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Introducing: How to Age Up
The science around aging is expanding, but are our cultural narratives keeping up?
Finally, SNL Gets a Little Weird
Lady Gaga’s talent for the absurd worked well for the show.
The Court Hummed With Suitors
A poem
J. D. Vance Finally Found a Use for the Vice Presidency
The VP has made social media into a vehicle for his ascent.
Move Fast and Destroy Democracy
Silicon Valley’s titans have decided that ruling the digital world is not enough.
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.
A Novel About a Father’s Choice
Culture and entertainment musts from Shane Harris
Trump’s Erratic Economic Policies
The president has rattled the markets and prompted warnings of a possible recession.
The War Over Daylight Saving Time
A reading list for lovers and haters of the tradition
Wait, Who Is Posting Those Unflattering J. D. Vance Memes?
The online right is trolling one of its own.
The Great Salt Shake-Up
Why has kosher salt replaced table salt in American pantries?
Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’
Putin Won
The Russian dictator has bent the world, including the United States, to his vision.
Trump’s Crypto Reserve Is Really Happening
Now what?
Trump Is Offering Putin Another Munich
Hitler didn’t want a peace deal, and neither does Putin.
Is DOGE Losing Steam?
The Department of Government Efficiency lives. But Donald Trump is reining in Elon Musk.
Mickey 17 Is Sad, Strange, and So Much Fun
Bong Joon Ho’s first film after Parasite is another satire, this time with a delirious sci-fi veneer.
The Pentagon’s DEI Panic
What are the nation’s warfighters so afraid of?
America Is Botching Measles
Vaccination is the only way to prevent measles infection, a fact the Trump administration has downplayed.
The Place of Politics in Fiction
Should novelists write the world as it is or as it should be?