When Kitchen Appliances Feel Stuck in Time
A reading list on our relationship with our gadgets
A New Dinosaur Discovery Challenges ‘Everything We Think We Know’
If dinosaurs loved the heat, why are their footprints all over Alaska?
Burning My Mother
I swept her remains into the grass, and still didn’t believe she was truly gone.
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Hair Sends a Defiant Message
Her exuberant hairstyles are a source of distinction—and a challenge to the criticism other Black women have faced.
The Big Three’s Inevitable Collision with the UAW
Autoworkers want a bigger share. Share of what? say Ford, GM, and Chrysler.
How Corporate Jargon Can Obscure Reality
Buzzwords are ways to make the banal sound thrilling, but they can also gloss over real issues such as layoffs.
Get That Senator a Cinnabon
Why stop at ditching the dress code?
The Calendar of Human Fertility Is Changing
American births have historically peaked in late summer. But our changing behaviors, technology, and environment are flattening that bump.
Bob Menendez Never Should Have Been Senator This Long in the First Place
But heated partisanship can keep bad politicians in office, for fear of helping the other party.
Are Driverless Cars the Future?
Plus: The strongest case against Hasan Minhaj’s “emotional truths”
A Period Film From … 2021?
Dumb Money captures the internet fanaticism of the GameStop-stock rush almost one year into the pandemic.
A Truly Amazing Vaccine Breakthrough Is Hiding in Plain Sight
The COVID shots—and new ones for RSV—herald a new era for designing vaccines.
This Week in Books: The Rare Novel With a Happy Parent
Loved and Missed shows what child-rearing is really like.
Is Single Parenthood the Problem?
If so, should the government try to fix it?
The Pro-life Movement Is Fuming at Donald Trump
Should he care? Its supporters will vote for him anyway.
The Unlikely World Leader Who Just Dispelled Musk’s Utopian AI Dreams
Benjamin Netanyahu is not buying what the billionaire is selling. He may have a point.
The Tragedy of Google Search
With a landmark antitrust trial under way, a giant of the modern web is buckling under its own weight.
Talk to Coldhearted Criminals
The case for platforming America’s enemies
The 22 Most Exciting Films to Watch This Season
Movies worth looking forward to, through the end of the year
Photos of the Week: Giant Cabbage, Bottle Dancers, Dachshund Parade
A cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, a skateboarding showcase in Spain, widespread flood damage in Libya, a shattered forest on the front line in Ukraine, and much more
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