The Right-Wing Israeli Campaign to Resettle Gaza
Most Israelis don’t want to build new settlements in Gaza. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen.
The Real Reason for Marriage Polarization
Banning abortion has made dating political.
Photos of the Week: Christmas Bath, Bear Dance, Puppy Yoga
A Christmas fair in Germany, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, continued Israeli strikes inside the Gaza Strip, an ice hotel in Sweden, and much more
America’s Spam-Call Scourge
How robocalls disturbed a nation
The Colorado Supreme Court Decision Is True Originalism
And that should theoretically appeal to the Supreme Court’s conservative justices.
America Before Pizza
The beginning of the country’s love affair with bread, cheese, and sauce
Everyone Should Be Reading Palestinian Poetry
Poetry at its best can stun readers into silence, but also give the silenced a voice.
The Golden Age of Gadgets for Girlies
They never died. They just became beauty products.
Anti-abortion Conservatives’ First Target If Trump Returns
These efforts are indications of the pressure he and other GOP candidates would face to do so if elected.
Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai Is a Bloody Masterpiece
The animated series, a historical drama with a modern sensibility, stuns from the first frame.
Read This Before You Buy That Sweater
Or at least read the tag
Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk
TikTok is eating microblogging as we’ve always known it.
If Not Vegan, or Vegetarian, How About Chickentarian?
Chicken can be part of a climate-friendly diet; we’re just eating way too much of it.
Enjoy Your Awful Basketball Team, Virginia
I didn’t think rooting for the Washington Wizards could get any worse. Then they announced a move to the suburbs.
A Seasonal Guide to Better Well-Being
Amid the seasonal whirl of hedonistic excess, try taking a quiet moment out.
Zack Snyder, the Director People Love to Hate
How did one of Hollywood’s most successful and influential filmmakers also become one of its most divisive?
The English-Muffin Problem
A simple explanation for economic discontent
The Colorado Ruling Changed My Mind
The strongest argument for throwing Trump off the ballot is the weakness of the counterarguments.
The Most Unsettling ‘Christmas Carol’
Why my father and I loved George C. Scott
Winners of the 2023 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
Some of the top and winning images from this year’s landscape-photography competition