The GoFundMe Fires
For now, Los Angeles has no choice but to crowdfund its way out of destruction.
‘I Won’t Touch Instagram’
TikTok users are searching for a new home. Are there any good ones left?
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
David Lynch Was America’s Cinematic Poet
The director’s death, at 78, is shocking only because it seemed he’d be with us forever.
The Right Way to Look for a New Job
Being miserable at work is definitely a good reason for change. But how you go about it really matters for a happy outcome.
Being Alive Is Bad for Your Health
What is anyone supposed to do with the knowledge that diet sodas maybe, possibly, just might perhaps have some sort of potential link to cancer?
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
The End of the DEI Era
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, a newly emboldened anti-DEI bloc has gained powerful allies.
What Are the Puzzles of Severance About?
In Season 2, the show’s abstract and surreal elements make more sense.
Public Health Can’t Stop Making the Same Nutrition Mistake
Telling Americans what food is healthy doesn’t mean they will listen.
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
They Stole Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings. Then They Did Something Really Crazy.
The childhood friends behind the most audacious string of sports-memorabilia heists in American history
Elon Musk Imagined a Cover-Up
The world’s wealthiest man revived an argument that the right already won.
Trump Made the Gaza Cease-Fire Happen
But not for the reasons he or Biden’s critics say
The Place Where I Grew Up Is Gone
And so is the man who made it magical
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
America Just Kinda, Sorta Banned Cigarettes
A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place two decades ago. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
Photos of the Week: Frost Flower, Fox Pounce, Shelf Cloud
A bull-taming festival in India, snow-covered desert dunes in China, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, continued wildfires across Los Angeles, and much more
The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens
It may only make things worse.