Everything Can Be Meat
The most promising future of lab-grown meat may not look like meat at all.
Shōgun Is Challenging Hollywood’s Most Revered Stereotype
FX’s epic new series is bringing unusual complexity to the beloved figure of the samurai.
What to Read Ahead of the Oscars
Publishing and film have long had a special relationship.
Electric Cars Are Still Not Good Enough
The long, torturous wait for cheap EVs isn’t ending in 2024.
The Haunting of Modern Pop Music
The producer who helped build Taylor Swift’s empire of nostalgia is still finding new ways to explore the past.
Why We Must Resist AI’s Soft Mind Control
When I tried to work out how Google’s Gemini tool thinks, I discovered instead how it wants me to think.
A Subtle Shift Shaking Up Sibling Relationships
The age gap between children is widening—and altering family dynamics.
The ‘Secret’ Gospel and a Scandalous New Episode in the Life of Jesus
A Columbia historian said he’d discovered a sacred text with clues to Jesus’s sexuality. Was it real?
I Am in Cloud-Storage Hell
Services such as iCloud and Google Photos are holding my memories hostage.
Photos of the Week: Snowy Soccer, Crouching Spider, Pain Simulator
Humanitarian aid air-dropped into Gaza, the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, a blizzard in California, a parade of effigies in Bali, and much more
America’s Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant
The restaurant recovery is not a simple story of universally positive outcomes.
The Most Unusual State of the Union in Living Memory
Republican members of Congress repeatedly heckled President Biden, who was happy to mix it up with them.
The Republican Coping Goes Into Overdrive
Many GOP elites seem to be in disbelief about Trump’s success.
The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone
As far as humanity is concerned, the transformation of our seas is “effectively permanent.”
Tech Fanboys Have a New Hero
The head of Nvidia is becoming a legend in real time.
Do the Oscars Still Mean Anything?
Showy distraction is a key part of the awards’ DNA, but they’re also a motivator for those who make movies.
Can Biden Begin a Reset Tonight?
Letting go of the past may be the key to his future.
Haiti Is in Crisis
Now no one wants Ariel Henry. Not the United States. Not the gangs. And not the Haitian people.
The Anti-abortion Movement’s Attack on Wanted Pregnancies
The push to give legal rights to embryos and fetuses not only forces unwanted pregnancies, it also steals choice from women who fervently want children.
The Worst Way to Do College Admissions
Making standardized-test scores optional has harmed the disadvantaged applicants it was intended to help.