admin I Spent a Week in a Hacker House
Staring down the AI abyss in a battered Victorian row house
What AI Will Do to Art
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst believe the future doesn’t have to belong to slop.
A False Pretense of Judicial Modesty
The Supreme Court is remaking the law while claiming to preserve the status quo.
Hegseth, Rubio, and Caine Had an Auto-Deleting Signal Chat
New records reveal that officials kept using the app, even after the president suggested they stop.
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
What Vance Accidentally Got Right About Watergate
The vice president contends that Watergate would be “a 12-hour news story” today. He’s probably correct, but the lesson isn’t…
The Wedding-Conspiracy Mill That Taylor Swift Built
Her fans are wildly speculating. It’s what she’s trained them to do.
Trump Gets Roasted on Bill Maher’s Night
The Mark Twain Prize ceremony illustrated the perils of a president making everything about himself.
Photos: Rescue and Recovery in Venezuela
After a pair of strong earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, rescue teams from around the world headed toward affected areas,…
A Long-Standing Theory of Childbirth Is a Myth
Delivering a human baby is not uniquely difficult.