Today’s Teenagers Have Invented a Language That Captures the World Perfectly
Our kids’ lingo is not only better than any we used; it’s a useful window into the way they think.
By Stephen Marche
Our kids’ lingo is not only better than any we used; it’s a useful window into the way they think.
By Stephen Marche
A pop diva inspires and unites fans in ways that few other cultural figures can. Which is why we should all be rooting for Celine Dion.
By Elamin Abdelmahmoud
We had a chance to treat sex categories in sports with curiosity and compassion instead of condemnation. We still can.
By Michael Waters
Everything Donald Trump knows about picking a running mate in 2024 he learned while hosting “The Apprentice.”
By Ramin Setoodeh
There were no trees. There was no road. I was the trees, and I was the road. That darkness was like no darkness I’ve ever known.
By Margaret Renkl
When I met Morgan Spurlock, he was trying to make amends. What I saw changed how I think about #MeToo.
By Lux Alptraum
Intentional periods of sexual abstinence can help us better understand the nature of our desire. If we do Dry January, why not Dry Spell July?
By B.D. McClay
Some say that becoming as dull as a rock is an effective way to disengage.
By Christina Caron
Betting puts pressure on pro athletes. The cracks are starting to show.
By Leigh Steinberg
Nashville’s Parthenon proves that doing the right thing with looted artifacts doesn’t have to be a fight.
By Margaret Renkl
The past can look very different with the passage of time.
By Andrew McCarthy
The Golden State Warriors were young once, and now they’re not.
By Ezekiel Kweku
The liberal arts are fading just when we need them most.
By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Harun Küçük
Comedies make you laugh. Thrillers make you cheer. Some Hollywood films used to make you sob your eyes out. We need those movies again.
By Heather Havrilesky
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We are very different writers, but I have kept Alice Munro in mind, daily and for decades, as an example to follow.
By Sheila Heti
Gotham’s 400th birthday calls for a celebration worthy of the great metropolis it is.
By Kenneth T. Jackson
A beef between two rap titans isn’t just about egos. It’s about the future of the genre, as determined by the legacy of its past.
By Laurence Ralph
It was one of the best Black musicals ever to make it to Broadway, and you’ve probably never heard of it.
By John McWhorter
We need to rethink the policy of preserving families, seemingly at all costs.
By Naomi Schaefer Riley
In an era of sexual decline, celebrities are dressing up in outfits that are barely there. But no one seems to be enjoying it much.
By Mireille Silcoff
We must be able to create a more civic-minded internet, with tools that would empower users to better control what they see.
By Ethan Zuckerman
We live in a complex world. We can’t afford to make art that serves up only simple moral lessons.
By Jen Silverman
The effects of semaglutide drugs won’t be just cosmetic.
By David Wallace-Wells
An artist in Ukraine considers “The Zone of Interest” and what happens when the horrors on the other side of the wall are too close to home to ignore.
By Zhenya Oliinyk
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Tiger Woods said he owes his career to Charlie Sifford, the first Black member of the P.G.A. But the golf world has done far too little to promote Black players.
By Peter May
A new film is not a dangerous provocation. It’s a necessary warning.
By Stephen Marche
Larry David’s long-running show was hilarious, but it also revolved around a complex view of modern philosophy.
By Mark Ralkowski
Stephen King’s debut novel, about a bullied girl who gets revenge, used to horrify me. Now I find Carrie’s story inspiring.
By Amanda Jayatissa
Beyoncé singing country music in this political climate was always going to cause a stir.
By Tressie McMillan Cottom
How an introvert rediscovered the power of friendship on an improbable 15-person adventure.
By Tom Vanderbilt
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