Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze
The actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.
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The actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.
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This unexpected combo will make the flavor and texture really stand out.
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Tony Tulathimutte is a master comedian whose original and highly disturbing new book skewers liberal pieties.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to notify an unsuspecting woman that she’s been consuming medicinal cannabis.
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How a U.N. Agency Became a Flashpoint in the Gaza War
UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, has survived 75 years of Israeli-Palestinian strife. Can it survive the latest conflict?
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There Are Only Two Shakers Left. They’ve Still Got Utopia in Their Sights.
Their numbers have dwindled, but the remaining members are imagining what comes next.
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Missing Summer? Let This Shrimp Take You Back
Smoky saganaki can inspire the feeling of a seaside vacation.
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Judge John Hodgman on Sharing Drinks With an Unwilling Spouse
What if you’re comfortable and the fridge is really far away?
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A revealing new documentary could redefine our understanding of the pop icon. But you will probably never get to see it.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to perform charitable acts on behalf of an incapacitated loved one, especially when a potential beneficiary offends your own morals.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
David Lynch’s voice is unmistakable — and a national treasure. The world of film deserves more like it.
By M.D. Rodrigues
Singing not only helps allow it to move through the body but it alchemizes what grief can become.
By Lauren DePino
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to help a friend who’s in a volatile marriage.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The algorithm of entertainment was not built for ancient knowledge extracted from sacred spaces.
By Ross Simonini
Set aside the notion of flawless miracle workers. Focus instead on their exuberance and compassion, inner balance and commitment to a meaningful vocation.
By Jim O’Grady
The superstar comedian and his best friend and collaborator discuss the journey that deepened their friendship.
By David Marchese
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping someone with a disability carry out a civic responsibility.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
A boyfriend is uncomfortable with naming a pet after a participant in the Soviet space program.
By John Hodgman
After a lifetime of severe asthma and allergies, this felt different — and far worse.
By Lisa Sanders, M.D.
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the efficacy of voting your conscience.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
This summer’s “Trap,” from M. Night Shyamalan, works hard to turn its fictional star — and her fans — into heroes.
By Robert Rubsam
A standing meeting at the diner has led to new levels in connection and community.
By Stefano Montali
There’s actually room to have fun, and this stunning, simple clafoutis recipe is one to play with.
By Lisa Donovan
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Since its passage in 1993, the trade agreement has played an outsize role in presidential elections — which now often hinge on the three Rust Belt states it helped to hollow out.
By Dan Kaufman
Few things symbolize our national dysfunction as much as this accursed coin, which we mint by the millions because it’s too worthless to spend.
By Caity Weaver
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on public pet etiquette.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Brexit and immigration upended their 14-year reign — setting the stage for a pitched battle to remake British conservatism.
By Mark Landler
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duty one has to mitigate drug-related harm.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Dark comedies like “The Bear” and “Sunny,” provide a contrast to contemporary comedy’s relentlessly upbeat streak.
By Laura Zornosa
The dream of Próspera, founded by a U.S. corporation off the coast of Honduras, was to escape government control. The Honduran government wants it gone.
By Rachel Corbett
A mother’s cure for the blues is transformed into a lively treat.
By Ligaya Mishan
Maybe because we aren’t thinking about it in the right way.
By Matthew Shaer
Go ahead and wear your rubber sandals — even in New York City.
By Casey Michael Henry
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The actress talks about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on heartbreak and friendship splits.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Do we need a word for doing it in reverse?
By John Hodgman
The feminist thinker is celebrated as a prophet of empowerment and self-care. A new biography shows how she saw our future even more keenly.
By J Wortham
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether it’s wrong to participate in a lawsuit you don’t really believe in.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Doing exercises in a book was très terrible. A friend suggested something more radical.
By Rachel Kushner
A glut of tomatoes is an embarrassment of riches, especially when put to work in this fragrant curry.
By Eric Kim
Why women who dress up as 1950s homemakers are driving the internet insane.
By Amy X. Wang
Debates over how to describe conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar and elsewhere are channeling a controversy as old as the word itself.
By Linda Kinstler
His decision to quit the race ended a remarkable chapter in American political history — and started one that may yet define his legacy.
By Robert Draper
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He sought the office nearly all his life. When he finally got there, it brought out his best — and eventually his worst.
By Robert Draper
The football player Michael Oher believes his early life was misrepresented by the Oscar-winning movie and the book it was based on.
By Michael Sokolove
From jail and addiction to music stardom, the singer says he’s living a “modern American fairy tale.”
By David Marchese
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to fairly evaluate candidates in a workplace.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Films have much to say about taking a dad bod on vacation — from cheap laughs to the sartorial glories of Gérard Depardieu.
By Aaron Timms
Does driving to pick up dinner entitle you to a car slice?
