Abortion and women in America: what the data tells us
The Supreme Court’s abortion ruling will have a stark impact. Here’s why
Pro-Putin biker gang rides into EU sanctions roadblock
Move against the Night Wolves is the latest measure targeting the Ukraine war’s proponents and propagandists
How two L.A. COVID swindlers dodged the FBI and joined the European jet set
This year’s hottest vacation? Working as a Wild West ranch-hand
Guest ranches have never been busier — but why are tourists forking out to do hard physical labour?
It’s Not Summer Without a Pancake Maestro
Vacations and guests mean big breakfasts and a starring role for a motivated flipper
Harvey Weinstein, Charlie Rose and me
Reflections on breaking the culture of silence
Crime Fighters Get Absurd When Naming Their Investigations, From ‘Circling Vultures’ to ‘Angry Birds’
Law-enforcement types say there is an art to finding monikers that go with their probes; ‘I felt like an idiot’
Bennifer’: A Fusion of Names That Fascinate the Public
Celebrity couples have been given combined names since long before Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
How Africa can rethink its relationship with the west
Three books argue for a better understanding of the continent’s demographic and social diversity
In Baseball, Sometimes a Stat’s Value Lies in the Passion It Stokes
The easily understood ‘exit velocity’ metric helps drive fans’ conversations, even if it isn’t always a useful predictor of success
You Might Be a Hall of Famer, but Do You Have a Statue?
Baseball’s Hall of Famers all have plaques in Cooperstown, but only some of them have been honored with statues. And they won’t let Dave Winfield forget that.
Sean Kelly, Early National Lampoon Troublemaker, Dies at 81
He helped set the magazine’s irreverent tone with his pitch-perfect parodies. He also wrote lyrics for the Off Broadway Lampoon show “Lemmings.”
Melvyn Bragg: ‘Oxford was great. But it wasn’t as good as Wigton’
The British broadcaster and novelist on the secrets of his Cumbrian childhood, his 50 years of championing the arts — and what cut short his movie career
Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game
Opponents of the coup in Myanmar have flocked to a new online game that lets players shoot virtual soldiers while raising money for the real-life resistance.
Inside Ukraine’s open-source war
Digital networks are helping Ukraine resist the Russian invasion. Will they also reshape the future of conflict?
Digital Security Matters. OK, but Do I Really Need a VPN?
VPN companies say the technology is an essential tool for protecting your identity online. Some experts say that’s a stretch.
The curious appeal of my chatbot companion
A lot of online interaction is stressful — can Ada offer something less complicated?
My Travel Anxiety Has Been Terrible. Can This Special Headset Help?
Traumatized by an endless night of hellish flights, one writer found herself unable to enter airports again. To steel herself for future travel, she tested a digital headset alleged to soothe one’s brain.
How to Build AI That Actually Works for Your Business
The biggest, fanciest, most ‘intelligent’-seeming artificial intelligence gets all the attention, but tried-and-true algorithms, applied to narrowly defined problems, are far more useful today
First Starbucks, then Amazon, now a Korean BBQ restaurant union. Wage workers know they deserve more
A uniquely British festival of the working class welcomes its new hero
In the week Boris Johnson’s government crumbled, Durham’s mammoth Miners’ Gala lauded RMT boss Mick Lynch
South Korean Shipbuilder Daewoo, Workers Reach Deal to End Strike
Company is one of world’s biggest players in construction of LNG vessels
The Bear Market's True Toll: You Need To Work 6 Years Longer
Bargain hunting Chinese shoppers stoke craze for soon-to-expire food
Worries about the economy coupled with Covid lockdowns have proved a boon for specialist stores
American Express Revenue Up 31% as Spending Remains Robust
Credit-card company says travel, entertainment spending back to prepandemic levels
Flipping Air Jordans Is No Longer a Slam Dunk
The resale value of limited-edition sneakers defied gravity in 2021. Now they’re crashing back to Earth.
Gen. John Pershing Shows You How To Do More With Less
The ‘Great Resignation’ Started Long Ago
The pandemic briefly halted, then accelerated, a trend that was already under way by 2000.
Would you buy your skincare from a members’ club?
Soho House’s new premium skincare line taps into a desire to project dynamism
Twitter’s problem is that it is fighting the wrong Musk persona
His impudent online character gives him unpredictability but attention does not always lead to financial success
Amazon Faces Fierce Competition in Health Ambitions After One Medical Deal
Tech giant’s acquisition of primary-care clinics is unlike previous expansions into groceries, entertainment and advertising
Vince McMahon Retires as WWE CEO Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal
Board investigating multiple hush payouts to women by longtime chief executive
Jay Carney, Amazon’s Top Policy Executive, Will Join Airbnb
Mr. Carney, who was press secretary to President Barack Obama, joined Amazon in 2015.
