Would Limitlessness Make Us Better Writers?
AI embodies hypotheticals I can only imagine for myself. But I believe human impediments are what lead us to create meaningful art.
The Inflation Plateau
Prices have been rising faster than expected for the past three months. What’s going on?
Why Does Taylor Swift See Herself as an Albatross?
She can’t help identifying with the notorious bird from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem.
How to Find Your Faith
The key to transcendence starts with a practice, not your feelings.
In Search of America Aboard the Icon of the Seas
Twenty decks, seven swimming pools, and one novelist wearing a meatball T-shirt
How Bird Flu Is Shaping People’s Lives
A conversation with Katherine J. Wu about the disease sweeping through animals and raising food-safety questions
Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown
The ban is a disaster, even if you support it.
Chile’s Amazing National Parks
Images of several of Chile’s national parks, encompassing a wide variety of environments
Columbia Has Resorted to Pedagogy Theater
Holding classes over Zoom just pretends to solve a problem.
The Story That’s Holding Taylor Swift Back
The artist is an extraordinarily powerful woman who still, somehow, feels like she has no real power at all.
Tesla Is Not the Next Ford. It’s the Next Con Ed.
Elon Musk’s EV empire is crumbling.
The Republicans Who Want American Carnage
Calls for the National Guard to stop campus protests are not about safety.
A Democrat’s Case for Saving Mike Johnson
Why Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to rescue the speaker from his own party
My Book Had Come Undone
A poem for Wednesday
The College Financial-Aid Scramble
Students are bearing the brunt of the disastrous FAFSA overhaul. That may affect where they go to college—and whether they enroll at all.
The Particular Cruelty of Colonial Wars
A new history of Indonesia’s fight for independence reveals the brutal means by which the Dutch tried to retain power.
Why a Dog’s Death Hits So Hard
I loved my mom more than my dog. So why did I cry for him but not for her?
The New Quarter-Life Crisis
Running a marathon has become a milestone for a growing number of young adults.
A Sexy Tennis Thriller—Yes, Really
Challengers has plenty of moody intrigue, and it doesn’t skimp on the sports, either.
The Unreality of Columbia’s ‘Liberated Zone’
What happens when genuine sympathy for civilian suffering mixes with a fervor that borders on the oppressive?
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