A Palestinian American Sex and the City
Betty Shamieh’s debut novel is a rebellious rom-com.
A Novel That Performs an Incomplete Resurrection
Lily Tuck’s attempt to bring to life a victim of the Holocaust turns her into a prosecutor, not a novelist.
Watch—And Rewatch—This 215-Minute Film
The Brutalist’s ambitious gamble with the audience mostly pays off.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
But will he bother to build something new?
The Agony of Texting With Men
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
Doomed to Be a Tradwife
Can a marriage ever truly be equal?
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
Altadena After the Fire
The pain of one of the last middle-class towns in Los Angeles
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
The Unfightable Fire
The many fires burning around Los Angeles are pressing the limits of firefighting.
The Message in the Sky Over Los Angeles
What it means to go from smog to smoke
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine
A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.
The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.
Is Anyone Shocked by Babygirl?
Don’t look to Nicole Kidman for a frank accounting of what sexual domination looks like.
You’re Going to Die. That’s a Good Thing.
If you can accept your mortality, you will feel more alive.
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth
Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on.
Parents Are Gaming Their Kids’ Credit Scores
Because of course they are.
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
It’s not just a phase.