Bill Maher Feuded With Trump. Did He Get the Last Laugh?
How the late-night host won comedy’s biggest prize — despite the White House’s objections.
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Why Does This Jacket Cost $770? Because It Made Me a New Man.
Lots of men are geeking out over very expensive clothes — and I became one of them.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Hannah Whitaker My Relationship With My Brother Was Fraught. Could Sibling Therapy Help Us?
I was drawn to and worried about this sort of therapy — maybe there were dangers in stirring things up.
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Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.
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Some of Us Got Tired of Lionel Messi, but He Won Us Over. Again.
Has any seemingly overhyped phenomenon done a better job living up to the hype?
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Credit Is Venezuela a Colony Now? A Sovereign State? Modern Empires Rule in Ambiguity.
Occupation is a hassle. Large countries have many new ways to control small ones.
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On the trail of the world’s best counterfeit artists.
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The largest U.S. automakers have backed away from electric vehicles, even as global sales are booming. The decision may make them obsolete.
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As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know why.
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IdeasWhy Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers
Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.
By Sheri Fink
The EthicistMy Abuser’s Daughter Wants to Be Friends. How Should I Navigate This?
I feel deeply awkward, especially because I genuinely like her.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Judge John HodgmanIs My Wife’s Sister’s Husband Really My Brother-In-Law?
A ruling on the limits of familial bonds.
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On LanguageThe Long-Running, Never-Ending Argument Over What Counts as ‘America’
The label applies to the country, but also two whole continents. Our claim over it is yet another way for us to annoy the entire hemisphere.
By Nitsuh Abebe
The EthicistI’m Worried My Kids Will Regret Cutting Off Their Dad. Should I Say Something?
They know he has health problems, but I’m not sure they fully grasp that death can come suddenly.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The ContextThere’s an Injury Epidemic in Pro Sports. There’s Also a Recovery Revolution.
Athletes are pushing their bodies to astonishing feats, knowing that medical advances can heal them quickly.
By Devin Gordon
How a Gang of Thieves Pulled Off a Multimillion-Dollar Data Center Heist
The world’s most valuable assets are stored on rows of servers in giant, anonymous buildings. And they can be stolen.
By Nathaniel Rich
The EthicistMy Aunt Pretends My Cousin Doesn’t Have a Drug Problem. Do I Have to Play Along?
I am sick of the charade we are expected to maintain around them.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The InterviewMick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show
The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.
By David Marchese
Judge John HodgmanCan You Make a Bartender Prepare Off-Menu Soft Drinks?
A ruling on a restaurant etiquette dispute.
By John Hodgman
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