The worst-case scenario for America's immediate future

America's rendezvous with reality

Can Trump's revolutionary faction be contained?

Joe Biden's coronavirus rescue plan isn't bad. But it could be better.

Democrats find their courage

Do Democrats realize the danger they are in?

The daily gossip: Tom Cruise unleashed robots on the Mission: Impossible 7 crew, there's a Full House Easter egg in WandaVision, and more

Trump's vaccine delay is getting suspicious

The daily gossip: Good news about Jeff Bridges, bad news about Armie Hammer, and more

Shouldn't Congress be considered essential?

Republicans literally want to work Americans to death

The Payroll Protection Program's problems were extremely avoidable

What Mike Pence should learn from Judas

Make America Laugh Again

How Trump could use Amy Coney Barrett as leverage over Mitch McConnell

California artist creates custom portraits to show his gratitude to frontline workers

Rare Indian rhinoceros born at Polish zoo

The week's good news: January 14, 2021

WandaVision is a delightfully weird turn for Marvel

How can The Mandalorian go forward after that jaw-dropping finale?

The Mandalorian's delicate balance

How Trump can still win the election

The week's best photojournalism

How defending the Bills made me love Buffalo

Selling Sunset and the healing powers of frivolous gossip

Hollywood braces for unusual holiday box office

1 million Americans receive vaccine as virus hospitalizations hit record high

The GOP purge of Trump fails to materialize. Again.

The Democrats' false choice on impeachment

Two weeks is too long. Remove Trump from office now.

How Biden can future-proof America's immigration system

Lockdowns are no longer the answer

Why this libertarian is voting for Biden

2020 is the year to shop small

The American Dream was built on 'handouts'

The modernization of Prince Harry

Do polls show the media is missing the story on Trump?

Congress almost rises to the occasion. Almost.

The Tea Party case for the Trump stimulus

Hey, Democrats: Awful Lindsey Graham is your friend

I was wrong about Mitt Romney

Trump knew it all along

Will the legislature fight back?

Political careers should rise and fall on the vaccine rollout

4 predictions for 2021

The pandemic is revealing how bad our technology really is

Did the virus kill the techlash?

Coronavirus and the uncomfortable calculus of the gig economy

I found the internet's good place. It's dogs.

Why I fell hard for the emoji tapback

'You're fine': The Ugg boot of apology responses

Impeachment will only worsen the GOP's legitimacy crisis

How Biden's defense pick became a constituency crisis

Republicans play with Trump's fire

Sundance reckons with the streaming revolution

The refreshing awfulness of Rick and Morty

Knives Out does what so many of the best mysteries do: Carve up the rich

Shrill normalizes fat people, and that's a good thing

She's a woman. She's a superhero. Get over it.

The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst culture

I love dogs. But can we stop pretending they should get to go everywhere with us?

Gardening is great

America's Maenad moment

Amy Adams is too good to do something like Hillbilly Elegy

The welcome return of sad Ben Affleck

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, movie star

Is Daniel Radcliffe trying to make us hate him?

First Cow is a necessary portrait of platonic male affection

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire is about truly being seen by another

The antidote to 2018 is this video game about a cartoon chef in a pirate-ship kitchen

Why aren't you watching the WNBA?

The limits of Messi's magic

How families can self-quarantine without going insane

Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids?

The joy and sadness of being surpassed by your kids

In the future, will the English language be full of accented characters?

10 signature foods with borrowed names

The delicate art of using linguistics to identify an anonymous author

What Broad City taught me about weed, life plans, and chosen family

8 award-winning food puns for your Oscars party menu

11 essential cooking skills I learned purely by watching countless hours of Chopped

The daily business briefing: January 15, 2021

10 things you need to know today: January 15, 2021

The daily business briefing: January 14, 2021

The week's best parenting advice: January 12, 2021

The week's best parenting advice: December 15, 2020

The week's best parenting advice: December 8, 2020

Cautious optimism for 2021

A triumph for science — and immigration

Pardoning himself