A Big Week for Floating Rocks
A physicist explains LK-99 and the appeal of “unidentified superconducting objects.”
The Psychological Terms We Misuse
Boundaries, gaslight, attachment style, and other jargon that gets misinterpreted online
Sea Life’s Sense of Smell Is Going Haywire
Crabs and fish weren’t built for oceans this acidic.
America’s Latest Health-Care Debacle Has an Absurd Cause
Millions of people are losing Medicaid because of paperwork.
The Candy You (Probably) Won’t Get to Try
On the sadness of the pseudo-snack—produced not to be eaten but to be talked about
What Barbie Understands About Mother-Daughter Relationships
I’m a child psychiatrist. Here’s what Barbie got right.
What the Best Places in America Have in Common
And what they reveal about alleviating poverty across the country
When Alabama Killed Jimi Barber
Elizabeth Bruenig on what happens now that, after a year of botched procedures, the state has executed a man without incident
Western Diplomats Need to Stop Whining About Ukraine
Allies can be exasperating. But try being invaded by your neighbor and lectured by everyone else.
The Problem With ‘Why Do People Live in Phoenix?’
America’s hottest city is still booming.
You’re Probably Drinking Enough Water
If you’re a healthy person worried about hydration, odds are, you’re getting plenty. But no one can say exactly what the right amount is.
The Next Big Abortion Fight
Republicans are trying to make it harder to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio. Will voters go along?
Reading in the Dog Days of Summer
Dive back into our summer reading list for some new suggestions.
Doctors Suddenly Got Way Better at Treating Eczema
New drugs target specific parts of the immune system, with startling results.
A Movie About an Affair That Breaks With Convention
The queer drama Passages makes poignant observations about power, desire, and the psychological contours of creative life.
Putting Trump on the Couch
A new novel from the psychiatrist famous for Listening to Prozac imagines a Trumplike president’s sessions with a shrink.
A Strike Scripted by Netflix
The writers are trying to roll back changes that the streaming service already made a new normal.
The Surprising Profundity of The Righteous Gemstones
Danny McBride’s show about a flawed evangelical family is goofy on its face but unusually eloquent on the subject of forgiveness.
What Happens When a Carnival Barker Writes Intellectual History
Christopher Rufo doesn’t understand that radicals and nutjobs make universities great.
Photos of the Week: Spider Boots, Jacuzzi Bear, Inflatable Gibbon
Widespread flooding in China, a wildfire in the Mojave National Preserve, a water polo match in Japan, a trampoline championship in England, and much more