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The Libs Are Having Their Paranoia Moment

A rightward turn in the tech world has some users on edge.

What on Earth Is Eusexua?

The sensation you get when dancing or making a really good cup of tea? FKA Twigs wants to bottle that.

Oh, How the Men Drone On

My male friends love to talk at me—but not with me.

What an Undervaccinated America Would Look Like

At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

‘It’s an Illegal Executive Order. And It’s Stealing.’

Trump wants to go around Congress and freeze enormous amounts of federal spending. Can he?

The Strategy Behind Trump’s Policy Blitz

The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.

Why States Took a Gamble on Sports Betting

States bet on sports gambling, but their residents could be paying the price.

Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama

What the president is after with his pledge to take back the waterway

China’s DeepSeek Surprise

What to make of China’s suddenly popular new AI model

Trump’s Colombia Spat Is a Gift to China

Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.

RFK Jr. Is an Excellent Conspiracy Theorist

He has an unusual talent for sounding reasonable.

A Less Brutal Alternative to IVF

Fertility treatment doesn’t have to be so painful.

Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year

Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s contest

Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee

The attack on it is a violation of the nation’s post–Civil War rebirth.

Beware the Weepy Influencers

People crying their hearts out online are selling intimacy—but the emptiest kind.

Trump Can’t Escape the Laws of Political Gravity

Sooner or later, nature will catch up to the president.

The Worst Page on the Internet

Neal Agarwal distills digital life to its essence.

Just Say No to Terrible White LEDs

Those light bulbs make you look awful.

Europe’s Elon Musk Problem

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

An SNL for the True Bob Dylan Fans

Timothée Chalamet chose the artist’s lesser-known songs when performing last night.