The Colorblind Campaign to Undo Civil Rights Progress
For centuries, men like Powell and Bakke had benefited from a near-100 percent quota system, one that reserved nearly all… Read More »The Colorblind Campaign to Undo Civil Rights Progress
I Used to Cringe at Self-Help Books. Until This One Changed My Life.
I have written about art my whole career. I find it and its creators endlessly fascinating, but I’ve always seen… Read More »I Used to Cringe at Self-Help Books. Until This One Changed My Life.
What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
The talk received millions of views and thousands of comments, many from nurses grateful that someone in the medical field… Read More »What Deathbed Visions Teach Us About Living
What David Marchese Learned Talking to the World’s Most Interesting People
When David Marchese took over The New York Times Magazine’s Talk column in 2019, he had already been interviewing celebrities… Read More »What David Marchese Learned Talking to the World’s Most Interesting People
Jeremy Strong Isn’t Sure He Knows Who He Is
For years, Jeremy Strong was a relatively anonymous, steadily gigging actor. He did theater and some recurring TV work (“The… Read More »Jeremy Strong Isn’t Sure He Knows Who He Is
Judge John Hodgman on the Gullibility Test
Jill writes: My husband tells me fake “facts” to see how gullible I am. He once told me that croutons… Read More »Judge John Hodgman on the Gullibility Test
Is It Wrong to Go to a Guys-Only Night?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the appropriateness of gender-exclusive spaces.
It Was Like the Vigor Had Suddenly Been Sucked Out of His Body. What Was It?
And so, early that Friday, the woman drove her husband to Danbury Hospital, the emergency room closest to the couple’s… Read More »It Was Like the Vigor Had Suddenly Been Sucked Out of His Body. What Was It?
The Best Dessert Mom Made for Us, but Better
Once you start asking, you realize that nearly everyone has a version of this pan in his or her life… Read More »The Best Dessert Mom Made for Us, but Better
Taylor Tomlinson Is the Perfect Late-Night Host for The TikTok Era
The internet is dumb and the joke parade is fun, but there is something heavier riding on “After Midnight.” That… Read More »Taylor Tomlinson Is the Perfect Late-Night Host for The TikTok Era