to Serialized TV
Entertainment musts from Yair Rosenberg
The Weird, Fragmented World of Social Media After Twitter
The common forum that Elon Musk destroyed will never be replaced—and that’s okay.
Ukrainian Is My Native Language, but I Had to Learn It
With Russian imperialism on full display, reviving Ukrainian, and expanding it to encompass new speakers and experiences, has become a national project.
Why Roger Ebert Wanted You to Go to the Movies
“If the movie is a good one, you allow yourself to be absorbed in its fantasy, and its dreams become part of your memories.”
One More COVID Summer?
A mid-year wave might be brewing for the fourth year in a row. Will it always be like this?
The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church
The defining problem driving people out is ... just how American life works in the 21st century.
America Is Drowning in Packages
UPS workers have an impossible job in the Amazon age.
Why the Studios Are Risking Everything
An extended strike could kill off movie theaters.
Big Beer Is Not So Big Anymore
The brew was once king of all beverages, but times are changing.
All Soda Is Lemon-Lime Soda
It’s not a flavor; it’s a vibe.
Go to a Pool
In this blazing-hot summer, one place to cool down rises above the rest.
Trump’s Legal Turmoil Just Keeps Getting Worse
And worse
Tech Companies’ Friendly New Strategy to Destroy One Another
Meta has decided that it’s time to open up the internet’s walled gardens. Be wary.
There’s a Book for That
When you want a book that will show you how to do something new
Barbie Is Everything. Ken Is Everything Else.
Hero. Villain. Incel. Warrior. Leader. Beach. Ken is not the star of Barbie, but he is its tragic, plastic heart.
/media/img/mt/2023/07/SummerCovid2/original.gif)