The Clock Is Running Out on Migratory Birds
Climate change is creating a mismatch between these travelers and their food supply.
An Unconventional Spy Show
Culture and entertainment musts from Sarah Zhang
The State That’s Trying to Rein in DEI Without Becoming Florida
How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity?
Drift of Summer, 1965
A poem for Sunday
The State of the Biden-Trump Rematch
“The Biden people seem to be more scared of [RFK Jr.] than the Trump people are … It’s a real wild card partly because the anti-vaxxer vote is a pretty hard-core part of the Republican base.”
What Restaurant Behavior Says About a Person
Dining out can be an opportunity to see a human being at their hungriest, their showiest, or their most human.
Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare
A botched effort to streamline the financial-aid process may prevent a huge number of students from going to college in the fall.
Everything You Know About Killer Whales Is Wrong
The predators might not be a single species, but three—or more.
How AI Is Reshaping Foreign-Language Education
A new generation of translation tools threatens to upend how people understand different cultures.
That’s Enough of the MonsterVerse
Godzilla x Kong fails to deliver any action-movie spectacle.
Beyoncé Stands Her Ground
The singer’s confrontational spin on Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” is the key to understanding Act II: Cowboy Carter, her new album.
Obama, the Protagonist
Two literary accounts of the former president’s rise
Zyn Was 100 Years in the Making
Nicotine has been on a long journey to become candy.
The Greatest Contribution of Christianity
Good Friday reminds us of the ephemerality of human power.
The Real Adeel Mangi Is Nothing Like the Caricature GOP Senators Have Invented
I've known him for 25 years and he deserves to be confirmed to the federal bench.
Americans Really Don’t Like Trump’s Health-Care Plans
Health care may turn out to be a major winning issue for Democrats.
The CDC Is Squandering the Breakthrough RSV Vaccine
New RSV shots could make winter much safer for infants, but experts think current guidelines may be too strict.
The Everyday Indignity of Dining Out
On Curb Your Enthusiasm, anything can happen when Larry David walks into a restaurant.
Photos of the Week: Snow Blooms, Giant Eggs, Dragon’s Teeth
A wildfire in Venezuela, a deadly terrorist attack in Russia, a surf competition in Australia, Holy Week processions in Spain, a vast solar-power farm in Texas, and much more
Evan Gershkovich’s Year in Captivity
The U.S. journalist is in prison because Vladimir Putin has made no pretense about using Americans as human bargaining chips.
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