Shelters Won’t Let My Mother Adopt a Dog. Can I Pretend It’s for Me?
Which is the more ethical course: honoring the system’s ageist rules, or bending those rules in service of compassion?
December 24, 2025
The ‘Masculinity Crisis’ Is Real. This Forgotten Book Explains Why.
Why do men find it so hard to connect with other people, and their own emotions?
December 23, 2025
Palestinian Writer Raja Shehadeh: Israelis Live with a ‘Double Consciousness’
Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian writer, lawyer and human rights activist, joined “The Interview” to talk about the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and why he believes that peace remains possible.
December 22, 2025
Writer Raja Shehadeh: ‘Zionism Has Made My Life Impossible’
The Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh has been documenting the experience of living under Israeli occupation for decades. On “The Interview,” Shehadeh told host David Marchese that he believes that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is possible, but for it to prevail, much would need to be fundamentally reconsidered.
December 22, 2025
Why Palestinians and Israelis Don’t Know One Another
Raja Shehadeh, the Palestinian writer, lawyer and human rights activist, believes that peace between Israelis and Palestinians remains possible. On the latest edition of “The Interview,” Shehadeh talks to David Marchese about his life, his work and what he thinks needs to happen to get there.
December 22, 2025
Should I Feel Bad About Joining a Concierge Medical Practice?
I can afford the membership fee, but I’m torn about the ethics of being part of this growing trend.
December 20, 2025
Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
The writer and lawyer has been documenting the occupation for decades. Somehow, he maintains hope.
December 20, 2025
Can You Let Your Dog Run Off-Leash Wherever You Want?
A ruling on a dispute over the use of shared spaces.
December 19, 2025
How ‘Affordability’ Became a New Magic Word for Politicians
A rallying cry for Democrats taps into frustration over the inaccessibility of a modestly nice American existence — even for those with a decent income.
December 18, 2025
Why Can’t Congress Get Big Things Done?
Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin and Tina Smith all decided to leave the Senate during the Trump era. On “The Interview,” the current and former lawmakers open up about why they think the Senate is broken and what it would take to fix it.
December 17, 2025
My Ex-Lover Lied About His Marriage Being Over. Should I Tell His Wife?
I started feeling I wasn’t getting the full story. My instincts were correct.
December 17, 2025
Let Us Eat Cake
A boozy, celebratory centerpiece, baba au rhum savarin is the best kind of dessert experience.
December 17, 2025
Why Do Movies Keep Repeating the Same Joke About the Afterlife?
From the recent ‘Eternity’ to classics like ‘Defending Your Life’ and ‘Beetlejuice,’ the gag remains the same: What if the next world worked just like this one?
December 17, 2025
Beloved Objects Left Behind by Val Kilmer, Ozzy Osbourne and Others We Lost This Year
Metal crosses, a recliner, a blue wedding suit: the most cherished belongings of Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Kitty Dukakis and others.
December 17, 2025
A Revelation Tore Apart Her Fairy-Tale Marriage, and Shocked the Nation
Rhinelander v. Rhinelander was one of the most scandalous trials of the Jazz Age. 100 years later, it reads as a tragedy about the country’s original sin.
December 17, 2025
Where Did Jeffrey Epstein Get His Money?
For years, rumors swirled about where Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.
December 17, 2025
D’Wayne Wiggins’s Songs Were Embraced by Everyone From Church Ladies to Biggie
With Tony! Toni! Toné!, his songs captured the mood of how people lived and died in Oakland.
December 16, 2025
There Was No Villain Michelle Trachtenberg Couldn’t Play
The actress seemed to channel her childhood bullies when playing deliciously vindictive characters.
December 16, 2025
The Activist Who Became Radicalized by Working on ‘Our Bodies, Our Selves’
Norma Swenson exposed the systematic sexism within the medical establishment.
December 16, 2025
The Hip-Hop Trailblazer Who Demanded Recognition — and Pay — for Her Work
Angie Stone always knew she had what it took to make it, even if the music industry did not.
December 16, 2025
The Track and Field Star Who Casually Shattered Race and Gender Barriers
Mabel Landry Staton was one of the first Black, female long-jumpers in the history of the Olympics.
December 16, 2025
When Terence Stamp, Bad Boy of ‘60s Cinema, Left Acting for an Ashram
After a decade away from the movies, he had a remarkable second act.
December 16, 2025
Jill Sobule’s Fans Always Made Sure She Had a Place to Perform — and to Stay
After her label dropped her, supporters showed her she could still make it in music.
December 16, 2025
Assata Shakur’s Freedom Came With Shattering Costs for Her and Her Family
The F.B.I. made her the first woman on their list of most-wanted terrorists.
December 16, 2025
The Psychoanalyst Who Believed Holocaust Survivors Were More Than Just Victims
Anna Ornstein, an Auschwitz survivor, wanted to change the way her field thought about those who endured the concentration camps.
December 16, 2025
Her Art Was Ignored for Decades. She Kept Painting Anyway.
Marcia Marcus never wavered, whether she was being celebrated or overlooked.
December 16, 2025
David Lynch Seduced Audiences by Exploring Their Secret Desires
The director lived a disciplined life to make space for his wild, surrealist visions.
December 16, 2025
Talking to the Survivors of Hiroshima Changed Robert Jay Lifton Forever
The psychiatrist spent much of his career peering into the darkest corners of humanity.
December 16, 2025
The Bumpy Flight That Led Diane Keaton to Adopt a Child at 50
She worried that she was inadequate at love, until she became a mother.
December 16, 2025
The Bonobo Who Had a Lot to Say
They tried to teach his adoptive mother to communicate. Kanzi learned instead.
December 16, 2025
He Pioneered the Right to Die Movement. He Thought It Didn’t Go Far Enough.
Derek Humphry wanted patients to die with dignity, if only politicians and doctors would allow it.
December 16, 2025
The Secret Service Agent Haunted by His Failure to Save J.F.K.
He rarely spoke of the assassination he could not prevent. That changed in the final years of his life.
December 16, 2025
She Sold a Painting for $165 Million and Gave It All Away
Agnes Gund owned the beloved artwork for 41 years. Its proceeds helped her fund criminal justice reform.
December 16, 2025
Jane Goodall Approached Chimps as She Did People, On Their Own Terms
The world’s leading expert on chimpanzees saw them as distinct and dignified.
December 16, 2025
The Refugee Who Became the Executive Editor of The Times
As a child, Max Frankel was an outsider. As an editor, he couldn’t resist a good human story.
December 16, 2025
Before George Foreman Was a Lovable Pitchman, He Was Just Plain Mean
After losing his title to Muhammad Ali, the boxer sank into a depression that ended only after he was born again.
December 16, 2025
‘Ranger Doug’ Witnessed America’s Glaciers Melting in Real Time
Over his six-decade tenure as a ranger, Douglas Follett explained the wonders of nature to park visitors.
December 16, 2025
Roberta Flack Dreamed of Being a Classical Pianist, Then Made Pop History
She defied trends and ended up making some of the most memorable hits of the ‘70s.
December 16, 2025
The Poet Who Captured the Rhythms of His Communities
After attending James Baldwin’s funeral, Thomas Sayers Ellis was inspired to create a collective for Black artists.
December 16, 2025
The Lives They Lived
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
December 16, 2025
The Diary of a Jeffrey Epstein Girlfriend Shows How He Used Women
A Bear Stearns executive introduced a 23-year-old employee to Epstein. She shared her diary with us.
December 16, 2025
What to Know About the Origins of Jeffrey Epstein’s Wealth
The sources of Epstein’s fortune have long been a source of speculation. Here are six takeaways from a Times investigation that found that he built it through scams, theft and lies.
December 16, 2025
Birthdays Can Be Disappointing. But Not if You Bake Your Own Cake.
A birthday can happen to you, or you can make it happen yourself.
December 16, 2025
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.
December 16, 2025
He Tried to Protect His Son From Bullies. He Didn’t Know How Far They Would Go.
After his son was repeatedly attacked, Rick Kuehner reached out to his suburban school, to the police and to other parents. The violence only got worse.
December 15, 2025
They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare
Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles — only to be trapped by the dark side of the global fertility industry.
December 14, 2025
Can I Insist That My Dysfunctional Son Get a Vasectomy?
I’ve told him that I won’t continue supporting him unless he agrees.
December 13, 2025
Why Won’t Senators Stand Up to Trump? We Asked 3 Who Called It Quits.
The current and former lawmakers get candid about bipartisan politics, party leadership and the state of the Senate.
December 13, 2025
They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare
They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare
December 12, 2025
Should Parents Overrule a Strange Christmas Gift Request?
A ruling on an unusual letter to Santa.
December 12, 2025
This Year’s Film Performances Were So Good, We Had To Invent New Awards
Best Acting in a Helmet, Best Nervous Breakdown, Craziest Charm—the film performances so good Wesley Morris had to invent his own categories.
December 10, 2025
Is It OK to Break Up With a Troubled Friend?
At what point is stepping back self-protection rather than abandonment?
December 10, 2025
A.I. Actors Might Change Your View of Human Ones
Even the stars people think of as immaculately crafted Hollywood products look wildly, irreducibly human in comparison.
December 10, 2025
This Simple Brisket Deserves a Place at the Holiday Table
A food writer’s family never really repeated special dishes. This recipe was the exception.
