Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey communicates a timeless — and tragic — aspect of war
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a new adaptation of Homer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ perilous journey home after the Trojan War,...
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Come for the Monsteras, Stay for the Murders
PLANT LADY, by Minyoung Kang; translated by Shanna Tan The cozy cleanness of a neighborhood plant shop, perfectly curated for...
When my kids were young, I was excited to send them back to school. Now that I’m a mom of teens, I feel differently.
When the author's children were younger, as shown here, she was happy to send them back to school after a...
Greta Lee Has a New Appreciation for Martha Stewart
Growing up, Greta Lee (“Past Lives,” “The Morning Show”) imagined singing like the Korean coloratura soprano Sumi Jo or the...
‘True embarrassment’: Expert twists the knife as Trump admin’s Reflecting Pool case flops
A legal analyst slammed the Trump administration’s flopped case that sought to pin Reflecting Pool damage on an alleged vandal....
33 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in August
Take a Dive In June, Mayor Mamdani celebrated the opening of New York City’s 90th summer pool season by jumping...
She Voted for a Justice Who Overturned Roe. Now it Haunts Her on the Trail.
Of the more than 10,000 votes cast by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, there is one that has shadowed her...
Amazon’s Andy Jassy sees a $1 trillion cloud built on businesses like the PGA Tour—which swapped its server trucks for AI broadcasts
Not long ago, the PGA Tour shipped its own servers on trucks around the country. That means every week, employees...
In California, Some Cities Are Done With Drive-Throughs
It was lunchtime on Saturday in Southern California and the hunger was 20 cars deep at the In-N-Out Burger drive-through...
Pisces, August 2026: Your Monthly Horoscope
Neptune has been retrograde since early July, which means your ruling planet has been turned inward for a while now...
Hardcore tech execs are meeting their match: the limits of the human body
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIA string of tech execs have cited health problems in their resignation announcements.Tech's culture of perks and...
You Hate Spiders. You’ll Love Harry.
To a lot of people, Lauren Taylor’s home in Reno, Nev., might seem like something out of a nightmare. She...
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, AMC+, Apple TV and More in August
Every month, streaming services add movies and TV shows to their libraries. Here are our picks for some of August’s...
Is A.I. ‘Scheming’ Against Us?
Artificial intelligence tools are being trained to copy almost everything people do. So it may not come as a surprise...
14 Off Broadway Shows (and 1 Festival) to Elevate Your August
‘Hungry Women’ Known for her savvy, Tony-nominated take on Little Red Riding Hood in “Into the Woods,” Julia Lester stars...
