The Actor Who Documented His Grief—And Shared It With the World
After his wife died two years ago, Richard E. Grant began to film himself talking about his bereavement, creating a remarkable record of life after loss.
They Didn’t Have to Do This
By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom
A conversation with Rogé Karma about whether the Sun Belt is going the way of Los Angeles and San Francisco
RFK Jr.’s Confusing Disdain for Medicaid
The health secretary is cheering on cuts that would worsen America’s health woes.
The Bad Bunny Video That Captures the Cost of Gentrification
The artist’s latest project transforms an unconventional figure into a symbol.
The Christian Rocker at the Center of MAGA
Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
You’re bound to come across the “Dark Triad” type of malignant narcissists in life—and they can be superficially appealing. Better to look for their exact opposite.
Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America
Surveillance, censorship, detention were things to worry about back home. Now they’re here.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
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.
A Stunning Reinvention of the Zombie Film
28 Days Later messed with the genre’s formula. 28 Years Later takes it even further.
America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. 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.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass
Trump Insults America—Again
The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.
The New Old Age
What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late