December 10, 2025
We Asked 10 of the Year’s Best Actors How They Conjure Feelings on Cue
Teyana Taylor, Liam Neeson, Rose Byrne and more of our best actors on how they summon the emotions that move us.
December 9, 2025
The Illustrated Children’s Book I’ll Never Stop Recommending to Adults
James Marshall’s “George and Martha” books are witty and complex in their depictions of transformative friendship.
December 9, 2025
What Should I Do About the Bully in My Social Circle?
I know from experience that any vulnerability I expose will be used by this person.
December 6, 2025
Kristen Stewart Wants to Blow Up the Myth of the Brilliant Male Actor
The actress and director says the world of filmmaking needs a “full system break.”
December 6, 2025
Can You Grab Seats Before Ordering Your Food?
A ruling on a counter-service dispute.
December 5, 2025
My Father Had an Affair While My Mother Was Dying. Should I Tell My Siblings?
I get that peeking at his emails was an invasion of privacy, but it is not something I can unsee.
December 3, 2025
A Revived War Documentary, Backed by Steve Bannon, Can’t Decide What It Believes
The 2008 film on the Iraq war, deemed too pro-military at the time, has now been labeled antiwar. Can both be true?
December 3, 2025
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice.
December 3, 2025
A Rich Chickpea Stew That Tastes Like an Oasis
A writer in Afghanistan finds momentary peace in saland-e nakhod.
December 3, 2025
The Dark Secrets of the Writer Behind ‘Train Dreams’
An adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella arrives at the same time as a new biography, unlocking one of his best-loved and least-understood books.
December 2, 2025
The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform.
November 30, 2025
Simon Cowell Is Sorry, Softer and Grieving Liam Payne
The music mogul has mellowed as he thinks about his legacy.
November 29, 2025
Can You Compel Your Children to Sing for Their Snacks?
A ruling on an unusual postconcert tradition.
November 28, 2025
Can I Use My Parents’ Address to Get Our Kids Into a Better School?
I feel guilty about the lie we’d have to keep up, but we would be much happier.
November 26, 2025
The Athlete Trolling His Way Through Jiu-Jitsu’s Culture Wars
Brazilian jiu-jitsu has been increasingly embraced by right-wing influencers. Craig Jones is an unlikely counterforce.
November 26, 2025
A Dish of One’s Own
At big family-style holiday meals, a single-serving entree is a welcome interlude.
November 26, 2025
The Social-Media Platform That Makes You Tell the Truth
Strava logs all your fitness achievements — and then some.
November 25, 2025
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction even more human.
November 25, 2025
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
November 24, 2025
Do We Have to Spend the Holidays With My Parents?
Time with the extended family isn’t particularly restful or enjoyable for us.
November 22, 2025
John Green Doesn’t Want You to Lose the Magic of Your Teenage Self
The writer and YouTube star on trying to get back to the experiences that make us feel alive.
November 22, 2025
Why Are So Many Pop Stars Trying to Win Over Country Fans? Ask Shaboozey.
For years, the country music star struggled to stake a claim to the version of himself that now seems inevitable.
November 22, 2025
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November 21, 2025
Should You Dry Someone Else’s Abandoned Laundry?
A ruling on a dispute over wet clothing.
November 21, 2025
Do Kink Encounters Have to Count as Cheating?
My desires won’t go away, but my partner’s not interested. Is there an ethical way to explore them?
November 19, 2025
There’s Just Something Safe and Comforting About a Biscuit
Two Nashville bakers are lifting up their community with these flaky vegan biscuits, perfectly pitched for holiday tables.
November 19, 2025
Houses Collapsing Into the Sea? It’s Not as Baffling as It Looks.
Viewers seem baffled by viral videos of homes left to tumble into the ocean. But this is how we approach a growing range of “stranded” assets.
November 19, 2025
She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation.
The Danish author Solvej Balle’s experimental opus reframes the tedium of contemporary life as a source of unexpected wonders.
November 18, 2025
The Secret to Getting Through Big, Dense, Difficult Books
Learning is painful, pleasant and, above all, communal.
November 18, 2025
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
November 17, 2025
An Acquaintance Might Be a Racist. Do I Need to Drop Him?
I included him in an Instagram story before I knew. Should I have deleted it?
November 15, 2025
Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming
The longtime editor and chronicler of the elite says she’s liberated and is letting it rip.
November 15, 2025
Can You Use Holiday Tea Towels for Normal Towel Stuff?
A ruling on a kitchen-décor dispute.
November 14, 2025
Big Tech Wants Direct Access to Our Brains
As neural implant technology and A.I. advance at breakneck speeds, do we need a new set of rights to protect our most intimate data — our minds?
November 14, 2025
My Kids Are Becoming Adults. Can I Stop Hiding What I Think About Their Father?
This man has financially abused me and done everything in his power to undermine my career and my well-being.
November 12, 2025
These Pumpkin Mini Muffins Are the Perfect Fall Breakfast
Adapted from a school kitchen, they’re all comfort.
November 12, 2025
What to Know About Teen Sexual Development and S.S.R.I.s
There is basically no research that looks at the impact of antidepressants on emerging sexuality. Here are the key things we do know.
November 12, 2025
The N.B.A.’s TV Broadcasts Have Lost Their Spark. Can We Learn to Love Them Again?
Pro basketball has returned to NBC, its home during the glory days of the 1990s. But the sport and its audience have changed.
November 12, 2025
More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years.
Research on adults who take S.S.R.I.s shows they tamp down sexual desire. Why aren’t we studying what that could mean for adolescents who take them?
November 12, 2025
Dying Shopping Malls Are the Roman Ruins of Our Civilization
Big-box stores are beautiful once they have nothing to sell.
November 11, 2025
The Greek Tragedy Heroine Who Shows Us That We Aren’t Ever Truly Powerless
Screaming into the void has roots in “Electra,” which has a lot to teach us about the thrill — and limits — of raised voices.
November 11, 2025
After 35 Years, Do I Still Have to Cook for My Husband?
I simply am not interested in food labor for another 25 years.
November 8, 2025
Fox News Wanted Greg Gutfeld to Do This Interview. He Wasn’t So Sure.
The pugnacious conservative late-night host on his “hierarchy of smears” and the risks of being a scold.
November 8, 2025
Is a Really Big Half-Sandwich Technically a Whole Sandwich?
A ruling on a serving-size dispute.
November 7, 2025
They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
November 6, 2025
They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
November 5, 2025
Should I Warn Home Buyers About the Wailing Neighbor?
I don’t want to prevent a current neighbor from selling, but it feels as if disclosure should take place.
November 5, 2025
Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?
The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.
November 5, 2025
A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines
In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult.
November 5, 2025
The Weeknight-Friendly Dish That’s Good With Just About Anything
Mushy peas, a British classic, are perhaps the ultimate easy side.
November 5, 2025
If You Feel Like Screaming Into the Void, You’re Not Alone
The madness of the modern world has us crying out like we’re in a Greek tragedy.
November 4, 2025
The Soothing British Radio Show That Blew My Mind — and Put Me Right to Sleep
Melvyn Bragg talked to academics who dedicated their lives to studying very specific things. After more than 1,000 episodes, there’s still so much to learn.
November 4, 2025
Everyone Hates ‘Friend,’ the A.I. Necklace. But the A.I. Isn’t the Problem.
A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.
November 3, 2025
She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
MaryBeth Lewis’s desire to be a new mom again, at 65 years old, led to a custody battle like no other.
November 2, 2025
How Should I Deal With My Horrendous Sister-in-Law?
No one calls her out for her deceitful, violent, abusive behavior.
November 1, 2025
Jennifer Lawrence Regrets Everything She’s Ever Said or Done
At only 35, the actress has been through the celebrity wringer. Here’s where she landed.
November 1, 2025
‘I’m the Guy on the Floor’: Memories From a Thrilling Marathon Finish
A dramatic late-race twist in 1983’s New York City Marathon left one runner triumphant, and another on his back. Here’s what they remember.
October 31, 2025
What’s More Famous: ‘Jaws’ or ‘The Godfather’?
A ruling on the most subjective and inane dispute of all time.
October 31, 2025
‘Frankenstein’ Has Always Held Up a Mirror. What Does It Show Us Now?
In Guillermo del Toro’s new version, the answer lies in how deeply it explores the relationship between creator and created.
October 31, 2025
In the Trump Presidency, the Rules Are Vague. That Might Be the Point.
The U.S. has long believed that unspecific laws threaten democracy. So why is the administration being so vague?
October 30, 2025
I Co-Parent My Kids. Would It Be Wrong to Move Abroad?
How should I weigh my children’s emotional needs against my own need for healing, belonging and growth?
October 29, 2025
This Vibrantly Green Rice Is Also a Feast for the Eyes
Rich with kale and halloumi, this elegant rice dish is special enough for just about any occasion.
October 29, 2025
Today’s ‘Skinny Influencers’ Are Selling Something More Mind-Bending Than Weight Loss
They peddle a deeper fantasy: that you can stop thinking about food at all. But their advice seems to have the opposite effect.
October 29, 2025
After an Injury, I Had to Wear Adult Diapers. Now, I Kind of Miss Them.
How regression taught me to live a grown-up life.
