Our Culture Worships Creativity and Innovation. Is It All a Con?
THE CREATIVITY CON: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket, by Thomas Frank Between 2017 and 2024, a North Carolina man...
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When Does GTA 6 Come Out? Release Date and How Many Days Are Left
The wait for GTA 6 is almost over, with Rockstar Games’ next open-world adventure scheduled to launch on November 19,...
$749 million has been spent in a final push before the elections
content=”https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/RUGLRTKULZB6XPESJMXXJVLTDI.jpeg” Competitive Senate and gubernatorial races saw some of the largest increases in advertising spending over the last week, according...
Desperate mom-and-pops turn to risky cash advances in tough economy — and can get burned
When sales began falling early this year at Brushstrokes + Beverages, a Long Beach “paint and sip” studio, the owners...
In ‘I Became We,’ Many Voices Exalt One Very Personal Decision
There’s something tantalizingly Christmassy about Mona Pirnot’s elegant “I Became We” at the Atlantic Theater in Manhattan. It’s odd, that...
Walmart just shared its Thanksgiving menu. Here’s how it compares to other retailers.
Retailers are focused on delivering value for this year's Thanksgiving meal baskets. WalmartRetailers are hoping to win shoppers with easy,...
‘Ali G: Who Iz I?’ Review: A Bit Too Tired for This Media Age
The less interesting conversation around the projects of Sacha Baron Cohen boils down to this: How has the comedy of...
Kirsten’s Midlife Crisis
Photographs by Elizabeth Renstrom for The Atlantic In the early 1990s, when I was in elementary school, a fancy catalog...
Ukraine knows the secret to defending Taiwan
Catarina Buchatskiy is a co-founder and the director of analytics at the Serpens Center for International Security. Mark Montgomery is...
CD Projekt Red Gives Cyberpunk 2 Update
CD Projekt Red may be looking to add multiplayer quests to Cyberpunk 2, according to a new job listing. The...
The ‘direct line’ between California Gold Rush miners and AI tech bros
When Nathaniel Philbrick set out to write the definitive history of the California Gold Rush, he knew the story would...
How Trump Could Interfere With the Midterms on Election Day, and the Days After
President Donald Trump wears an “I Voted” sticker after voting in the midterm elections on Oct. 24, 2026, in West...
How Race-Day Weather Can Make or Break Your Marathon Performance
“You plan for the knowns. You prepare for the unknowns.” That is how Ted Metellus, the New York Road Runners’...
Silicon Valley Is Grappling With a Flood of Bugs Found by A.I.
On Oct. 21, Fouad Matin, who leads OpenAI’s cyber-preparedness and safety efforts, had planned to spend the evening with friends...
Sauerkraut at Every Meal? These Fermentation Fanatics Tried That Long Before MAHA
Waking early, I put a small jar of my sauerkraut into my messenger bag, hop on my bicycle, ride to...
