Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter!
The president Truth Socials his way through the Israel-Iran cease-fire.
A Stunning Reinvention of the Zombie Film
28 Days Later messed with the genre’s formula. 28 Years Later takes it even further.
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting
Artificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it.
RFK Jr. Is Taking an Axe to America’s Dietary Guidelines
MAHA is on the brink of its biggest win yet.
The Adriana Smith Case Was an Ethical Disaster
Georgia’s fetal-personhood law pushed doctors into an extraordinarily troubling situation.
The U.S. Is Going Backwards on Vaccines, Very Fast
America’s vaccine advisory committee is now taking seriously a baseless anti-vaccine flashpoint.
The Archaic Sex-Discrimination Case the Supreme Court Is Reviving
In Skrmetti, the Court turned to a decades-old decision once thought to be consigned to history.
‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’
A well-placed group of Iranian insiders considers a future without the supreme leader.
Extreme Violence Without Genocide
The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
The Real Reason Men Should Read Fiction
Literature is often pushed on allegedly reluctant men as a machine for empathy. I read it for a different reason.
How Voters Lost Their Aversion to Scandal
Andrew Cuomo’s strong position in the mayoral race is a reminder that this is a golden age for comebacks.
This Awful, Forgettable Heat
The week’s bad weather deserves a name.
How Toni Morrison Changed Publishing
At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.
Right Move, Wrong Team
The U.S. strikes on Iran might have been necessary, but the manner in which Trump acted should raise alarms about what lies ahead.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
The Self-Deportation Psyop
With a repurposed app and free teddy bears, the Trump administration is pressuring migrants to leave.
How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin
A new documentary tells the story of Margaret Howe Lovatt, who in the 1960s took part in a NASA-funded research project, in which she developed an unusual relationship with a dolphin named Peter.
Why So Many People Are Unhappy in Retirement
Too often, we imagine life to be like the hero’s journey, and leave out its crucial last step: letting go.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
When it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
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