The Beauty of Earth From Orbit
Recent images of our home planet, seen by crew members of the International Space Station
Tennis Explains Everything
The characters of Challengers make sense of everything through the sport they play—and they’re not the only ones.
Scientists Are Very Worried About NASA’s Mars Plan
We could find hints of ancient life in Martian rocks—if we can ever bring them back to Earth.
The Real Meaning of Trump’s ‘Unified Reich’ Post
The video the former president reposted on Truth Social yesterday isn’t what people are making it out to be.
Hollywood’s Most Pessimistic Blockbuster Franchise
The Planet of the Apes movies keep evolving—for the better.
The New Sound of Sexual Frustration
Billie Eilish’s new album sustains a mood of longing that is very now.
The Voters Who Don’t Really Know Donald Trump
Many of this year’s first-time voters were too young to remember what Trump was like in office. Biden hopes to show them.
Higher Education Isn’t the Enemy
Those who threaten academic freedom, from outside or inside campus, are threatening higher education itself—to America’s peril.
The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens
It may only make things worse.
A Powerful Indictment of the Art World
Hari Kunzru’s new novel deflates the idea of an artistic life as a noble pursuit.
American Beauty
Scenes from our national parks
The 248th Anniversary of America’s Jewish Golden Age
Readers respond to our April 2024 cover story and more.
The Big AI Risk Not Enough People Are Seeing
Beware technology that makes us less human.
The MAGA Memory Hole
Many Republicans continue their collective amnesia about Trump.
The Worst Best Economy Ever
Why Biden is getting no credit for the boom
The Key to Understanding HBO’s The Sympathizer
Think of it as a ghost story.
A French Reproach to Our Big, Baggy American Memoirs
In her slim books, the French writer Colombe Schneck stares honestly at her own life, without illusions or sentimentality.
The Bird-Flu Host We Should Worry About
Pigs have a track record of hosting flu viruses that jump to us.
Can a ’90s Cult Classic Save the Comic-Book Movie?
The engrossing darkness of The Crow
The Lynching That Sent My Family North
How we rediscovered the tragedy in Mississippi that ushered us into the Great Migration
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