October 28, 2025
How to Make Art Out of Confederate Monuments
A new show featuring decommissioned statues dispels myths of American history at a moment when President Trump is insisting on them.
October 28, 2025
Can You Force Your Children to Bury You in Some Weird Way?
A ruling on San Diego-style reef burials.
October 27, 2025
Los Angeles’s Notorious Sex Trafficking Corridor
A 50-block stretch of Los Angeles has become one of the most notorious child sex trafficking corridors in the United States. Our reporter Emily Baumgaertner Nunn rides with undercover officers trying to rescue the girls and arrest the traffickers.
October 26, 2025
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
Inside the effort to pull minors from ‘the Blade,’ one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States.
October 26, 2025
My Best Friend’s Affair Is Eating at Me. Should I Tell?
I hoped it would end. It hasn’t.
October 25, 2025
Anthony Hopkins on Quitting Drinking and Finding God
The actor, now 87, talks about his childhood, the epiphanies in his life and more.
October 25, 2025
The Island That Keeps the Earth’s Secrets
Sulawesi, Indonesia, blurs the boundaries between myth and ecology. What might it reveal about our past – or destiny?
October 24, 2025
The Island That Keeps the Earth’s Secrets
Sulawesi, Indonesia, blurs the boundaries between myth and ecology. What might it reveal about our past – or destiny?
October 24, 2025
A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible?
A mother in Florida filed a lawsuit against an A.I. start-up, alleging its product led to her son’s death. The company’s defense raises a thorny legal question.
October 24, 2025
Stavros Halkias Wants a Career. Will His Fans Let Him Have One?
The comedian is pivoting from online notoriety to mainstream roles. It’s harder than it looks.
October 23, 2025
My Spouse’s Politics Are Bewildering. Do I Have to Warn Our Houseguest?
I want my guest to be comfortable, and I want to avoid discomfort, too.
October 22, 2025
Takeaways From the Times Magazine Story on Testosterone and Sex Drive
Here’s when and why experts think testosterone should be prescribed to middle-aged women, and how it affects their lives.
October 22, 2025
The Dessert That Changed My Life
These unforgettable poached pears set a food writer on her trajectory.
October 22, 2025
The Villains on Pre-K TV Are Cuddly, Annoying and … Morally Interesting
Streaming services have brought a glut of animated shows targeted at small children — and an interesting approach to depicting conflict.
October 22, 2025
‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some
There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It’s become a cultural phenomenon.
October 22, 2025
‘You’re Going to Lose Your Mind’: My Three-Day Retreat in Total Darkness
The author spent days in a room with no light. Who would he be when he emerged?
October 21, 2025
The Case for Strip Malls, the Antidote to Shiny, Soulless City Luxury
They are hard to love. But they are quirky, outcast spaces that define a community’s unique character.
October 21, 2025
Are You Resigned to a World of Bad News? Or Do You Need Some ‘Cope’?
There are new words for how we process bad news. They’re cynical, hopeful or maybe delusional.
October 20, 2025
I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. Things Didn’t Go as Planned.
A trip to the Badlands with my 8-year old offered lessons in boyhood — and manhood.
October 19, 2025
Is It Bad to Buy Into a Gentrified Neighborhood?
I can finally afford to live in the area I once only dreamed of calling home. But I’m torn.
October 18, 2025
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
Attacks on the site are piling up. Its co-founder says trust the process.
October 18, 2025
The Battle Inside Israel Over Who Must Fight in Its Wars
The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.
October 18, 2025
The Battle Inside Israel Over Who Must Fight in Its Wars
The Battle Inside Israel Over Who Must Fight in Its Wars
October 17, 2025
Can You Make Use of Your Neighbors’ Trash Cans?
A ruling on dog-waste-disposal etiquette.
October 17, 2025
Lady Gaga Was Always Gothic. Now the World Has Caught Up to Her.
At a moment when other pop stars are flirting with dark spectacle, Gaga’s “Mayhem” tour shows that she has perfected it.
October 17, 2025
What Trump’s War on Sanctuary Cities Is Really About
A movement born in churches to help vulnerable immigrants has become a constitutional battleground in Chicago and Portland, Ore.
October 17, 2025
Taylor Swift Is Our Biggest Cinematic Universe. But the Magic Is Fading.
Pop culture is saturated with franchises, and Swift is the master of creating them. But her marketing is beginning to overtake the music.
October 16, 2025
I Cut Off a Friend Who Was Abusing Her Daughter. What Can I Do for the Child?
I feel I abandoned her.
October 15, 2025
What’s Better Than Carrot Cake? This Sweet Potato Version.
Here, this riff on the classic is more than just a clever trick: It’s a testament to the past.
October 15, 2025
The Ultimate Pilgrimage for the Middle-Aged Skateboarder
One of America’s most iconic ’90s skate spots has now been rebuilt in — of all places — Malmo, Sweden.
October 15, 2025
Five Takeaways From the Magazine’s Profile of Zohran Mamdani
How the Democratic nominee for mayor who has stunned the New York establishment is working to shore up support and sustain his momentum.
October 14, 2025
Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
The story of the man most likely to be the next mayor of New York City — and the promise and peril his ascent poses for the Democratic Party.
October 14, 2025
How Getting Stoned With My Dad Helped Us Heal
It was the therapy we needed, and the fun we deserved, after decades of estrangement.
October 14, 2025
The Rules of Investing Are Being Loosened. Could It Lead to the Next 1929?
A group of financiers is trying to convince the public to invest heavily in private equity and crypto — a risky gambit with some real 1920s vibes.
October 13, 2025
My Liberal Friend Won’t Protest. Do I Drop Her?
I feel like apathy is how we got here in the first place.
October 11, 2025
The Suffix That Tells Us to Ruthlessly Optimize Everything
From game theory to incels, how everything got ‘-maxxed.'
October 11, 2025
Do Spouses Have Mustache Veto Power?
A ruling on a dispute over the limits of facial-hair autonomy.
October 10, 2025
If an Energy Drink Drank an Energy Drink, You’d Get a Celsius
How a turbocharged upstart brand came to threaten Red Bull and Monster’s dominance.
October 10, 2025
Thomas Pynchon Saw Where America Was Headed. What Does He See Now?
The novelist anticipated our bizarre present. How does his latest book hold up in an age of eroding reality?
October 9, 2025
Should I Keep Donating to an Animal Shelter That Treats Employees Badly?
If I stop donating, the animals lose; if I continue, am I enabling questionable practices?
October 8, 2025
Life Got Hard. The Sims Got Easy.
As the daily grind becomes “gamified,” players are nostalgic for older, more chaotic versions of the life simulation game
October 8, 2025
Embrace the Potato Dinner
A former restaurant critic, now on a health journey, finds steady comfort in these spiced stovetop spuds.
October 8, 2025
Lie About Your Age. It’s Fun!
Free, easy and old-fashioned, lying is an anti-aging supplement for the masses.
October 7, 2025
They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ has built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.
October 7, 2025
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
Before the election, we surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. A year later, they’re very, very worried.
October 6, 2025
I’m a Screenwriter. Is It All Right if I Use A.I.?
This new tool has been a game changer.
October 4, 2025
Sen. Alex Padilla Says His Viral Moment Was a Sign of Things to Come
The California politician on his “wake-up call” at an earlier moment of political upheaval, and the one he’s experiencing today.
October 4, 2025
Can Your Spouse Put Limits on Knuckle-Cracking?
A ruling on a dispute over body noises.
October 3, 2025
Is It OK to Talk to My Daughter About Her Weight?
She may be headed for a serious problem. How can we raise this with her without pushing her away?
October 1, 2025
The Case for Laughing With Strangers in the Dark
Hollywood often leaves humor to the TV screen. But months of moviegoing reminded me: A good comedy gets as much out of the theater as any IMAX spectacular.
October 1, 2025
This Classic Sushi Roll Is a Delight to Make at Home
The California roll is so much more than the sum of its parts. It’s also easily made in your kitchen.
October 1, 2025
The L.A. Dodgers Risk Alienating Their Fans or Angering Trump
For decades, the Dodgers have been the pride of L.A.’s Latino community. Trump’s immigration raids are testing that.
October 1, 2025
Five Takeaways About the Culture of Lawlessness in the U.S. Special Forces
Until now, many of the troubling events that took place during the war in Afghanistan have been shrouded in secrecy.
September 30, 2025
Want to Know What Men Are Thinking? Go Get a Haircut.
The version of masculinity you might see getting your hair cut is more complex than the caricature presented in the manosphere.
September 30, 2025
They Celebrated Vigilante Justice on the Battlefield. Then They Brought It Home.
Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons of them, have helped usher in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law.
September 30, 2025
How War-Crime Accusations Against Green Berets Were Denied and Buried
As cases of lawless behavior and extrajudicial killings mounted, the Special Forces had to decide how to respond — and whom to protect.
September 30, 2025
Did a Green Beret Unit Commit One of the Worst U.S. War Crimes in Decades?
In 2012, after a team member was nearly killed, a Special Forces unit went on a rampage that might have been one of the worst war crimes in recent U.S. history.
September 30, 2025
A Green Beret’s Confession Outraged the Military. Then He Found an Ally in Trump.
The president’s pardon of Mathew Golsteyn cut short an investigation into his killing of a man he believed to be a Taliban bombmaker. Was justice served?
