Don’t Watch The Shards. Read It.
admin Ryan Murphy’s adaptation has transformed a great book into a bad show.
September 2026
Why the End of History Is So Miserable
Francis Fukuyama has long been considered a naive triumphalist. He now wants to set the record straight.
This Was a Good Sculpture
Washington, D.C., is full of cords of connection. By removing a Joel Shapiro work, the Kennedy Center severed one.
Cereal Has Strayed Too Far
How breakfast became dessert
Let the Robots Try Medicine
It’s time for human doctors to get serious about AI.
Raising Independent Kids Shouldn’t Be This Hard
When mothers get arrested for mothering
Lonnie Bunch Is Leaving the Smithsonian
After months of clashes with the White House, the historian and leader of the institution is retiring later this year.
Will Taiwan Just Give Up?
The Taiwanese don’t trust Trump, and they don’t believe America will come to their defense. A deal with China is…
The Prodigy Problem
Leopold Aschenbrenner claimed to know the future of AI. His investors lost billions.<strong> </strong>
Could High-Tech Toys Help Animals Act More Wild?
Zookeepers are trying a new fix for animal “boredom.”