What to Read When the Odds Are Against You
Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted.
A Holocaust Novel Confronts Fiction’s Limits
Lily Tuck’s attempt to bring to life a victim of the atrocity turns her into a prosecutor, not a novelist.
What Not to Wear
The false promise of seasonal-color analysis
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
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 Case for Brain Rot
The new language of the internet is both mind-numbing and irresistible.
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Friends
It’s a little boring, a little type A, and a lot better than letting relationships fizzle.
How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires
The disaster can teach California how to rebuild, if the state will listen.
I Have a Huge Crush on a Writer
Should I reach out to her?
Not Just Sober-Curious, but Neo-Temperate
How sobriety went from a radical social movement to a tool of self-optimization
The People Who Quit Dating
Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder.
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.
Where Han Kang’s Nightmares Come From
In her novels, the South Korean Nobel laureate returns again and again to her country’s bloody past.
The Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
Americans Need to Party More
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.
Time for Senate Republicans to Decide
The confirmation of all of Trump’s Cabinet choices isn’t a foregone conclusion.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Saint America Needs Now
Kindness has become countercultural. Perhaps Saint Francis can help.
World War I in Photos: Global Conflict
Centuries of colonialism had spread Europeans around the world, and 20th century developments in transportation were shrinking the globe. World War I pitted diverse nations and cultures against each other in a way no other conflict ever had.
Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.