The End of Manual Transmission
Stick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will be lost.
Trump Will Release the Warrant
When it’s good for Trump, and not before
How California Exported Its Worst Problem to Texas
The pandemic was supposed to ease high housing prices in coastal superstar cities. Instead, it spread them nationwide.
What Comes After the Search Warrant?
Why August 8 may become a new hinge point in U.S. history
The Other Ukrainian Army
Imperiled by Russian invaders, private citizens are stepping forward to do what Ukraine’s government cannot.
Are You Sure You’re Not Guilty of the ‘Millennial Pause’?
The first generation to grow up with social media, Millennials are now becoming the first generation to age out of it.
An American Catastrophe
The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy
Congress Just Passed a Big Climate Bill. No, Not That One.
A bipartisan act is quietly about to invest billions in boosting green technology.
The Economic Principle That Helps Me Order at Restaurants
If you’re just eating one dish, you’re missing out.
America’s New Monkeypox Strategy Rests on a Single Study
Will splitting monkeypox vaccines in five work out?
‘The Opposite of a Raid’
A former federal prosecutor explains what might have gone into the search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago.
The Pinched-Hose Economy
Derek Thompson on inflation, unemployment, and America’s confounding economic outlook
The ‘L.A. Woman’ Reveals Herself
A visit to Eve Babitz’s newly opened archives reveals how she constructed her unique public persona.
How to Embrace Doing Nothing
Absolute idleness is both harder and more rewarding than it seems.
Why Serena Williams’s Retirement Is Different
Her name is synonymous with tennis itself.
The Powerful, Unlikely Force Shaping Modern TV
In a Hollywood-worthy plot twist, television writers are embracing fan theorists who try to “solve” their shows.
Seriously, What Are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes?
There are no good solutions to the problems of closet clean-out.
Lessons From a Lonely, Trump-Defiant Republican
Seeking reelection? It won’t be easy.
Stuck With Trump
He’ll compel loyalty no matter what the FBI finds. If Republicans kowtow, they might as well hand him the 2024 nomination now.
Where the Crawdads Sing Author Wanted for Questioning in Murder
A televised 1990s killing in Zambia has striking similarities to Delia Owens’s best-selling book turned movie.
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