This Time, Bob Woodward Gets It Right
The Watergate journalist has taken a lot of hits—including from me. In his new Biden chronicle, War, he’s at his best.
The Wellness Industry Is Manifesting a Quantum World
Physics has become strangely entangled with alternative health practices.
Photos of the Week: Monkey Blessing, Gondola Crossing, Ocean Odyssey
The aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida, restoration efforts in the Vatican, a beachside air show in California, a historical autumn fair in England, cranberry harvesting in Massachusetts, and much more
Point Nemo, the Most Remote Place on Earth
It’s the farthest place in the world from land. A lot seems to be going on there.
The Russia Hoax Is Still Not a Hoax
So much for “America First.”
The Most Miraculous—And Overlooked—Type of Milk
Shelf-stable milk is a miracle of food science that Americans just won’t drink.
The Trap of Making a Trump Biopic
The Apprentice aims to avoid politics—and ends up being a shallow, murky portrait.
Hezbollah Waged War Against the People of My Country
I won’t mourn or celebrate its leader’s death.
Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right’s New Reality
The site formerly known as Twitter has become the center of a fantastical political culture.
I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is
What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.
What the White House Is Doing on Reddit
The move is about the site’s evolution, but also that of the broader social-media environment.
The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard
Less than a century ago, many New Englanders were in a similar position to the Appalachian communities devastated by Helene.
How Lore Segal Saw the World in a Nutshell
Whether in novels or her long-running book group, the émigré author, who died this week at 96, was driven by empathy above all.
Kamala Harris’s Muted Message on Mass Deportation
The Democrat’s sense of vulnerability on the immigration issue may explain why she’s been reticent about Trump’s drastic plan.
Public Health Has a Blueberry-Banana Problem
Donald Trump says vapes can help Americans quit smoking. He’s right.
Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024
Winning and honored images from the annual competition produced by the Natural History Museum in London
Get Off the Family Plan
For true satisfaction in life, you should feel you’ve fully earned your success.
It Could All Come Down to North Carolina
The state has voted for a Democratic president once since the 1970s. Is it finally the year?
Florida’s Risky Bet
Hurricane Milton was a test of the state’s coasts, which have everything to recommend them, except the growing risk of flooding.
Melania Really Doesn’t Care
Her new memoir is a master class in how selective attention and empathy can insulate someone from the pains that trouble the rest of us.