September 30, 2025
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views.
September 28, 2025
I’m Concerned About Sweatshops. Should It Change What I Buy?
How to balance a concern for human rights with concern for those who depend on jobs in overseas factories?
September 27, 2025
Sean Penn Let Himself Get Away With Things for 15 Years. Not Anymore.
The actor and instigator is ready for his renaissance.
September 27, 2025
Can You Use Your Spouse as a Hand Towel?
A ruling on a home hygiene dispute.
September 27, 2025
Special Forces Part 4 Fader
Fader for part 4 of the special forces package
September 25, 2025
Special Forces Part 3 Fader
Fader for part 3 of the special forces package
September 25, 2025
The Filmmaker Who Finds the Humanity in History’s ‘Monsters’
Joshua Oppenheimer’s films show the political value of empathy in our polarized age.
September 25, 2025
‘To Catch a Predator’ Ended Almost 20 Years Ago. Its Grim Legacy Lives on.
The flippant humiliation that once coursed through the reality-TV landscape has found a more dynamic environment online, where our hunger for schadenfreude can run wild.
September 24, 2025
This Easy Side Does Double Duty at Dinner
Parsnips dressed in miso and lemon, then topped with arugula and Parmesan can be a glorious accompaniment — or the whole meal.
September 24, 2025
What Disturbing Art Can Teach Us About Our Own Shame and Fear
I found myself drawn to 18th-century sculptures. When I see them, I see myself — a stutterer.
September 23, 2025
What Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Knows About Pain
In “The Smashing Machine,” the actor gives a new kind of performance, one that required him to face his fears.
September 21, 2025
Do I Have to Donate to My Co-Worker’s Divorce Fund?
While I sympathize with her hardship, asking colleagues to contribute to legal expenses for a personal matter feels inappropriate.
September 20, 2025
How Reese Witherspoon Figured Out Who She Really Is
The actor and producer booked her first big role when she was 14 years old. More than 30 years later, she’s an entertainment-industry powerhouse.
September 20, 2025
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Winning the Debate on Climate Change
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, on Putting Oil Profits Into Clean Energy
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, on Getting Past Climate Partisanship
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands, on Leading a Sinking Country
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
President William Ruto of Kenya on Pushing Clean Energy Amid Domestic Unrest
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, on Getting Squeezed by Rising Tides
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
Six World Leaders on Navigating Climate Change, Without the U.S.
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.
September 19, 2025
Should I Watch a TV Show Recommended by My Robot Vacuum?
A ruling on an unusual source of viewing advice.
September 19, 2025
Political Violence Isn’t New. But Something About This Moment Is.
Charlie Kirk’s assassination fits into American history. How does it fit into our politics?
September 19, 2025
With the Em Dash, A.I. Embraces a Fading Tradition
The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for.
September 18, 2025
What Will China’s Green-Tech Ambitions Cost the World?
Laos is just one of the emerging markets where China’s green-tech revolution is installing more than cheap energy.
September 18, 2025
My Friend Is Trying to Convert Me Into a Client. What to Do?
My time for friendships is limited. I’m not inclined to spend it in a commercialized version of one.
September 17, 2025
This Classic French Gratin Is Complete Comfort
Creamy, soul-restoring pommes dauphinoises is just the thing to ease you into transition, be it personal or simply seasonal.
September 17, 2025
Late-Night TV Is Fading. There’s One Part You May Come to Miss.
Most of what late-night talk shows offer has been supplanted by the internet — except for the role of the wry, dispassionate host.
September 16, 2025
It Isn’t Just the U.S. The Whole World Has Soured on Climate Politics.
How do we think about the climate future, now that the era marked by the Paris Agreement has so utterly disappeared?
September 16, 2025
When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer
Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.
September 14, 2025
How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System
Here are the takeaways from The New York Times Times Magazine article on how the cancer-research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.
September 14, 2025
Trump Is Shutting Down the War on Cancer
America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments.
September 14, 2025
My Brother-in-Law Can’t Care for Himself. Do His Siblings Have to Bail Him Out?
He rarely communicates with the family, except when he’s in trouble.
September 13, 2025
What Happened to Cameron Crowe? He Has Answers.
The writer-director made hit after hit movie, until he didn’t. But he doesn’t let it get him down.
September 13, 2025
Is It Cutesy or Abominable to Make Up Random Words?
A ruling on a dispute over shortening “groceries” to “grosh.”
September 12, 2025
The Cost of Performing Childhood for Your Parent’s Art
It’s not quite #MeToo, but a spate of new memoirs is forcing a reckoning on what consent means when your parent is the artist.
September 12, 2025
An Essay Contest Winner Used A.I. Should She Return the $1,000 Award?
What happened should be taken as a wake-up call, rather than a crime scene.
September 10, 2025
Guitar Nerds and Surf Bros Didn’t Want to ‘Get Political.’ Then Came the Tariffs.
In the online niches where people discuss guitars, surfing, makeup and countless other interests, ideology is becoming harder to quarantine.
September 10, 2025
A Jane Austen-Inspired Roast Chicken That’s Remarkably Well Done
A pairing of grapes and red onions makes a classic recipe feel especially current.
September 10, 2025
How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations did nothing. Then they had an idea.
September 10, 2025
How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations did nothing. Then they had an idea.
September 9, 2025
The Best Part of Any Piece of Mail Is the Stamp
These tiny rectangles hold memory and mystery, and they will travel where you will not.
September 9, 2025
What We Know About JPMorgan’s Long Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein
Times reporters combed through thousands of pages of legal and financial records to understand how America’s leading lender enabled the notorious sexual predator.
September 8, 2025
How JPMorgan Financed Jeffrey Epstein
When most people think about Jeffrey Epstein, they think of a sexual-abuse scandal. But it’s also a financial scandal — one in which JPMorgan, the nation’s largest bank, not only enabled Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation but also enriched him while reaping profits for itself. Matthew Goldstein, and a team of other Times journalists, combed through 13,000 documents to explain why.
September 8, 2025
How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein
A Times investigation found that America’s leading bank spent years supporting — and profiting from — the notorious sex offender, ignoring red flags, suspicious activity and concerned executives.
September 8, 2025
I’ve Prepped for Future Disasters. Do I Have to Help Those Who Didn’t?
We can’t be the emergency food bank for everyone, but could we really let others suffer?
September 6, 2025
Brené Brown Doesn’t Want to Be Your Self-Help Guru Anymore
The author and podcaster wants to apply her old ideas about vulnerability and empathy to the workplace.
September 6, 2025
How Has Being Perpetually Single Affected You?
We want to hear from women over the age of 30 who feel as if they have not yet had a meaningful relationship for a New York Times Magazine feature.
September 5, 2025
Can I Give Out Full-Size Candy Bars to Children on Halloween?
A ruling on confectionary etiquette in the haunted season.
September 5, 2025
The Old Climate-Activism Playbook No Longer Works. What Else Can?
Activists are hoping to recreate the magic of 1970’s Earth Day — at a moment when the movement’s future is cloudier than ever.
September 5, 2025
How Anime Took Over America
“Demon Slayer” is just the latest confirmation of how Japan’s once-distinctive animation style has become a global visual language.
September 3, 2025
My Brother’s an Unpleasant Drunk. Can I Cut Him Off?
Life feels too short to keep walking on eggshells around him.
September 3, 2025
A.I. Enters the Museum
Talented artists are using the technology to do what talented artists always will: ask human questions and express human ideas.
September 3, 2025
I Can’t Get Enough of These Easy Cheeseburgers
This jalapeño-packed recipe yields restaurant-quality results from your home kitchen.
September 3, 2025
My Secret for Finding Peace in Traffic
How a lifelong speedster learned to love the right lane.
September 2, 2025
Should I Report My Neighbor’s Animal Abuse?
I feel trapped: afraid of overstepping with unpredictable neighbors, afraid of doing nothing and regretting it.
August 30, 2025
Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a ‘Culture of Fear’
The acclaimed writer has a new memoir, and a warning.
August 30, 2025
Should My Husband Praise My Looks More?
A ruling on how to give and take compliments in a marriage.
August 29, 2025
The Gold Digger Was an Archvillain. Now She’s an Aspiration.
What do men and women really want in our fraught new mating economy?
August 29, 2025
My Father Keeps Forwarding Me Misinformation. How Often Do I Correct Him?
I worry about him. He has fallen prey to scams in the past.
August 27, 2025
Has Your Family Argued About Housing and Inheritance?
We want to hear from you for a New York Times Magazine feature about how much of America’s family wealth is tied up in parents’ homes.
August 27, 2025
Yotam Ottolenghi Tries Not to Lie. But Then He Met This Salad.
This crispy fish recipe is inspired by the roast chicken and bread salad at Zuni Café, a dish that prompted a normally honest man to fib for food.
August 27, 2025
The New Dream Guy Is Beefy, Placid and … Politically Ambiguous
Amid pitched debates about masculinity, the “himbo” stands stoically above it all.
August 27, 2025
What the Bloom After L.A.’s Wildfires Reveals About Our Ecological Future
Many of Southern California’s plants and animals evolved with fire as part of their life cycles. Can they weather the worsening fires to come?
August 26, 2025
Ditch the Grocery Store. Join the Barter Economy. Change Your Life.
