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The Loneliness of Jodie Foster

A star since childhood, she spent decades guarding her privacy. On-screen, she’s always played the solitary woman under pressure. But in a pair of new roles, she’s revealed a different side of herself.

There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing

How regime change happens in America

The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App

Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.

Why Dad’s Side of the Family Tends to Miss Out

Many people have stronger bonds with their maternal relatives. Why?

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

It’s not just a phase.

‘Terrified’ Federal Workers Are Clamming Up

Sources within the government reveal the true extent of the Trump administration’s crackdown on speech.

This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over

Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign.

Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman

I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.

Want to Change Your Personality? Have a Baby.

I knew that becoming a parent would change me—but I had no idea how.

Why Is Everyone Talking About Getting ‘Oneshotted’?

A slang term for the extremely online also serves as a weird mirror of the internet experience.

Seventy Miles in Hell

The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.

DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data

The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.

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.

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

TikTok’s Near-Death Experience

The party ended—for a moment, anyway.

The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump

The president sees himself as national king, and every other American—including Maine Governor Janet Mills—as one of his quavering subjects.

The Trump World Order

In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.

What Trump’s Purge Could Mean for the Military

Panelists discuss the president’s firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General C. Q. Brown.

My Family’s Slave

She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.

‘Constitutional Crisis’ Is an Understatement

It’s the hottest, and most useless, buzz phrase of the moment.