What Was That Super Bowl Ad Even Selling?
In a star-studded series of ad breaks, celebrities overpowered some of the brands they were supposed to be promoting.
Temu Is Speedrunning American Familiarity
The company’s ad strategy: bludgeon you into knowing its name.
The Good Republicans’ Last Stand
Will enough of Trump’s party finally be willing to stick up for Ukraine rather than follow his lead and bow to Russia?
The Presidency Is Not a Math Test
Neither of the old men running on a major ticket shows any sign of catastrophic senescence.
A Climate Reckoning Is Coming for the Next President
A second Trump term would be a disaster. And the U.S. would mostly be hurting itself.
The New American Judaism
Rabbis are in short supply, and congregations are struggling. But Jewish life is still thriving.
Hezbollah Goes to the Theater
The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful. Watching it made me wonder about the real-life dramas that don’t make it to the stage.
The Friends Who Are Caring for Each Other in Older Age
Too often, being cared for can mean feeling like a burden. But friends who care for one another flip that dynamic.
The James Bond Trap
Ian Fleming created the superspy—and then couldn’t get rid of him.
The Raw Talent in Usher’s Halftime Show
Roller skates and all, the R&B veteran’s performance underscored the value of showmanship.
Superb Owl Sunday VIII
A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are depicted here in photos from recent years.
Anchovies Are a Force to Be Reckoned With
The little fish’s mating rocks the ocean as much as a major storm.
Does Everything Need a Live-Action Remake?
Culture and entertainment musts from Katherine J. Wu
Godzilla Minus the United States
This year’s monster movie speaks to Japanese anxieties about American abandonment.
Apathy Loses
If reasonable people disengage from politics, the zealots win.
Where Does It Go
A poem for Sunday
Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members
At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills.
Trump’s Republican Party
“The Senate is no longer this cooling saucer for the hot tea that’s boiling in the House.”
Why Productivity Makes Us So Anxious
Our writers’ most helpful insights on getting things done without stressing about them too much.
The ‘Unthinkable’ New Reality About Bedbugs
Another, much stronger species is headed north.
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