Reckless Driving Isn’t Just a Design Problem
Road-safety activists convinced themselves that law enforcement was unnecessary.
Altadena After the Fire
The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Watch—And Rewatch—This 215-Minute Film
The Brutalist’s ambitious gamble with the audience mostly pays off.
Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
A Virtual Cell Is a ‘Holy Grail’ of Science. It’s Getting Closer.
Large language models may unlock a new and valuable type of research.
The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles
What it means to go from smog to smoke
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
Trump’s Sentencing Made No One Happy
But it still mattered for the rule of law.
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
The Bizarre Brain of Werner Herzog
The Teutonic overthinker’s latest documentary reveals more about his strange mind than the brain writ large.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever
Seven agonizing nights aboard the Icon of the Seas
You’ll Never Get Off the Dinner Treadmill
There’s no such thing as an easy weeknight meal.
Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence of Life’
Not sleeping late could be the best resolution you ever keep.
Trump Criticizes Foreign Allies
Meanwhile, some of the president-elect’s most controversial Cabinet picks are set to appear before the Senate.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
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