Dear Therapist: I Was the Other Woman
I know I sound naive, but this wasn’t like a “normal” affair.
The Unfightable Fire
The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.
What to Read When the Odds Are Against You
Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted.
The Invisibility of Older Women
As they age, women experience less public scrutiny—and entertain a wider set of choices about when and how they are seen.
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.
Find the Place You Love. Then Move There.
If where you live isn’t truly your home, and you have the resources to make a change, it could do wonders for your happiness.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.
The Choices That Create Isolation
Everyday decisions accumulate into a life.
The Great Crypto Crash
Trump will usher in a speculative frenzy.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
The Bizarre Brain of Werner Herzog
The Teutonic overthinker’s latest documentary reveals more about his strange mind than the brain writ large.
Elon Has Appointed Himself King of the World
After helping Trump win the election, the world’s richest man is turning his attention to Europe.
Photos: The 15 Tallest Statues in the World
Images of the 15 tallest statues in the world as of today, plus five bonus photos of some more famous—if smaller—colossal monuments
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
The People Who Quit Dating
Being single can be hard—but the search for love may be harder.
We’re All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
Mark Zuckerberg is at war with himself.
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
Fact-Checking Was Too Good for Facebook
The social network has given up on verifying facts. That’s a good thing.
Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster
The way to deal with the bombast is by turning it against a leader who leads a movement that is actually deeply divided.
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.