My Home Is a Horror of Unfinished Tasks
Why can’t I get anything done?
Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?
The sound of gentrification is silence.
Thanksgiving Recipes Keep Getting More Outlandish
Trying something new is exciting, but there’s also a financial incentive behind the need to churn out unfamiliar dishes.
The Trump Marathon
If Americans want to hold Trump accountable in a second term, they must keep their heads when he uses chaos as a strategy.
A Ridiculous, Perfect Way to Make Friends
Group fitness classes aren’t just about exercise.
What Comes Next for Air Travel
The Trump administration could prove more sympathetic to businesses than to consumers.
The Democrats’ Billionaire Mistake
In a populist moment, the Democratic Party had the extremely rich and the very famous, some great music, and Mark Ruffalo. And they got shellacked.
The Secrets to a Successful Potluck Dish
Six writers and editors share their go-to recipes
What Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Is Really About
Revenge on the military is just the start of it.
Thanksgiving Should Be in October
A modest proposal for fixing the back-to-back-holiday crunch
When Haruki Murakami Takes His Own Magic for Granted
The Japanese author’s popularity rests on a blend of mystery and accessibility. His latest novel fails to achieve that balance.
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide
Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of the president-elect’s legal troubles.
What the Men of the Internet Are Trying to Prove
Jake Paul is an emblem of a generation starving for purpose while gorging on spectacle.
Revenge of the COVID Contrarians
They’re angry at the public-health establishment. Now they’re in control of it.
The Right Has a Bluesky Problem
The X exodus is weakening a way for conservatives to speak to the masses.
A Guide for the Politically Homeless
Those left adrift by Trump’s rise must now engage in a new project.
The Road Dogs of the American West
Survivalists, drifters, and divorcées across a resurgent wilderness
Seventy Miles in Hell
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.