The 24-Year-Old Who Outsold Oprah This Week
The Shadow Work Journal has exploded on TikTok as an inexpensive mental-health tool, even as experts question its approach—and the author’s credentials.
Basil the Opossum Has One Eye, a Big Heart, and a Job to Do
The National Zoo’s newest resident isn’t colorful or exotic. That’s exactly the point.
Could Ozempic Derail the Body-Positivity Movement?
The medical miracle could reverse our progress on accepting bodies of all sizes.
Chinese Leaders Are Scared of Their Country’s History
A new book explores the Chinese filmmakers, writers, and artists who are trying to uncover a past that the authorities would rather forget.
Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control
The most social social media these days is … texting. And it’s gotten overwhelming.
Eight Ways to Banish Misery
The philosopher Bertrand Russell knew something about unhappiness. He also knew how to overcome it.
‘Every Time I Hear You, I Feel a Little Bit Dumber’
The second GOP primary debate made Trump’s 2024 advantage clearer than ever.
A Court Ruling That Targets Trump’s Persona
A New York judge’s decision undermines the former president’s image as a “deals guy.”
The Best Thing About Amazon Was Never Going to Last
If shopping on the site feels different now, that’s because it is.
The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones
Brian Jordan Alvarez’s ode to sitting makes him the latest comedian to wring ineffable joy out of a very viral, very silly song.
World of WearableArt 2023
Images from this year’s design competition, showcasing inventive and wearable works of art
The End of Trump Inc.
The courts are finally catching up to a man who has long behaved as though there would never be any consequences for his deceptions.
Alabama Strikes Out
Not even the Roberts Court is willing to brook open defiance to its rulings.
The Bittersweet Lessons of the Most Beautiful Women in the World
A new four-part documentary on Apple TV+ celebrates the era of the supermodel without interrogating what it meant for the rest of us.
Why Driverless Cars Are a Tough Sell
“Our century-long love affair with all things automotive dooms the driverless concept to a niche market,” one reader argues.
The Creator Is Worth Catching on a Big Screen
Gareth Edwards’s new movie is wall-to-wall action, set in a future where AI has already failed to save the world.
The Peer-Review Dilemma
Scientific publication can be a constraining, flattening, and maddening process—but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Why Don’t We Just Build New Cities?
Yearning for a blank slate crosses the ideological spectrum—but sooner or later, new places will face the same old problems.
My Books Were Used to Train Meta’s Generative AI. Good.
It can have my next one too.
Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age
The question is not why the Court has so many controversies, but why they generate so much more outrage than they used to.
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