Does Everything Need a Live-Action Remake?
Culture and entertainment musts from Katherine J. Wu
Godzilla Minus the United States
This year’s monster movie speaks to Japanese anxieties about American abandonment.
Apathy Loses
If reasonable people disengage from politics, the zealots win.
Where Does It Go
A poem for Sunday
Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members
At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills.
Trump’s Republican Party
“The Senate is no longer this cooling saucer for the hot tea that’s boiling in the House.”
Why Productivity Makes Us So Anxious
Our writers’ most helpful insights on getting things done without stressing about them too much.
The ‘Unthinkable’ New Reality About Bedbugs
Another, much stronger species is headed north.
The Bird That Took a Human Mate
How a charismatic crane that imprinted on her keeper could help ensure her species’ survival
Marilynne Robinson Makes the Book of Genesis New
In her hands, scripture becomes a precursor to the novel.
Ukraine’s Military Shake-Up Will Come at a Cost
Zelensky had every right to fire his top general, but the politics could get ugly.
A Bad Day for Biden
David A. Graham discusses the special-counsel investigation and last night’s press-conference slipup.
The Hollywood Pros Finally Getting Their Due
A new Oscars category will recognize casting directors, who perform a mysterious but vital component of moviemaking.
Ozempic Can Turn Into No-zempic
The obesity-drug revolution is leaving lots of people behind.
What Adults Forget About Reading
Why my daughters love rereading Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels
What the Colorado Oral Argument Missed
The justices seem ready to leave the issue of Donald Trump’s eligibility up to Congress. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
What Biden’s Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
The president’s Mexico mistake is a warning sign, but not the one his critics think.
The Paradox of Stay-at-Home Parents
American society is largely built around the assumption that one parent will stay home. So why is there so little material support for homemakers?
Hong Kong Is Self-Destructing
The city’s lawmakers won’t try to solve its problems. They’re too busy mimicking Beijing.
A Big-Box-Store Allegory
A satirist of literary Brooklyn now explores life in an upstate shopping warehouse.
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