A simple exchange of goods can lead to more than you initially bargain for.
August 26, 2025
What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?
Men in the United States live around five years less than women. One clinic is trying to persuade men that getting checked out could save their life.
August 25, 2025
How a Ritzy L.A. Enclave Learned a Bitter Lesson About the Limits of Its Wealth
Calabasas residents thought it would be easy to keep wildfire ash from being trucked to their local landfill. They were wrong.
August 24, 2025
A Troubled Colleague Asked For My Help. How Much Do I Have to Take On?
He says he has no one else.
August 23, 2025
Jen Hatmaker’s Life Exploded in Middle Age. So She Built a Better One.
“It’s like I woke up halfway through my life.”
August 23, 2025
Is It OK to Request Custom Music in an Uber?
A ruling on how to please all the ears in a ride share.
August 22, 2025
My Relative Insulted My Trans Fiancée. Do I Have to Tolerate Her Intolerance?
This didn’t come from confusion — it felt malevolent.
August 20, 2025
Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)
This summer’s blockbusters leave behind the era of dark, “edgy” champions for heroes who can’t help but listen to their consciences.
August 20, 2025
This Quick Cake Is the Best Way to Use All Your Berries
This easy, generous recipe is the stuff of love affairs.
August 20, 2025
How Georgia Went From the Vanguard of Democracy to the Front Lines of Autocracy
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?
August 20, 2025
How Georgia Went From the Vanguard of Democracy to the Front Lines of Autocracy
How Georgia Went From the Vanguard of Democracy to the Front Lines of Autocracy
August 19, 2025
Going on a Date? Ask for a Binding Contract.
How studying law helped me get over my fear of commitment.
August 19, 2025
Takeaways From the Times’s Investigation Into Syria’s Missing Children
The Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents and hid them in orphanages.
August 18, 2025
The Madden Sisters Don’t Want to Be Institutionalized
Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently. Will coming cuts put that care in jeopardy?
August 18, 2025
They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.
In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite.
August 18, 2025
My Neighbor Gave My Injured Cat Morphine. Can I Blame Her for His Death?
He was such a perfect little guy.
August 16, 2025
This World-Renowned Negotiator Says Trump’s Secret Weapon Is Empathy
Chris Voss on our “dealmaker in chief” and the benefit of approaching life as a deal waiting to be made.
August 16, 2025
Can You Wear Pajamas Through Lunchtime?
A ruling on a dispute over the appropriate time limits for sleepwear.
August 15, 2025
How the Democrats Became the Party That Brings Pencils to a Knife Fight
Will the battle over Texas’ gerrymandering lead to a new era for the party?
August 15, 2025
How Do I Tell My Religious Friend to Stop Inviting Us to Church?
Although I see these invites as well-meaning, they make me deeply uncomfortable.
August 13, 2025
Strawberry Picking Is Thankless Work. That’s What Makes It Worth Watching.
On TikTok Live, workers stream video of themselves doing manual labor, providing glimpses of the human effort that powers our world.
August 13, 2025
They Want You to Get Off Your Couch, and Go Set a World Record
When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are finding it harder than ever to draw a crowd. But it’s still fun to try.
August 13, 2025
Fast, Fresh Lettuce Wraps Feel Special Wherever You Are
This Cantonese dish, a classic on banquet tables, is easy enough to make at home.
August 13, 2025
I’m Not a Friendly Person. That’s My Secret Weapon.
My hometown is indolent and inhospitable, and so am I.
August 12, 2025
Should You Mock Your Partner While He Gives You a Haircut?
A ruling on a home-barbering dispute.
August 11, 2025
I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down
When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t.
August 11, 2025
Do I Tell My Brother That He’s Not Our Dad’s Son?
Despite knowing that my brother wasn’t his, my father has always treated my brother as his own. What happens to his sense of identity if he finds out?
August 9, 2025
The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech
How Jonathan Greenblatt thinks about the line between legitimate protest and anti-Jewish hate.
August 9, 2025
Why Wars Don’t End Anymore
In a pessimistic era, a temporary pause to fighting has become the most anyone is trying to achieve.
August 8, 2025
It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.
How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll.
August 7, 2025
Guinness World Records, hompage slideshow
Guinness World Records, hompage slideshow
August 6, 2025
HP slideshow — Fader — Guinness
HP slideshow — Fader — Guinness
August 6, 2025
My Mom Keeps Pressuring Me to Have Kids. Can I Pretend to Be Infertile?
Now she’s saying that she’ll cut me out of her will if I don’t have a child.
August 6, 2025
How Epstein Mania Finally Let Democrats Talk (and Meme) Like the Right
Hoping to widen the rift between Trump and his supporters, a few Democrats are dabbling in the kind of messaging that usually punches left.
August 6, 2025
Is He Baseball’s Most Brilliant Owner, or a Failure?
Stu Sternberg used quantitative wizardry to turn the Tampa Bay Rays into a perennial contender. But the fans were the one equation he could never solve.
August 6, 2025
These Are the Cookies of My Dreams
These clever raspberry-and-white-chocolate treats are a result of years of trial and error.
August 6, 2025
How Do You Measure a Life? In Caffeinated 5-Hour Bursts
Is it good for you? No. But it’s a reminder that you can’t run forever on borrowed fuel.
August 5, 2025
After 50 Years of Writing, Jamaica Kincaid Insists She’s Still an Amateur
A new, career-spanning essay collection shows how she has never lost touch with the mischievous creativity of her 7-year-old self.
August 5, 2025
Should Forgetful People Be Allowed to Keep Their Phone Silenced?
A ruling on yet another domestic phone-notification dispute.
August 4, 2025
How Trump’s War on Higher Education Is Hitting Community Colleges
Measures intended to punish elite universities are inflicting collateral damage on the nation’s two-year colleges, which educate 40 percent of all undergraduates.
August 4, 2025
Do I Have to Let My Brother Crash With Me Forever?
Am I helping him get on his feet or enabling him to avoid getting the help he needs?
August 2, 2025
Noah Is Still Here
Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort.
July 31, 2025
I Have Always Wondered if My Husband Is Bisexual. Is It OK to Ask Him?
Have I been in a lavender marriage all this time?
July 30, 2025
Why Does Every Summer Need to Be the Summer ‘of’ Something?
American culture is fragmented. But as soon as it starts getting warm, our craving for some kind of shared phenomenon — however silly — kicks into high gear.
July 30, 2025
The Secret to a Great Tomato Salad Is in Your Pantry
A dash of an umami-packed ingredient can change a whole dish as the fish sauce does in this deeply flavored recipe.
July 30, 2025
Do Certain Tattoos Constitute ‘Stolen Valor’?
A ruling on a dispute over a potentially misleading tattoo.
July 29, 2025
No One Ever Said My Name Right. Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić Fixed That.
The N.B.A. is a boon to all of us with ”unpronounceable” monikers.
July 29, 2025
Should I Blow the Whistle in a Hiring Process Biased in My Favor?
Is it right to accept a job when I know the company discriminated against another candidate?
July 26, 2025
Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It
The former U.S. Labor Secretary on how complacency and corporate ties created a “bully in chief.”
July 26, 2025
How Hulk Hogan Leg-Dropped the Digital Media Industry
His lawsuit over a leaked sex tape bankrupted Gawker Media — and helped inspire the American right’s ongoing war on the press.
July 26, 2025
The Conservative Crusade That’s About So Much More Than Epstein
The long history of the right’s obsession with child trafficking means it won’t be easy for Trump to make this story disappear.
July 25, 2025
The Manmade Clouds That Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
Inside a bold — and controversial — effort to cool the water around this beloved ecosystem.
July 25, 2025
Achi
Achi
July 24, 2025
Their Mass Rape Went Unpunished. Four Decades Later, They Fought Back.
Systematically assaulted during Guatemala’s civil war, 36 Mayan women made a final bid for justice.
July 24, 2025
Achi
Achi
July 24, 2025
Rock’s Legends Were Messy. You’d Never Know That From Today’s Movies.
People used to eat up salacious stories of rock ’n’ roll excess. Now they’re the last thing filmmakers want to touch.
July 24, 2025
How Do I Tell My Rich Friends to Stop Talking About Fleeing the Country?
How do you tell a friend that you’re tired of having the same conversation over and over?
July 23, 2025
What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?
A growing body of evidence suggests she might have survived into old age — which would entirely change the story of America’s most iconic Native forebear.
July 23, 2025
This Free-Form Pie Is Full of Treasures
Peak-season plums star in this gorgeous pastry, inspired by southwest France.
July 23, 2025
I Don’t Know if I Believe in God, but I Believe in Gospel Music
How music convinced a religious skeptic to rethink faith.
July 22, 2025
The Trouble With Wanting Men
Women are so fed up with dating men that the phenomenon even has a name: heterofatalism. So what do we do with our desire?
July 21, 2025
What Would a Real Friendship With A.I. Look Like? Maybe Like Hers.
Chatbots can get scary if you suspend your disbelief. But MJ Cocking didn’t — and wound up in a relationship that was strangely, helpfully real.
July 20, 2025
Is It Fair for a Doctor’s Mom to Get Faster Emergency-Room Care?
What would probably have been a five-hour ordeal for most took less than 70 minutes.
