Searching for acceptance: How the World Cup drove Mexican Americans back to their roots
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s improbable World Cup run ended Sunday with a loss to England, but it didn’t keep the team’s heart...
We Make Lovely Home-Cooked Meals for Ourselves. Why Not Do the Same for Our Dogs?
Home-cooked dog food has a more illustrious history than I could have imagined. In 1966, the ur-food writer M.F.K. Fisher...
Inside the Canadian Lab Burning Down Buildings to Save Them
Ahmed Kashef burns things down for a living. As the director of the fire safety testing facility at the National...
The World Cup’s Strangest Rituals Reveal How Belonging Really Works
Norway fans cheer in the stands during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Norway and France at...
Inside London’s Sweaty Scramble for Outdoor Swimming
As heat in London neared records, a friend took Kurtis Brown east to a hidden stretch of river. Mr. Brown...
While on a date, my husband and I asked if the restaurant was hiring. The next day, our son interviewed and got a job.
The author said she and her husband both started working as young teens, and their son wanted to do the...
So This Is What a Bare-Bones, $25,000 Pickup Feels Like
The electric pickup truck is diminutive and spartan — the windows are cranked by hand, and it comes in a...
‘Who’s taking the loss?’ Speculation swirls around Trump’s mysterious ‘Freedom Fuel’ stunt
Earlier this week, the White House proudly boasted about a series of “Freedom Fuel” gas stations that had lowered their...
How Good Is Jon Hamm at Playing Jon Hamm?
In the aughts, when Seth Rogen and his longtime creative partner Evan Goldberg were writing the script for “This Is...
Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.
A summer ballot measure in Kansas four years ago showed the enduring popularity of abortion rights even in deeply red...
