This Is the Next Smartphone Evolution
OpenAI just killed Siri.
The New York Trump Case Is Kind of Perfect
I thought this trial was a sideshow; I now think I was wrong.
Attack a Democrat Charged With Corruption? Republicans Wouldn’t Dare.
Why is the GOP passing up such an easy election-year attack?
Conan O’Brien Keeps It Old-School
His true gift lies in his combination of an entertainer’s desperate desire to be liked and an antagonistic streak.
Should the Hawthorn Be Saved?
These trees once proliferated wildly across eastern North America, but now they’re dying out.
The Fad Diet to End All Fad Diets
There isn’t much evidence that intermittent fasting leads to lasting weight loss. Why is it still so popular?
America’s Worst Time Zone
Where the clocks are off in both directions
Why Do So Many Parents Think Kids Need Their Own Bedroom?
Some go to great lengths to give kids their own room. But children can thrive without their own space.
A Family Story About Colonialism and Its Aftereffects
Claire Messud tells a complicated and ambivalent tale about her French family’s history in Algeria.
Our Once-Abundant Earth
Protecting species from extinction is not nearly enough.
How to Know If Your Friends Are Real
There are more ways to connect with people than ever before. But are these connections real? Or simulating real relationships?
A Gross and Fabulous Mother’s Day, Courtesy of SNL
Maya Rudolph’s return to the show proved why she’s so beloved.
A Show That Breaks the Curse of ‘Mid TV’
Culture and entertainment musts from Caroline Mimbs Nyce
The Awfulness of War Can’t Be Avoided
Western leaders do themselves no good when they avoid confronting hard necessities.
Tapering
A poem for Sunday
A Strange Week in Politics
“It’s extraordinary how much politics have been warped in the Trump era.”
What Kids Can Bring to Conversations
One thing you quickly learn when speaking with a child: They’re natural philosophers.
Asteroids Could Fuel the Clean-Energy Transition
If companies can figure out how to mine them.
The Sad Fate of the Sports Parent
What’s left when your kid abandons your dreams and retires from competition?
The Wrong Way to Fight Anti-Semitism on Campus
A well-intentioned bill making its way through Congress could chill speech at colleges across the country.
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