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A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading

Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore.

Lamentations

A short story

The Feminine Pursuit of Swoleness

Casey Johnston’s new book, A Physical Education, considers how weight lifting can help you unlearn diet culture.

The Ciceronian Secret to Happiness

To feel good, do good.

Ken Casey: ‘I’m Not Going to Shut Up’

A conversation with the Dropkick Murphys front man about punk, politics, and Donald Trump

The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away

Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.

The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.

Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.

Your Sweaters Are Garbage

The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.

The World Economy Is on the Brink of Epochal Change

Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political choices.

What Moving Your Body Can Mean

Sometimes it takes a new community or type of exercise to reset your relationship with working out.

Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore

“​​Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine.

What Trump—And the U.S.—Can’t Understand About Air Strikes

American leaders refuse to learn from allies and overestimate the benefits of showy tactical attacks.

The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine

How the left ended up disbelieving the science

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse

Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.

An AI That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans

The quirky show Murderbot suggests that intelligent machines might be interested in something other than humanity.

Doomed to Be a Tradwife

Can a marriage ever truly be equal?

The Non-Exoneration of Diddy

Sean Combs’s acquittal on a racketeering charge doesn’t erase his history as a domestic abuser.

Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted

The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.