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Is It Wrong to Push Ozempic on My Spouse?
He’s very sensitive about his weight.
Is There a Right Way to Use a Gift Card?
A ruling about the value of free money at an overpriced grocery store.
Do I Need to Subscribe to My Friend’s Substack Newsletter?
They’ve made it clear that my support as a paid subscriber is expected.
Too Much Zucchini? This Salad Can Save the Day
This simple salad, a riff on a Southern classic, turns a bumper crop burden into a boon.
Should Your Home Feel Like a Hospital? Or a Theater?
A ruling on a dispute over lighting temperature.
Can I Use Sick Leave if I’m Not Actually Sick?
Are sick days a benefit I’m free to use however I want?
Kids Are in Crisis. Could Chatbot Therapy Help?
A number of companies are building A.I. apps for patients to talk to when human therapists aren’t available.
What to Know About the Transgender Rights Movement’s Supreme Court Gamble
A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.
A Zombie Apocalypse Infected by Brexit, the Manosphere and Trump
“28 Years Later” leaps forward through time — into a world that has changed in worrisome parallel to ours.
The House Next Door Has Black Mold. Do I Tell Potential Tenants?
The issue was serious enough to cause health issues for the previous residents.
A.I. Can Already See You in Ways You Can’t See Yourself
Some of the technology's most startling new abilities lie in its perception of humans.
A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You.
In a few key areas, humans will be more essential than ever.
Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
Either way, let’s not be in denial about it.
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past?
Should I Tell My Sister What Our Brother Did to Me?
I long to share my story with someone I love who might understand.
Lisa Murkowski Says ‘It’s Dangerous for Us in the Legislative Branch’
The senator from Alaska reflects on her many years in Washington and what is happening in the country right now.
He Has Months Left. His Son Hopes an A.I. Version of Him Can Live On.
After Peter Listro was diagnosed with blood cancer, his family decided to make a virtual avatar they can talk to after his death.
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Is There a Wrong Way to Make Paella?
A ruling on how to properly prepare the iconic Spanish dish.
Can You Ever Really Know a Person? Biographers Keep Trying.
Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability.
Five Key Discoveries in the Family Tree of Pope Leo XIV
We went back 500 years and found his connection to some fascinating people.
The Family Tree of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV
This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the best-known research as of the time of publication. Design by Nick Sheedy.
We Traced Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Back 500 Years. Here’s What We Found.
Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.
I Had an Affair With a Politician Who Denies Being Gay. Do I Keep His Secret?
Is what happened between us my story to tell?
The Strange Rise of the Before-and-After Tragedy Meme
Online, people pair ordinary bits of video with news of the life-changing shocks that followed. It can be unnerving — or surprisingly moving.
How a D.C. Prep-School Kid Became Hollywood’s Most Dependable Bruiser
Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters.
