How China Wants to Replace the U.S. Order
What began as a trade war and a tech war between Beijing and Washington is now an ideas war.
First Images From the James Webb Space Telescope
Yesterday, the world got a glimpse of the incredible detail JWST can see, and today, NASA released more initial images, depicting a stellar nursery, an exoplanet, a planetary nebula, and a quintet of galaxies.
Photos of the Week: Oil Wrestling, Flaming Bull, Gorgosaurus Sale
A tragic shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois, a hot-dog-eating contest in Coney Island, a scary Formula 1 crash in England, scenes from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and much more
The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards
Some of the best bird photography of the year—a collection of this year’s winners
The Worst, Best Prime Minister
Boris Johnson achieved almost nothing except for one very big thing: Brexit.
The Game Is (Probably) Up for Boris Johnson
His most senior ministers are getting off the carousel of chaos because they just don’t see him governing the country.
What’s Better in Britain
Yes, the roads are confusing, the food portions unambitious, the peanut butter not so good, but for this American, life in the U.K. has its compensations.
America’s Necessary Myth for the World
The great paradox in the world today is that the “dumb simplicity” of America’s self-perception is both obviously bogus and fundamentally true.
The Accidental Trumpification of NATO
In a narrow but important sense, the world has become more amenable to the former president. And yet.
Photos of the Week: Lightning Rod, Crown Fountain, Lunar Transit
Surfing at a water park in Italy, Ivan Kupala day in Russia, a robotic rover on Mount Etna, a Pride parade in Mexico City, National Paddy Day in Nepal, and much more
The Dust Devils of Mars
Beautiful images from another world, of a delicate, ephemeral phenomenon
How the Rest of the World Is Doing RTO
Countries differ in their norms, but office workers everywhere want the same thing: flexibility.
Scenes From Glastonbury 2022
Images from this year’s Glastonbury Festival—back after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus
Photos of the Week: Stonehenge Solstice, Boxing Record, Torch Battle
Seahorse collection in Brazil, a heat wave in Texas, bison-watching in Yellowstone National Park, a swimming competition in Budapest, an earthquake in Afghanistan, and much more
Photos From the 2022 Westminster Dog Show
Images of the dogs and their handlers during the annual competition and preliminary activities
Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie
Falsehoods, gaslighting, and endless fabrications in the city are equaled only by the cowardice of the people partaking in the insulting ruse that it is still free.
China’s ‘Very Dangerous Trajectory’
The Communist regime has always been brutal, but it was at least predictable and, in its own way, practical. No longer.
Britain’s Unbridgeable Divide
Britain has taken back control but has yet to exercise much of it.
Where Russia’s Declinist Rage Isn’t Enough
An ex-Soviet state’s national myths—as well as the forces of nationalism, economics, culture, and religion—all pull it away from Moscow. Can Russia really compete?
Photos of the Week: Paddle Steamer, Floating Restaurant, Glass Bridge
Wildfires in Arizona and California, scenes from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, fancy hats at the Royal Ascot in England, a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Francisco, and much more