July 19, 2025
Sandra Oh Knows What’s Great About Middle Age
The actress discusses discrimination in Hollywood, what she’s learned about herself in her 50s and her iconic role on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
July 19, 2025
Should You Silence Your Phone Around Your Spouse?
A ruling on how to handle a notification-ding imbalance in a marriage.
July 18, 2025
I Found My Daughter’s Pregnancy Test. Should I Have Told My Wife?
I wanted to honor my daughter’s privacy about her sex life.
July 16, 2025
Everyone’s Obsessed With True Crime. Even Prisoners Like Me.
As the genre has boomed on cable, the incarcerated have found themselves watching more and more of it.
July 16, 2025
Ari Aster, Hollywood’s Master of Dread, Is Afraid of Everything
The man behind some of the 21st century’s most unsettling films takes his own anxiety and puts it onscreen.
July 16, 2025
I’ve Dreamed of This Salad for Over a Decade. Now, It’s Yours.
Sweet-tart, generous and full of contrasts, this adapted restaurant dish is just the thing for sun-drenched weeks.
July 16, 2025
What My Bitcoin-Obsessed, Nudes-Chasing Hacker Taught Me About Friendship
When my Instagram account was compromised, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, others did.
July 15, 2025
He Claims He’s the ‘Sports Betting King.’ What Are the Odds?
Mazi VS has become a major influencer by flaunting his expensive lifestyle and his big-winning wagers. Other gamblers say he can’t be what he seems.
July 13, 2025
The Guy I’m Dating Wants Us to Be Exclusive. Do I Have to Agree?
Pressure and trust issues made me skeptical of monogamy.
July 12, 2025
The Grody-Patinkin Family Is a Mess. People Love It.
The couple, successful artists married for 45 years, reflect on their newfound TikTok fame.
July 12, 2025
What Should Happen When You Spill Blueberries at the Store?
A ruling on a moral dilemma at the supermarket.
July 11, 2025
Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Benjamin Netanyahu
Prolonging the Gaza war helped the Israeli prime minister forestall a political reckoning.
July 11, 2025
How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power
Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.
July 11, 2025
My In-Laws Are Hoarders. Should I Secretly Call the Authorities?
They refuse to get help to clean it out or even discuss it.
July 9, 2025
The ‘Sex and the City’ Resurgence Has a Secret Ingredient: Contempt
The show’s sequel, now in its third season, subjects beloved characters to a parade of humiliations. It’s oddly captivating.
July 9, 2025
A Tzatziki With More Heft and Punch
This tangy take on the classic lets the cucumbers and yogurt shine.
July 9, 2025
What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A.
The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.
July 8, 2025
Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A.
How the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dismantling the agency.
July 8, 2025
What’s to Love About the New Jersey Turnpike? Everything.
Get on this highway and take a drive straight into science fiction.
July 8, 2025
How a Show About Truly Terrible People Became the Defining American Sitcom
Over the last 20 years, television has changed, but the malignant narcissists of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” have not.
July 7, 2025
My Cancer Might Be Genetic. Should I Tell My Relatives?
We’re eligible for screening, but I don’t want anyone to panic.
July 5, 2025
The Head of NATO Thinks President Trump ‘Deserves All the Praise’
Mark Rutte has only good things to say about President Trump and his impact on the world stage.
July 5, 2025
Should Your Dog Eat in Your Bed?
A ruling on the limits of canine snacking locations.
July 4, 2025
27 Kid-Approved Summer Adventures
Need ideas for how your family can make this the best summer ever? These kids have some enthusiastic recommendations.
July 3, 2025
Democrats Denied This City Had a Gang Problem. The Truth Is Complicated.
Trump’s claim that Venezuelan criminals took over Aurora, Colorado, became a rationale for his immigration crackdown. What really happened there?
July 3, 2025
A Woman in My Book Club Never Reads the Books. Can I Expose Her?
She reads reviews online and passes off the opinions as her own.
July 2, 2025
The Trick to Watching the Tour de France? Ignore the Stars.
Netflix’s new docuseries tries to wring drama from the best cyclists. But the real poetry is found among the riders surrounding them.
July 2, 2025
Summer Is Delightfully Messy. So Is This Simple Peach Dessert.
This joyous take on peaches and cream invites digging in with abandon.
July 2, 2025
Illness Took My Mother’s Independence, but It Gave Us Something Precious
An immune condition changed my mom’s life — and taught us to see art differently.
July 1, 2025
Seven Chaotic Months in the Life of a New Federal Judge
Amir Ali joined the D.C. Federal District Court just weeks before Trump took office. It’s been tumultuous ever since.
June 30, 2025
Is It Wrong to Push Ozempic on My Spouse?
He’s very sensitive about his weight.
June 28, 2025
Is There a Right Way to Use a Gift Card?
A ruling about the value of free money at an overpriced grocery store.
June 27, 2025
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination.
June 27, 2025
An 18-Year-Old Prodigy May Be Darts’ First Global Superstar
Luke Littler, the world’s best pro darts player, is just 18 — and he’s helping put his sport on the map.
June 26, 2025
Do I Need to Subscribe to My Friend’s Substack Newsletter?
They’ve made it clear that my support as a paid subscriber is expected.
June 25, 2025
The Weapon That Terrorizes Ukrainians by Night
How Russia’s terrifying long-range drone program has brought about a deadly new phase in the war.
June 25, 2025
Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron?
Ads for consumer A.I. are struggling to imagine how the product could improve your day — unless you’re a barely functioning idiot.
June 25, 2025
Too Much Zucchini? This Salad Can Save the Day
This simple salad, a riff on a Southern classic, turns a bumper crop burden into a boon.
June 25, 2025
This Reviled Pest Is the Unsung Hero of Every Major City in the World
The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins.
June 24, 2025
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art
The advent of A.I. has shocked me into questioning my relationship with art. Will humans still be able to draw for a living?
June 23, 2025
Should Your Home Feel Like a Hospital? Or a Theater?
A ruling on a dispute over lighting temperature.
June 21, 2025
Can I Use Sick Leave if I’m Not Actually Sick?
Are sick days a benefit I’m free to use however I want?
June 21, 2025
Andrew Schulz, ‘Podcast Bro,’ Might Be America’s Foremost Political Journalist
The comedian and host has a huge audience and many thoughts on what podcasters like him are responsible for now.
June 21, 2025
Trump Got the Fight He Wanted. Did It Turn Out the Way He Expected?
The president’s clashes with Los Angeles over immigration were a decade in the making — and their outcome remains unclear.
June 21, 2025
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June 20, 2025
Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?
A number of companies are building A.I. apps for patients to talk to when human therapists aren’t available.
June 20, 2025
What to Know About the Transgender Rights Movement’s Supreme Court Gamble
A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.
June 19, 2025
A Zombie Apocalypse Infected by Brexit, the Manosphere and Trump
“28 Years Later” leaps forward through time — into a world that has changed in worrisome parallel to ours.
June 19, 2025
How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost
The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.
June 19, 2025
The House Next Door Has Black Mold. Do I Tell Potential Tenants?
The issue was serious enough to cause health issues for the previous residents.
June 18, 2025
A.I. Can Already See You in Ways You Can’t See Yourself
Some of the technology's most startling new abilities lie in its perception of humans.
June 17, 2025
A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You.
In a few key areas, humans will be more essential than ever.
June 17, 2025
Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
Either way, let’s not be in denial about it.
June 16, 2025
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past?
June 16, 2025
Should I Tell My Sister What Our Brother Did to Me?
I long to share my story with someone I love who might understand.
June 14, 2025
Lisa Murkowski Says ‘It’s Dangerous for Us in the Legislative Branch’
The senator from Alaska reflects on her many years in Washington and what is happening in the country right now.
June 14, 2025
He Has Months Left. His Son Hopes an A.I. Version of Him Can Live On.
After Peter Listro was diagnosed with blood cancer, his family decided to make a virtual avatar they can talk to after his death.
June 13, 2025
Is There a Wrong Way to Make Paella?
A ruling on how to properly prepare the iconic Spanish dish.
June 13, 2025
Can You Ever Really Know a Person? Biographers Keep Trying.
Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability.
June 13, 2025
Five Key Discoveries in the Family Tree of Pope Leo XIV
We went back 500 years and found his connection to some fascinating people.
June 12, 2025
The Family Tree of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV
This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the best-known research as of the time of publication. Design by Nick Sheedy.
June 12, 2025
We Traced Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Back 500 Years. Here’s What We Found.
Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.
June 11, 2025
I Had an Affair With a Politician Who Denies Being Gay. Do I Keep His Secret?
Is what happened between us my story to tell?
June 11, 2025
The Strange Rise of the Before-and-After Tragedy Meme
Online, people pair ordinary bits of video with news of the life-changing shocks that followed. It can be unnerving — or surprisingly moving.
June 11, 2025
How a D.C. Prep-School Kid Became Hollywood’s Most Dependable Bruiser
Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters.
June 11, 2025
The Spaghetti ‘Pretty Much Every Kid Loves’
Spaghetti Napolitan, a Japanese favorite that’s stained and seasoned with ketchup, grows up — just a little.
June 11, 2025
Why the MAGA Right Became Obsessed With the Romanian Election
It started with a Russian influence campaign and a canceled vote. Then the American right showed up.
June 10, 2025
I Tried to Avoid Administrative Work. Writing a Novel Was a Poor Way to Do So.
