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Photos: Deadly Wildfires Sweep Across Maui

Early images from the disaster in Lahaina, Hawaii

The Scandal Pushing Peers Into the Abyss

An honors system that looks like harmless pageantry hides a degree of venality and cronyism no self-respecting democracy should tolerate.

My Mom Will Email Me After She Dies

It’s common now for people to linger as digital ghosts after they die, transforming the nature of loss.

Aristotle’s 10 Rules for a Good Life

An ancient Greek recipe for happiness

The Owls Are Not What They Seem

The birds possess even uncannier powers than we’ve imagined.

Can an AI Save a Life?

Michael spent years fighting isolation, depression, and despair. Then he met Sam. Then Sam changed.

Never Tweet

Trump’s megaphone is coming back to haunt him.

Sports Betting Won

Of course ESPN is pivoting to gambling.

Republicans’ Failed Gamble in Ohio

Russell Berman on how yesterday’s result gives Democrats hope for 2024

13 Readers on What Trump Voters Want

“What really matters is whether a candidate gives a voter an identity,” a reader argues.

Don’t Overthink Gardening

You don’t need a massive garden and a green thumb. Just put a pit in a pot.

Why You Should Worry About China’s Missing Minister

If the world’s best China experts can’t figure out what happened to one of the country’s most internationally recognizable officials, then imagine what else remains hidden behind the regime’s closed doors.

The Anti-California

How Montana performed a housing miracle

How to Be a Man in Iran

Morality police have returned to city streets that have become a testing ground for women’s rights and everyone’s courage.

San Francisco Has a Problem With Robotaxis

A century ago, cities surrendered to the gasoline-powered car. Will they do the same for autonomous vehicles?

Robert Smithson’s Monument to Contingency

Spiral Jetty never stops changing.

I Was Wrong About Trigger Warnings

Has the national obsession with trauma done real damage to teen girls?

The Abortion Backlash Reaches Ohio

A rare Democratic victory in the state shows the limits of Republican power since Roe fell.

How to Make a Four-Day Workweek Sustainable

Reducing worker hours can go very well or very badly. Execution matters.

I’m Supporting Colombia Now

For its electric style and all that its players have overcome to reach the Women’s World Cup, it’s a no-brainer.