Is Anyone Shocked by Babygirl?
Don’t look to Nicole Kidman for a frank accounting of what sexual domination looks like.
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
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 Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
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.
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’
The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.
The Unfightable Fire
The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
Narendra Modi’s Populist Facade Is Cracking
India is now a testing ground for whether demagoguery or deteriorating living conditions exert a greater sway on voters.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
Invisible Habits Are Driving Your Life
The science of habits reveals that they can be hidden to us and unresponsive to our desires.
Why Does AI Art Look Like That?
Every tech company wants its image generator to be the best. But they all produce oddly similar work.
What's the Difference Between 'Crimes Against Humanity' and 'Genocide?'
Bosco Ntaganda has been charged with the first. Here's what it means.
Misogyny Comes Roaring Back
Donald Trump will return to Washington flanked by an entourage intent on imposing its archaic vision of gender politics on the nation.
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
Why Poor American Kids Are So Likely to Become Poor Adults
Most scholarship on the subject focuses on conditions during childhood. But government support during adulthood plays the biggest role.
We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
Mark Zuckerberg is at war with himself.
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