Twitter Reports Drop in Revenue, Blames Uncertainty Over Elon Musk Deal
Social-media company cites advertising weakness and the Tesla CEO’s pending $44 billion takeover
A Hidden New Threat to U.S. Elections
Some Republican-led counties are refusing to certify election results — a move that could throw American democracy into chaos if it becomes widespread.
Jan. 6 Hearings Invoke Patriotism to Urge Voters to Break With Trump
On Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee made the case that Donald J. Trump’s conduct had been a violation of his Oath of Office.
The vibes theory of politics
Our ‘beliefs’ are often just unexamined tribal loyalties
The Wrath to Come — American myths and white supremacism
Sarah Churchwell homes in on ‘Gone With the Wind’ to unpick the romanticised history of the South, segregation and civil war
Internet personality ‘Baked Alaska’ pleads guilty in Capitol riot case
The Future Is Italy, and It’s Bleak
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Allowing Citizens to Sue Gun Makers
New law modeled after Texas abortion law uses private lawsuits to enforce California gun laws
Newsom signs gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban, setting up Supreme Court fight
Sri Lanka Security Forces Clear Main Protest Camp in Colombo
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office as president Thursday, has signaled a harder line toward protesters
Exiles by William Atkins — crime and banishment
The lives of three 19th-century dissidents are explored through a thrilling mix of history, travelogue and biography
U.S. Blacklists Former Paraguayan President Due to Alleged Corruption, Terrorism Ties
Horacio Cartes, who is blocked from entering the U.S., says accusations are baseless
Maximize Your Potential By Looking At Your Life In Fresh Ways
Positive feedback: the science of criticism that actually works
It really is possible to get better at giving — and receiving — constructive criticism
How Minds Change by David McRaney — the power of persuasion
If you really want to shift long-held beliefs, you have to listen, reveals a new book on the science of opinion
UC aims to grow by 33,000 California students, equivalent of new campus, to meet surging demand
Adidas and Puma to University of Oregon Frats: ‘Nice House, Bro’
More crashes, climbers and chaos on new 6th Street Bridge
LA’s bridge over troubled waters
Sixth Street Viaduct project replaces a landmark overpass with a vision for a greener, more vibrant community — and offers an optimistic glimpse of a more united future
Geographic Disparities in Rising Rates of Firearm-Related Homicide
Police Chief Kristen Ziman Is on a Mission to Prevent Mass Shootings
The former top cop of Aurora, Ill., says that when it comes to shooters, ‘we are tripping over red flags’
Federal prosecutors target illegal dumping in Houston, saying it’s a civil rights issue
Has New York lost its edge?
A weekend in Manhattan provokes the perennial question
Is Oxford, England’s Oldest University Town, Actually Cool Now?
An easy weekend trip from London, the city of Oxford still trades in (exceedingly) old-school charms but it’s far livelier these days, reports a relieved alum
An elevator project near Jerusalem’s Western Wall yields archaeological surprises
Too hot to sleep? Take the bed outside
Outdoor bedrooms are both an ancient tradition and Modernist motif. In the face of climate change, should architects revisit the idea?
Even Sad Memories Make Us Happy
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely answers questions about sharing reminiscences and having your ex make decisions about your health
The Challenge of Waiting, in Any Culture
New research shows that children from different backgrounds are more able to delay gratification for different kinds of rewards
Electricity Is the New Medical Miracle
Stimulating the vagus nerve can relieve arthritis, Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory conditions—perhaps someday even Alzheimer’s disease.
NBA Legend Reggie Miller Is Now a Boss on the Bike
A conversation with the Hall of Famer turned mountain bike obsessive, now on USA Cycling’s Board of Directors
Rare Case of Polio Prompts Alarm and an Urgent Investigation in New York
Health officials in Rockland County offered pop-up polio vaccinations and urged the public to get shots as they investigated whether the disease had spread to others.
Justice Dept. Will Investigate Environmental Racism in Houston
The inquiry, part of an administration-wide racial justice initiative, came amid claims that the city has ignored illegal dumping in Black and Latino areas.
This 500-Year-Old Tree in California Has a Story to Tell
Brazil authorities pay no mind to deforestation, report says
Shut out from talks on Colorado River crisis, tribes want inclusion and ‘transformation’
See How Far Water Levels in Lake Mead Have Fallen
The Webb Telescope Shows We Don’t Need Astronauts to Explore the Cosmos
We love the romance of human travel to space, but robots like the Webb telescope are cheaper, safer and more capable
The future of space exploration belongs to robots and billionaires
We may be nostalgic about astronauts but our scientific abilities have leapfrogged our physical ones
How China is creating new foods in space
After Mocking France’s Literary Elite, a Fraught Invite Into the Club
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, a Senegal-born writer, has won high praise and top prizes from Paris’s insular publishing establishment. But the novelist wonders: Is it an endorsement or “a way to silence me”?