By John Hodgman
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the etiquette associated with offering congratulations.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The bagel “everything” topping finishes croutons in this summery salad.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
Doctors in Canada have identified dozens of patients with similar, unexplained symptoms — a scientific puzzle that has now become a political maelstrom.
By Greg Donahue
For years, America’s left has been wary of charismatic figureheads. But a movement without leaders has its limits.
By Ross Barkan
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Tunnel through time with vintage B-roll.
By Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
The senator discusses how political calculations killed his border bill, the evangelical Christian vote and preparing for life after Trump.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
JD Vance and his allies represent a mind-set that dates back to the McCarthy era and the dawn of the Cold War.
By Clay Risen
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a wealthy family’s philanthropic planning.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
We embedded with an elusive rebel group in the Nuba Mountains to document its side of the country’s civil war.
By Nicholas Casey
A couple compete to see who can be more wrong.
By John Hodgman
As the conflict in Sudan rages on, an army has built its own state within a state — a vision of what the nation could become.
By Nicholas Casey and Moises Saman
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on conditional gifts.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The tradition of performing the anthem took off because people wanted to express their own love of country — not outsource it to guest stars.
By Peter C. Baker
More than a decade after her original diagnosis, she suddenly had episodes of losing consciousness. Was this a different type of seizure?
By Lisa Sanders, M.D.
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A little butter, honey and pickled chile de árbol turn these into the perfect snack.
By Lisa Donovan
Radio play-by-play taught me about the game’s stark beauty — and who my grandmother was.
By Gregory Barber
In the Bay Area, therapists are embracing a new kind of practice: advising executives on becoming their best selves.
By Daniel Duane
As the literary world is roiled by fights over politics and war, are we losing sight of the writer’s purpose?
By Phil Klay
Suggesting that there is something contrived about a mixed-race person identifying as Black assumes that the choice wasn’t already made for her.
By Nikole Hannah-Jones
I went in expecting a swaggering, overconfident guy. I found something much more interesting.
By David Marchese
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on character concerns, both in fiction and real life.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The dishwasher beckons — but should you answer its call?
By John Hodgman
Bolsonaristas are (still) taking their cues from America’s MAGA movement.
By Vincent Bevins
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the quirks of common language — namely the myriad ways to refer to friends and lovers.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
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A recent documentary has industry bigwigs telling a galling story about the file-sharing era: Everything worked out for the best.
By Elizabeth Nelson
Sabrina Javellana was a rising star in local politics — until deepfakes derailed her life.
By Coralie Kraft
A thrilling, tingling spicy dish, with roots in southwestern China, is closer than you may think.
By Ligaya Mishan
Do you have to read the book before deciding?
By John Hodgman
Fashion eras come and go, but retro jerseys do so much more than link you with the past. They connect you with a story, a career, a sense of possibility.
By Niela Orr
Can a spouse be compelled to make the bed the right way?
By John Hodgman
Does mac and cheese count — if you bake it?
By John Hodgman
The billionaire philanthropist is turning 60, striking out on her own and getting political.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
The Democrat talks about the election vibe shift and what a Kamala Harris win would mean for both parties.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Some conservatives have a grim proposal to make undocumented immigrants leave: Exclude their children from schools.
By Emily Bazelon
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how partners can evaluate their romantic histories together — and be honest and respectful in their assessments.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Can potato peels “wear out” the dark, bladed maw that lives in your sink?
By John Hodgman
Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding may seem untraditional, but they embody the true spirit of the games.
Photographs by Philip Montgomery and >> Text by Sam Anderson
Teahupo'o has one of the deadliest surf breaks in the world. Athletes could face waves up to 50 feet.
Photographs by Ben Thouard and >> Text by Talya Minsberg
Forty-three years ago, he shot the president in a delusional bid for attention — one in a long line of disturbed young men who have bent the arc of the nation’s history.
By Mark O’Connell
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on allyship and forms of solidarity.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
A new Faye Dunaway documentary wants to turn us from gossips into cheerleaders.
By Dina Gachman
There’s no magic ingredient. You just need the right preparation.
By Eric Kim
The Games are supposed to be a fast track to urban renewal. The reality is often the opposite.
By Michael Kimmelman
The N.B.A. star talks Philly cheesesteaks, Twitter trolling and playing for Team U.S.A. over France in the Olympics.
By David Marchese
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Partisan support for the killing of adversaries is much more widespread than anyone wants to admit.
By Charles Homans
Reed Timmer streams his pursuits of violent weather to millions of followers on social media, inspiring one of the leads in the new film “Twisters.”
By David Gelles
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on genealogy, record-keeping and notions of relation.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duty one has to neighbors — and a forbidden pet in harm’s way.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Players love recreating memorable images from basketball’s past.
By Ismail Muhammad
Lemon lifts this pasta dish filled with gorgeously rich, smoky tomatoes.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
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