The Great Social Media–News Collapse
Big Tech’s relationship with journalism is much more complicated than it appears.
A Book That Was Like Putting on ‘a New Set of Glasses’
I consider its argument almost every day.
Don’t Equate Anti-Zionism With Anti-Semitism
It is not anti-Semitic to want equal rights for all in Jerusalem, in Tel Aviv, in Gaza, in Ramallah.
The Theory of Hamas’s Catastrophic Success
Both Hamas and Israel are making up strategies as they go.
Here’s What Biden Can Do to Change His Grim Polling
The president has a popularity problem. He needs to remind Americans who he isn’t.
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Unearths a Delicate Truth
How did one of the most storied romances in American history produce a terrible loneliness?
Me and My Bosom
I wasn’t ready for the “Doña Body.”
Do You Have Free Will?
A new book by Robert Sapolsky argues that we’re not in control of or responsible for the decisions we make.
Photos of the Week: Ghost Rider, Canoe Slalom, Balloon Museum
A Halloween parade in New York City, All Saints’ Day in Lithuania, fall colors in Germany, continued destruction in Gaza, scenes from the 2023 Pan Am Games in Chile, and much more
Jungkook of BTS Is Chasing His Pop-Star Dream
“As I grew up, I came to terms with reality.”
Silicon Valley May Never Learn Its Lesson
The tech industry is designed for people like Sam Bankman-Fried.
WeWork’s Perfect Storm
The company is buckling under the weight of its own hype and bad timing.
The Man Working to Keep the Water On in Gaza
How one engineer in Gaza is trying to protect his family and his community at a time when water is running out
Winners of the 2023 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest
Some of the top images from a competition focusing on our climate and the natural world
I Didn’t Know I Could Feel So Tired
My daughter’s rare condition means she almost never sleeps through the night. But for years, I blamed my parenting.
A Winter of Low COVID Vaccination Will Probably Seem Fine
Until we start to see the longer-term consequences of missed shots
How Much Can the Seasons Bend Before They Break?
Yearly weather patterns are changing. Our traditions need to keep up.
Can the UAW Unionize Tesla?
The future of green labor
What the 2024 Election Is Really About for Trump Supporters
He promised them: “I am your retribution.”
The New Meaning of Tattoos
Tattoo removal is changing the culture of ink.