Dear Therapist: No One Wants to Host My In-Laws for the Holidays
My husband’s parents are divorcing, and they are worried about being alone.
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
Taylor Swift Is a Perfect Example of How Publishing Is Changing
Swift is a symptom, not a cause, of the weakening bonds between celebrities and publishing houses.
Everyone Agrees Americans Aren’t Healthy
The Biden administration tried to address the country’s health problems, with only modest success.
A One-Man War on Mediocrity
On Kendrick Lamar’s new album, GNX, a rapper who’s obsessed with excellence tries to entertain the masses.
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.
What the Broligarchs Want From Trump
Tremendous power is flowing to tech and finance magnates.
There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI
Dialogue from these movies and TV shows has been used by companies such as Apple and Anthropic to train AI systems.
Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
You don’t have to become a Buddhist monk to realize the value of contemplating hard questions without clear answers.
Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick
Pete Hegseth considers himself to be at war with basically everybody to Trump’s left, and it is by no means clear that he means war metaphorically.
The Leak Scandal Roiling Israel
Netanyahu’s spokesperson stands accused of revealing secrets for political gain.
Trump’s Most Misunderstood Policy Proposal
Economists aren’t telling the whole truth about tariffs.
A Ridiculous, Perfect Way to Make Friends
Group fitness classes aren’t just about exercise.
How I Demolished My Life
A home-improvement story
What Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Is Really About
Revenge on the military is just the start of it.
Search the Hollywood AI Database
Use this search tool to see how writing from 139,000 movies and TV shows has trained generative AI.
A Good Country’s Bad Choice
And what I got wrong about the 2024 election
Winners of the 2024 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
Some of the top and winning images from this year’s landscape-photography competition
Gladiator II Is More Than Just a Spectacle
Ridley Scott’s ancient-Roman epic manages to find some beauty amid the savagery.
Another Theory of the Trump Movement
Who else but Sigmund Freud to help explain?
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