How the Iran Deal Is Testing the U.S.-Israel Alliance
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon poses a threat to U.S.-Iran negotiations to permanently end the war in Iran.
As Trump Purges Immigration Judges, One Speaks Out
Judges are coming under significant pressure from the administration to carry out deportations or risk losing their jobs.
R.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off Antidepressants
The process of “deprescribing,” in which a doctor helps a patient taper off a psychiatric medication, is now being considered in the development of fe...
Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?
The writer Tom Junod has spent a career crafting profiles for men’s magazines like GQ and Esquire, often of famously complicated men like Norman Maile...
Danny McBride Thinks Men Learned All the Wrong Lessons From Movies
The writer and actor, known for his profane comedic antiheroes, likes to find universal truths in human flaws.
Do Aliens Exist? Steven Spielberg Believes They Do
Almost 50 years ago, Steven Spielberg directed “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the story of an average man who discovers that humanity may not b...
Everything You Need to Know About the World Cup
The 2026 World Cup is about to descend on North America — spread across three countries, with 48 teams, and 104 games, and with billions of fans acros...
Popcast: Olivia Rodrigo Tried Writing Love Songs. Then Life Got Messy.
Olivia Rodrigo sat down with Joe and Jon for her first in-depth conversation about her new album, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,” out Jun...
Sites Unseen: What’s Revealed by Traveling With the Blind
Andy Isaacson is a writer and photographer. His work for The Times has taken him to every corner of the world, and he has transmitted what he’s experi...
For Mother’s Day, Classic Mom-isms
For Mother’s Day, we asked you about your “Mom mantras”: the oft-repeated mottos or go-to expressions that your moms have said over the years. In part...