‘She Is the Icon of All That Is Joyful in the World’
A little green puppet from an old children’s TV show is healing hearts for a new generation of viewers.
Pat McAfee and the Threat to Sports Journalism
“Good seg, good seg.”
Seven Stories to Read on Memorial Day
Plus: Why a dog’s death hits so hard
Dear Therapist: A Son I Didn’t Know Existed Just Found Me
And my wife is very upset about me reconnecting with his mother.
How to Trust Your Brain Online
What happens in our brains as we try to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Washington State Has Been Sitting on a Secret Weapon Against Climate Change
Huge swaths of wetlands have been ignored by scientists for years.
Nuclear Energy’s Bottom Line
The United States used to build nuclear-power plants affordably. To meet our climate goals, we’ll need to learn how to do it again.
What If Iran Already Has the Bomb?
For the first time, Iranian officials are openly threatening to build a nuclear weapon—and even intimating that they already have.
A Throwback Show That Stays Relevant
Culture and entertainment musts from Malcolm Ferguson
Departing Afghanistan
A poem for Memorial Day
What Hamas Called Its Female Captives, and Why It Matters
Reading too much into the language seems, at this point, to be less of a danger than reading too little into it.
How Far Will Republicans Go to Become Trump’s Vice President?
“Loyalty is job one.”
Don’t Read This If You Love Oysters
Science created summer oysters. Climate change might doom them.
Trump’s Stop-and-Frisk Agenda
Four years after George Floyd’s death, Trump wants to reverse the fitful progress toward police reform.
What Can’t Glen Powell Do?
The actor proves he’s so much more than a strapping hunk in Richard Linklater’s Hit Man.
What Therapy Is For
Exploring what the practice is capable of—and what it can’t actually solve—may help patients better understand what they’re seeking.
The Uncertain Future of the Yellow School Bus
Amid driver shortages and a dwindling ridership, the role of the bus is changing.
Google Is Playing a Dangerous Game With AI Search
The search giant’s new tool is answering questions about cancer, heart attacks, and Ozempic.
George Miller at the End of the World
The Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa director is taking on the apocalypse—again.
A Different Kind of Female Protagonist
Two new literary works from Colombe Schneck and R. O. Kwon feature fascinating, flawed women.
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