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Don’t Mention the Coup!

The memory of January 6 vanishes from Trump’s new Washington.

The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine

A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.

The Golden Globes Got a Little Weird With It

The 2025 winners were all over the map, portending a wide-open awards season.

Nikki Glaser Came Prepared

At the Golden Globes, the comedian put her roastmaster experience to good use—if you listened closely.

Against Guilty History

Settler-colonial should be a description, not an insult.

A Novel to Help You Slow Down

Culture and entertainment musts from Kristen V. Brown

The Power of the Mental Workout

Reading, puzzles, and physical activity strengthen the mind in different ways.

How Mike Johnson Kept His Speakership

Plus: Are any of Trump’s Cabinet picks in trouble?

American Realism

A short story

The Gorgeous, Unglamorous Work of Freedom

Notes from an “actualist” on what liberation requires

Yes, the Law Can Still Constrain Trump

It’s not a magic wand to save America—but neither is it entirely useless.

Americans Need to Party More

We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.

Coffee’s Grip on America

Inflation hardly hampered Americans’ love of buying the beverage.

Bad News for Trump’s Legislative Agenda

The Republicans barely elected Mike Johnson as speaker of the House.

How ‘the End’ Helps Us Find New Beginnings

Contemplating death at the start of a new year

What Taylor Swift Understands About Love

Her songs tell us that it’s okay to be hungry for joy and romance.

Georgia O’Keeffe at Home

Inside the painter’s life in New Mexico

Thermometers Are Hot Garbage

Just use your hand instead!

Photos of the Week: Flaming Barrels, Flour Battles, Debutante Kisses

A Christmas carnival in Nigeria, New Year’s Eve fireworks around the world, a Polar Bear Plunge in New York, a photogenic archway in California, and much more