Our Book Critics on Their Year in Reading
Alexandra Jacobs Well, BIG novels really bonked me on the head this year, in the best possible way. I am...
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Ancient lake from ice age comes back to life in Death Valley after record rainfall
Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet...
We asked: Can you ask your son-in-law to skip a family vacation?
Traveling has always come with complications. Our By The Way Concierge column will take your travel dilemmas to the experts...
Newsom Trolls Trump With His Own ‘Art of the Deal’
Gavin Newsom is hawking a 48th President-themed spoof of Donald Trump’s infamous Art of the Deal book, pitching it as...
How can lawyers stop AI’s hallucinations? More AI, of course.
It's hard to stop a curious legal associate from pasting a draft into a free, browser-based chatbot like ChatGPT, Claude,...
Why America gave up on economists
Key takeaways Economists used to have a sort of special status in US policymaking; they were the consummate technocratic experts....
D.C. aims to set world record for most couples kissing under mistletoe
When Gerren Price told his then-girlfriend he was taking her to the National Mistletoe, she was skeptical. She had heard...
SantaCon 2025: How to avoid New York’s most notorious bar crawl
They’re painting Manhattan red. SantaCon 2025 officially touches down in NYC on December 13, meaning that the streets of Manhattan...
He’s in Two Films With Oscar Buzz. You Won’t Recognize His Name.
Only one actor appears in both “One Battle After Another” and “Marty Supreme,” the two films on a collision course...
Tariffs are taxes and they were used to finance the federal government until the 1913 income tax. A top economist breaks it down
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently reviewing a case to determine whether President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are legal. Until...
Trump administration launches ambitious air-taxi push
The Trump administration is seeking to boost U.S. companies as they compete for dominance in the burgeoning air-taxi sector —...
For 2 Hours, a Soccer Match Offers Palestinians a Rarity: Joy
The Palestinians needed a win. Not on the battlefield, or at the United Nations, or in The Hague — but...
Everyone Hates SantaCon. He Made a Movie About It.
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a documentary about one of those annual events that New York loves...
White House Lawyer Says Trump’s Gold Gifts Look Like a ‘Bribe’
A former White House ethics adviser says gold gifted to Donald Trump during tariff negotiations gave “the appearance of a...
Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit
To treat their pain, anxiety and sleep problems, millions of Americans turn to cannabis, which is now legal in 40...