‘Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws’ Review: Ancient Wonders
It’s not all philosophy: Writers of Greece and Rome also told tales of mad honey, ghost ships and fantastic beasts.
The Bewitching by Jill Dawson — cancel culture
A novel exploring misogyny, male power and fear of female sexuality inspired by a 16th-century witch hunt has modern echoes
‘The Sewing Girl’s Tale’ Review: An Assault in Old New York
A rape trial in 1793 tested both Manhattan’s justice system and the rights of women in a young America.
Mysteries: Elizabeth Hand’s ‘Hokuloa Road’
Plus Megan Miranda’s ‘The Last to Vanish’ and Riku Onda’s ‘Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight.’
Back in the USSR: the best new political thrillers to read now
Cold war era novels inspired by the long, deadly reach of Moscow’s secret service
‘The Disappearance of Josef Mengele’ Review: Monster in Exile
A novelist imagines the final South American years of one of the most notorious figures of the Holocaust.
Beds Are Burning — Midnight Oil’s 1986 song was a plea for justice for indigenous Australians
The track has been adopted and adapted globally — and revisited by the band in a fiery Sydney Olympics performance
R&B That Sweats, Emotionally and Physically
New releases from Brent Faiyaz and Muni Long show how the genre has evolved in recent years.
The Power of Our New Pop Myths
Marvel, Star Wars and other franchises have become central to our culture by returning to a primal form of storytelling.
The Jan. 6 Hearings Did a Great Service, by Making Great TV
Investigating a threat to democracy was always going to be important. But this time, it also managed to be buzzworthy.
Olivier Assayas and Alicia Vikander on their self-aware showbiz satire Irma Vep
Is it a movie, a series, a remake? The director and star discuss their multi-layered new work and the ‘crisis’ facing cinema
Iranian director Panah Panahi on Hit the Road: ‘I don’t feel like a film-maker in my own country yet’
His joyous debut has been feted internationally but can’t be shown in his homeland — and now his auteur father has been sentenced to prison
Hello, folly! A 21st-century take on an 18th-century oddity
From grottoes and Gothic flourishes to yellow submarines and skull-shaped huts — contemporary architects reinterpret ‘functionless’ structures
9 Interior-Design Trends That Seem Bonkers to Me
Columnist Michelle Slatalla sounds off on beds without headboards, bubblegum-pink dressers, and other incipient design crazes that are more confounding than cool
Divine Excess on Avenue C
With the once-bold Downtown scene replaced by slickness, a democratic open call at a gallery welcomed hundreds of artists desperate for exposure and recognition.
New York Returns 142 Looted Artifacts to Italy
The Manhattan district attorney’s office arranged the transfer of items it had seized, including a fresco from a town that was covered in ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Water Memories, Metropolitan Museum review — the eloquent story of America’s indigenous cultures
An aquatic theme binds the spiritual, practical and aesthetic together in the Native American galleries
Babette Mangolte on how dance made her a groundbreaking photographer
This year’s Rencontres d’Arles festival showcases her photographs of New York’s 1970s avant-garde arts scene
‘Kiki Man Ray’ Review: Muse of Montparnasse
The stormy partnership of Man Ray and Kiki de Montparnasse gave birth to a set of images that still prove transfixing.
Artist Francesco Clemente’s Ethereal Bodies
A Vienna museum surveys the career of the 1980s art star
Heroes of abstract art at the Fondation Maeght challenge tyranny and turmoil — review
The works of Calder, Fontana and Dubuffet stem from postwar despair but speak to today’s existential questions
Matt King, Co-Founder of Meow Wolf’s Immersive Art Experiences, Dies at Age 37
Artist helped design dreamlike exhibits that have drawn 1.5 million visitors so far this year in Santa Fe, Denver and Las Vegas
Carleton Varney Lit Up Homes and Hotels With Bold Colors
Veteran decorator, who died at age 85, shunned ‘oatmeal’ tones, embraced floral patterns and spruced up homes for Joan Crawford and Joe Namath
Digging Into Claes Oldenburg’s Visual Feast
When Claes Oldenburg, who died Monday, created ‘Two Cheeseburgers, With Everything (Dual Hamburgers),’ he seasoned Pop Art sculpture with a dash of Abstract Expressionism
Claes Oldenburg, Pop artist, 1929-2022
His supersized sculptures of spoons and ice cream cones combined consumerist pleasure and intellectual irreverence
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