Nothing more quickly catapulted me into real life than my project to escape it.
June 10, 2025
Misty Copeland Changed Ballet. Now She’s Ready to Move On.
The American Ballet Theater’s first Black female principal dancer on everything she’s fought for and the decision to end her historic career with the company.
June 7, 2025
Is It OK to Earn Rental Income From an ICE Holding Facility?
What are the ethics of receiving money from an entity you consider kind of evil?
June 6, 2025
Can Your Spouse Copy Your Snacks?
A ruling on whether originality matters when hunger strikes.
June 6, 2025
A Professor Was Fired for Her Politics. Is That the Future of Academia?
Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.
June 6, 2025
The Mind-Blowing Second Coming of the Oklahoma City Thunder
How one of the N.B.A.’s scrappiest teams came to dominate the league.
June 5, 2025
I Think My Son Is Gay. Should I Talk to Him About Coming Out?
I’d love to be able to have honest conversations about what he’s going through.
June 4, 2025
Reality TV Has a New Recipe for Success: Trauma
Bravo shows used to give us frothy gossip and drunken squabbles. Now they’re toying with unsettling new dramatic engines: abuse, assault and victimization.
June 4, 2025
This Easy Dinner Merges Histories (and Fish and Couscous)
This simple recipe, full of spiced, tomato-y flavor, is rich with culinary influences.
June 4, 2025
In the Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising
Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre.
June 3, 2025
Skin Cancer Made Me Nocturnal. It Was Illuminating.
How the earth’s rotation taught me to find peace in the face of death.
June 3, 2025
The Restaurant Where Trump Acolytes Go to See and Be Seen
Right-wing insiders, caviar bumps and protests at Butterworth’s, a new Capitol Hill restaurant.
June 2, 2025
Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or cruelty?
June 1, 2025
Five Things to Know About Assisted Dying in Canada
Canada’s MAID law, which expanded the right to die to people without a terminal illness, raises ethical and medical dilemmas.
June 1, 2025
Miley Cyrus Told Us to Ask Her Anything
The Grammy-winning singer on overcoming child stardom, accepting her parents and being in control.
May 31, 2025
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May 30, 2025
I’m Selling My Condo. Do I Tell Buyers What’s Being Used on the Lawn?
My homeowner’s association uses toxic landscaping products.
May 30, 2025
Do You Need to Send a Holiday Card to Receive One?
A ruling on what it takes to get knocked off the list.
May 30, 2025
Middle Schoolers Welcome Tiny Eels After a 1,000-Mile Journey
Each spring small, transparent (and surprisingly cute) baby eels make their way up the Hudson River. Student scientists are there to count them.
May 30, 2025
A Friend Bought Crypto for My Newborn Baby. Do I Have to Hold on to It?
He’s a crypto bro, and I am extremely skeptical.
May 28, 2025
What I Learned Trying to Spend a Year Celibate
Giving up sex was both harder and more rewarding than I could have imagined.
May 28, 2025
Rice Krispies Treats Are Good. This Version Is Transcendent.
A New York bakery’s riff on the childhood favorite adds pistachios, halvah and a little sophistication.
May 28, 2025
How to Hide a 350-Foot Megayacht
Russian oligarchs use the offshore system to shield their luxury assets. The Trump administration is ending an effort to find and seize them.
May 27, 2025
The Unparalleled Daily Miracle of Tap Water
Paying closer attention to what was coming out of my faucet changed the way I see the world.
May 27, 2025
Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?
I have many guy friends. Why don’t we hang out more?
May 25, 2025
Does My Spouse Get a Say in Whether to Carry an Unplanned Pregnancy?
We already have three kids; my husband doesn’t want a fourth. How much do I have to take his concerns into account when I don’t share them?
May 23, 2025
Can You Enter Your Spouse’s Office Pantsless?
A ruling on a work-from-home dilemma.
May 23, 2025
Tom Cruise Understands Something Crucial About Stunts. (And Movies.)
His intense devotion to doing his own stunt work can seem pathological. But it’s part of a more charming devotion to moviegoing itself.
May 23, 2025
This Filipino Chicken Soup Heals and Restores
The gingery, sweet heat of chicken tinola rewards patience.
May 22, 2025
Should I Retire if My Fellow Federal Employees Are Facing Layoffs?
I’m eligible for retirement, but I love my job. Can I keep working?
May 21, 2025
Can You Shield Your Child From Modern Video Games?
What if it’s in the name of making them appreciate how cool they are?
May 21, 2025
Hollywood Figured Out How to Adapt Video Games. I Wish It Hadn’t.
Polished adaptations like “The Last of Us” and “Minecraft” lack the awkward charm of the genre’s early years.
May 21, 2025
Are Bicycle Bells Passive-Aggressive?
A ruling on the best way to boss pedestrians around from the saddle.
May 20, 2025
My Father Prosecuted History’s Crimes. Then He Died in One.
He was a Nazi hunter — and was killed in the Lockerbie bombing. What does it mean to seek justice for his death?
May 20, 2025
The Rebellious Instrument That Gave Latin Music Its Swing
When life gets loud, let the rhythm get louder.
May 20, 2025
Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.
Long regarded as two versions of the same populist phenomenon, they’re now clearly two different stories — each with its own cautionary tale.
May 19, 2025
My Parents Expected to Be Retired. Instead, They Are Raising My Sister’s Kids.
My mom and dad joined the millions of Americans who parent their children’s children — a beautiful responsibility that comes at a high cost.
May 18, 2025
Rutger Bregman Wants to Save Elites From Their Wasted Lives
The historian is on a mission to get the best and brightest out of their lucrative jobs and into morally ambitious work.
May 17, 2025
‘Gimme’: A Word That Explains the President’s Worldview
The term helps explain why he sees little difference between accepting a putt and accepting a plane.
May 17, 2025
Facebook Enables Extremist Views. Should I Quit and Risk Losing My Friends There?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when you’re conflicted about using a service you may rely on.
May 16, 2025
Is It Ethical to Buy Used Books and Music?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what consumers owe to artists.
May 14, 2025
Chinese Manufacturers Have Been Turning to TikTok Diplomacy
The flow of video between China and the United States raises strange possibilities — whether national image-making or hawking consumer goods.
May 14, 2025
I Can’t Stop Thinking About These Dinner Rolls
You won’t mind filling up on these airy, steamy buns for a single second.
May 14, 2025
They Invented the Game. Will They Be Allowed to Play It in the Olympics?
Lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, on American soil. Why won’t the I.O.C. let Indigenous North American teams compete?
May 13, 2025
How the Rubik’s Cube Taught Me to Be a Better Parent
Having children means being a puzzle-solver in ways big and small.
May 13, 2025
Can Whitney Wolfe Herd Make Us Love Dating Apps Again?
The Bumble CEO has returned to run the struggling company she founded, and says she has a plan for getting Gen Z back.
May 10, 2025
I Saw a Neighbor on the Sex-Offender Registry. Should I Tell Others?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to disclose information about a neighbor on the sex-offender registry.
May 9, 2025
The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.
May 8, 2025
What to Know About Bill Gates’s Plans to End His Foundation
The billionaire philanthropist says he will accelerate his giving — but then dissolve his organization in 20 years, decades earlier than he originally planned.
May 8, 2025
Why Do More Police Officers Die by Suicide Than in the Line of Duty?
His friend and fellow cop killed himself. Then he nearly became a statistic as well. Why do more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty?
May 8, 2025
Is It Colonialism When Europeans Retire in Cheaper Countries?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the impact of making another country your home in retirement.
May 7, 2025
There’s No ‘Undo’ Button for Extinct Species
When one company proclaimed it had brought back the dire wolf, the response was joyous. But de-extinction remains a dangerous fantasy.
May 7, 2025
Can Trump Turn Back the Economic Clock?
The president thinks he can return America to manufacturing glory — but the cycles of economic history are hard to break.
May 7, 2025
A Smoky Salad That Captures Asparagus’s Sultry Side
Asparagus runs on its own schedule. Make the most of it with this simple recipe.
May 7, 2025
The Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives
Parents try everything to influence their children. But new research suggests brothers and sisters have their own profound impact.
May 6, 2025
No One Will Ever Love Me Like Rotisserie Chicken Does
The cheap, glorious, globally available comfort food that taught me who I am.
May 6, 2025
Ocean Vuong Was Ready to Kill. Then a Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
The poet and novelist on the real reason he became a writer.
May 3, 2025
Our Idea of Happiness Has Gotten Shallow. Here’s How to Deepen It.
We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well.
May 3, 2025
My Husband Fears Political Violence. Should We Buy a Gun?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to purchase a weapon now to protect against future potential threats.
May 2, 2025
What (Actually) Brings Teens Joy?
We asked dozens of them about where they find tiny doses of happiness.
May 2, 2025
American Greats Top 5
These five people will be on the list regardless.
May 2, 2025
What (Actually) Brings Teens Joy?
We asked dozens of them about where they find tiny doses of happiness.
May 2, 2025
My Miserable Week in the ‘Happiest Country on Earth’
For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?
May 2, 2025
How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding
Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won’t figure it out alone.
May 1, 2025
Can You Skip Chores to Post Online?
What level of artistic creation would warrant leaving a mess behind?
April 30, 2025
What Makes You Happy? Take Our Quiz.
