admin A Perfect Album for a Frustrating Decade
Phoebe Bridgers’s new record is heavy with post-pandemic disappointment.
Our Last Wi-Fi-Less Refuge Is Gone
Subpar connectivity on airplanes was a gift, in a way.
What I Saw In Sinaloa
The U.S. is trying to destroy Mexican cartels. But so far, a turf war has only deepened.
Hunger Games, MAGA Style
A gym-class-style competition might be the oddest 250th celebration yet.
U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is a Mess
A new executive order is sowing confusion at a precarious moment.
Trump’s New Plan to Get His Name Back on the Kennedy Center
The center’s board voted—again—to shut down for a renovation. It threw in a design tweak.
The Lesson Watergate Was Supposed to Teach
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. thought Nixon’s downfall would restrain presidents for generations. Instead, Watergate helped write the script for the…
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 Finalists
The finalist selections for this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition were just announced by the organizers at <em>Oceanographic…
The Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane Escape
The president cleverly evaded a serious threat, but he shouldn’t have kept it a secret.