In her first extended interview after the election, the former House speaker was not interested in analyzing Democratic losses and was eager to put a sunny spin on the future.

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the responsibility one has to dispose of an outmoded appliance.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on an aging couple’s financial plans.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

It may take a while. Here’s what could happen next.

By Nick Corasaniti

Grab a snack, do your laundry and cast a ballot.

By Helen I. Hwang

When families disagree on candidates, kids can get caught in the middle.

By Katherine Cusumano

Three times the results were disputed after the votes were in.

By Peter Baker

Teens around the country are volunteering, canvassing and registering voters.

By Rebecca Pitts

It’s weird. It’s confusing. It’s how we elect the president.

By Lisa Lerer and La Tigre

Listen up for these terms as the votes roll in. Find them on the board to be the night’s big winner.

By Emily Reily

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duty one has to rectify accounting errors and other billing mistakes.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

It’s already powering remarkable visual innovations, like in the new movie “Here.” But boosters think that’s just the beginning.

By Devin Gordon

Do you have to live your whole life as “candy boy” if you hate the name?

By John Hodgman

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when people in positions of power espouse harmful conspiracy theories.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

The company has tried to shed its retrograde standards of beauty aspiration and perfection. But many women miss the old bombshell fantasy.

By Scout Brobst

Her take on beautifully ripe ‘ulu, or breadfruit in Hawaiian, is worth the wait.

By Ligaya Mishan

A consideration of the big ideas on small political buttons.

By Ariel Lown Lewiton

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States.

By Amanda Taub

The senator discusses the “astonishing” support for the former president in Pennsylvania, his rift with progressives over Israel and his own position in the Democratic Party.

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to exploit a store’s return policy.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

An investigation in four battleground states found that Republicans have taken control of election boards with the aim of challenging and overturning outcomes that don’t go their way.

By Jim Rutenberg

A movement driven by disinformation about Trump’s 2020 defeat has taken over many of the boards that certify elections. It could cause chaos in the weeks ahead.

By Jim Rutenberg

Can you just reach into the box and go for it?

By John Hodgman

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when your financial needs conflict with your scruples.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

Destruction arrives not via solemn news reports but in a barrage of digital scraps — first-person views of what it looks like when the world changes.

By Brooke Jarvis

Robert Paxton thought the label was overused. But now he’s alarmed by what he sees in global politics — including Trumpism.

By Elisabeth Zerofsky

Comforting Senegalese maafé meets Japanese onigiri, reflecting a couple’s culinary overlap.

By Eric Kim

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.

By David Gauvey Herbert

Remember Microsoft Paint? It’s more perfect than ever.

By Jean-Luc Bouchard

For the OnlyFans star and influencer, navigating the internet is a full-time job.

By David Marchese

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on canine naming conventions.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

Elon Musk and a group of Silicon Valley allies have built a shadow campaign to put Donald Trump back in office.

By Jonathan Mahler, Ryan Mac and Theodore Schleifer

In a directorial career defined by alluring strangeness, Guy Maddin’s new comedy is radical for being almost … normal.

By Mark Binelli

Is broth a drink-drink? And if so, can it therefore be consumed from a drink vessel?

By John Hodgman

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what it means to be a customer of someone who espouses a radically different political perspective.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

Hollywood’s polished leaders and legible story arcs never quite imagined the places real-life American politics would go.

By Ross Barkan

A Times investigation found that the school built one of the most ambitious diversity programs in the country — only to see increased discord and division on campus.

By Nicholas Confessore

This squash stew, rich with sharp tamarind and creamy coconut, is meant to restore.

By Yotam Ottolenghi

A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.

By Nicholas Confessore

Undocumented labor quietly props up the entire American economy — but nowhere more dramatically than on dairy farms.

By Marcela Valdes

Who built the Shell Grotto, and why do we care so much?

By Gabrielle Schwarz

The Republican vice-presidential candidate rejects the idea that he’s changed, defends his rhetoric and still won’t say if Trump lost in 2020.

By Lulu Garcia-Navarro

In this interview, Senator JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, rejects the idea that he has changed, defends his rhetoric and still won’t say whether former President Donald J. Trump lost in 2020.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the risks of divulging a loved one’s addiction to someone who ought to know.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

To find out what’s trending now, The New York Times for Kids visited middle schools across the country.

By Eric Ruby, Eli Durst, Jenn Plus Jake, Matt Hintz, David Williams, Jenna Marotta, Miranda Rodriguez, Meredith Sell, Emily Sohn and Christina Veta

Is it low-key kinda bussin’ to use your teen’s slang? Or is it Ohio and cringe?

By John Hodgman

Parris Goebel's muscular, viral choreography is transforming the way that Rihanna, SZA and others perform.

By Coralie Kraft

You don’t have to dedicate your life to the ancient practice of baking to yield a stunning loaf. You may just find you want to.

By Lisa Donovan

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on medical secrecy within a marriage.

By Kwame Anthony Appiah

For some celebrities, revealing all is part of the product. For others, it looks like a deeply unpleasant chore.

By Mireille Silcoff