There are two kinds. Which kind of daily pleasure are you seeking?
April 30, 2025
Can I Use A.I. to Look Better Online?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on posting artificially generated photos of oneself on social media.
April 30, 2025
Forget Grotesque Sights. David Cronenberg Does Grotesque Desires.
“The Shrouds,” the director’s latest, underlines the central difference between his films and all the “body horror” that has come in their wake.
April 30, 2025
How to Make a Salad for the Road, the French Way
The legume stars in a reliable anytime salad that takes well to travel and whatever’s in the fridge.
April 30, 2025
How Interviewing Your Own Family Can Change Your Life
My dad thought his father died in a Vietnamese prison. A recorded family history revealed the truth.
April 29, 2025
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard for How to Be Happy
Tips from experts, astronauts and Cher on finding bliss.
April 28, 2025
Isabel Allende Understands How Fear Changes a Society
The beloved author left Chile at a time of great turmoil and has longed for the nation of her youth ever since.
April 26, 2025
What the Pope Told Me About Politics
My brief tour with Pope Francis, the diplomat of our times.
April 26, 2025
My ‘Natural’ Hairdresser Uses Synthetic Chemicals. Can I Leave a Bad Review?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on responding to a small-business owner’s misleading claims.
April 25, 2025
What Constitutes Cheating at Wordle?
A ruling on the use of friends’ “Wordle skeletons” to solve the puzzle.
April 25, 2025
My Boyfriend Has a Husband. Should I Tell Him About Us?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on navigating the dynamics of multiple open marriages.
April 24, 2025
They Stole a Quarter-Billion in Crypto and Got Caught Within a Month
How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime.
April 24, 2025
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump Make More Sense Together Than You Think
The official Instagram announcement ritual felt odd, but the pairing might not be.
April 23, 2025
The Most Luxurious Use of Eggs, by Way of Japan
Chawanmushi, a Japanese half-custard half-flan, treats the humble staples as the lavish ingredients they’ve always been.
April 23, 2025
My Son Has a Rare Syndrome. So I Turned to the Internet.
Social media became a place of both solace and torment. How much was mine to share?
April 22, 2025
When Real Life Calls for a Cheesy Rom-Com Gesture
The big boombox moments in Hollywood films are cliché. Yet they can also sustain love in real life.
April 22, 2025
How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.
April 20, 2025
Nate Bargatze Doesn’t Mind if You Think He’s an Idiot
The stand-up comic discusses having a magician for a father, the challenge of mainstream comedy and his aspirations to build the next Disneyland.
April 19, 2025
Can We Ask a Disabled Woman to Leave Our Pickleball Group?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to exclude a player who can’t keep up.
April 18, 2025
How Gross Can Guys Get in the Kitchen?
A ruling on two connected food-handling disputes.
April 18, 2025
Lawyer Up? Increasingly, Americans Won’t, or Can’t.
It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.
April 17, 2025
Is It Wrong to Remove a Card From Monopoly?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on altering board games to teach children ethical behavior.
April 16, 2025
Why the White House Started Making Deportation Cartoons
The Trump administration hasn’t yet delivered huge deportation numbers — but it is using the internet to provide regular deportation spectacles.
April 16, 2025
A Chicken à la King That’s Actually Fit for a King
The midcentury classic is still relevant — even worth celebrating — today.
April 16, 2025
The Techno-Utopians Who Want to Colonize the Sea
Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.
April 15, 2025
5 Takeaways From New Research About A.D.H.D.
Scientists who study the condition are wrestling with some fundamental questions about the way we define and treat it.
April 13, 2025
Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong?
With diagnoses at a record high, some experts have begun to question our assumptions about the condition — and how to treat it.
April 13, 2025
Ramy Youssef Is Just Trying to Be ‘Emotionally Correct’
The creator and comedian discusses his penchant for self-reflection, how politics fits into his work and why he’s not interested in representing anyone but himself.
April 12, 2025
How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
What explains the Trump administration’s radical reversal toward Moscow?
April 12, 2025
My Girlfriend Keeps Looking Through My Phone. Should We Break Up?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on device privacy in relationships.
April 11, 2025
Can You Force Your Children to Watch ‘Star Wars’ Stuff?
A ruling on a family pizza-night dispute.
April 11, 2025
Secret Tunnels, Bunkers and Arsenals: The ‘Panic Industry’ Is Booming
Fortifying the American home has become big business, selling an endless supply of paranoia.
April 10, 2025
Why America Should Sprawl
The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.
April 10, 2025
Our Gardener Wants to Avoid Taxes. Should We Pay Him in Cash?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to help a worker reduce his tax burden.
April 9, 2025
‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ Has Its Title Backward
This dating show isn’t about farmers looking for women. It’s about the agrarian fantasy that has women dreaming of farms.
April 9, 2025
This Easter Roast Is a Low-Effort, High-Reward Show Stopper
A slow-cooked lamb shoulder makes an impressive centerpiece for seasonal celebrations.
April 9, 2025
How Do You Rebuild a Place Like the Palisades?
It was an idyllic pocket of Los Angeles where people knew their neighbors — and homes sold for $5 million. The fire ignited competing visions for its future.
April 8, 2025
The Truth About Soap Operas!!!
Storytelling boiled down to the bare essentials.
April 8, 2025
How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom
The reality of being a contractor includes labor shortages, brutal competition and low, low margins.
April 7, 2025
This Is the Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write
For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?
April 6, 2025
Bill Murray Says He’s Not the Man He Used to Be
The actor talks about his new film “The Friend,” his jerky past and what he doesn’t get about himself.
April 5, 2025
Can Rich Parents Make Special Requests at a Public School?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on who deserves preferential access to a public good.
April 4, 2025
A Cake With Nothing to Hide
A light, classic coconut cake in all its old-fashioned glory.
April 4, 2025
The Strange Allure of Watching Other People Tear Up Their Homes
D.I.Y. influencers indulge our most ambitious housing fantasies — and cash in on them.
April 4, 2025
The Life and Death of a Block Destroyed By the L.A. Fires
A block is more than just houses — it’s one of our most basic forms of community. This is the story of what’s lost when a whole block burns.
April 4, 2025
Is Hawaiian Pizza a ‘Classic’?
Judge John Hodgman rules on Canada's most infamous culinary export.
April 4, 2025
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Home Influencers by Amy X. Wang. Photographs by Maggie Shannon.
April 3, 2025
Can Male Authors Publish Books Under Female Names?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what is acceptable when trying to increase book sales.
April 2, 2025
Their Influencer Parents Used Them as Content. Are They Being Used Again Now?
The same children who were fodder for family influencers have become uneasy fodder for streaming documentaries.
April 2, 2025
The Case for Telling Total Strangers to Shut Up
Reminding others how to behave in public is a civic duty.
April 1, 2025
Megyn Kelly Is Embracing Her Bias and Rejecting the ‘Old Rules’
The former Fox News and current YouTube host on her professional evolution, conservative media and why she endorsed Trump.
March 29, 2025
We Are All Living in George Orwell’s World Now
He is easy to quote, but what would the iconoclastic British socialist really have thought about politics today?
March 29, 2025
My Teenage Son Has a Girlfriend. Do Her Parents Need to Know?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what parents owe to other parents.
March 28, 2025
Can You Clip Your Nails While You’re on the Phone?
Can you clip your nails while you’re talking on the phone? What if it’s a lawyer?
March 27, 2025
Wo begräbt man einen Nazi?
Während in Deutschland rechte Kräfte erstarken, hadert das Land noch mit seiner faschistischen Vergangenheit — und mit dem Umgang mit deren Überresten.
March 27, 2025
Unburying the Remains of the Third Reich
As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.
March 27, 2025
Can I Hold Stock in a Company if I Loathe the C.E.O.’s Politics?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on investing your money ethically.
March 26, 2025
How Analytics Marginalized Baseball’s Superstar Pitchers
Why has pro baseball made it so hard for today’s pitchers to achieve greatness?
March 26, 2025
The Lusciousness of a Long-Simmered Chicken Stew
With Ecuadorean “seco,” one cook finds a way to connect to the culture of her ancestors.
March 26, 2025
The Comedian Who Anticipated Our Reality-Bent World
A new documentary shows how Andy Kaufman’s upside-down world of anti-comedy prefigured our own.
March 25, 2025
Howie Rose Is the Sportscaster Mets Fans Deserve
Amid a changing game, the voice of the Mets since 1995 has anchored its fans to a shared identity.
March 25, 2025
Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson Thinks Compassion for Our Parents Can Be a Trap
The clinical psychologist explains the demands of “emotionally immature” parents, the impact it has on their children and the freedom of saying “no.”
March 22, 2025
What Was That Strange Asian Child Doing in the ‘Severance’ Office?
This season introduced Miss Huang — and used her as a visual shorthand for a longstanding American anxiety.
March 22, 2025
The Strange, Post-Partisan Popularity of the Unabomber
When Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto appeared 30 years ago, the internet was brand-new. Now his dark vision is finding fans who don’t remember life before the iPhone.
March 22, 2025
I Need an Egg Donor. Can I Ask a Former Student?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on navigating the power dynamics of a life-altering request.
March 21, 2025
Judge John Hodgman on Proper Lego-Sorting
Must sets be kept intact, or should chaos reign?
March 20, 2025