The Succession Plot Point That Explained the Whole Series
In Shiv, what is often a cliché storyline became both poignant and tragic in the HBO show’s finale.
Fans’ Expectations of Taylor Swift Are Chafing Against Reality
The singer’s collaboration with the rapper Ice Spice has launched a new debate about what she owes her ultra-devoted audience.
The One Thing Holding Back Electric Vehicles in America
The biggest hurdle to mass adoption of electric cars is not the cars themselves.
The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege
The worst of the industry is expensive and runs from useless to counterproductive.
These Animals Shouldn’t Be Alive, Much Less Sprinting
Snow flies have adapted to keep running in subzero temperatures, but their time is running out.
Near Darwin
A poem for Wednesday
Jack Teixeira Should Have Been Stopped Again and Again
How did the worst leak in a decade take almost a year to be detected?
Some Animals Have No Choice but to Live at Airports Now
Vulnerable birds, snakes, and frogs are clinging to survival in the lawns next to taxiways and runways.
The Indignity of Grocery Shopping
In her latest work to be translated into English, Annie Ernaux examines the malaise of the modern supermarket.
Semi-Retirees Know the Key to Work-Life Balance
More and more older adults are working—in large part because they want to.
The Culture War Within the Debt Debate
Recent negotiations fit into some of the larger battles being waged across the country.
The Most Compelling Female Character on Television
Happy Valley’s Catherine Cawood is that rarest of TV unicorns: an ordinary woman written with such care that she becomes extraordinary.
The 2023 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race
Images of racers running and tumbling down a very steep hill—in pursuit of cheese
The Trees Don’t Care About Us
Two new books scrutinize the natural world, and not for what it might offer us.
What the Pandemic Simulations Missed
And why it's the perfect time to role-play the next one
AI Is an Insult Now
People are already tired of machine-generated text, and they’re not afraid to say it.
The Blue-Strawberry Problem
A family in the Netherlands has a rare and perplexing brain condition that helps explain how we recognize color.
Usher Knows What It Means to Burn
The R&B legend discusses masculine vulnerability and how he brought Hotlanta to Vegas.
How to Fall in Love When You Don’t Speak the Same Language
Multilingual relationships are a crash course in putting yourself out there.
The Aspects of Manifestation We Shouldn’t Discount
Identifying our desires can point us to our deeper values.