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A LONG WAY HOME

Ordinarily, I hate staying at someone's house, but when Hugh and I visited his friend Mary in Maine we had no other choice.

THIS ELECTION JUST PROVES WHAT I ALREADY BELIEVED

I hate to say I told you so, but here we are. Kamala Harris’s loss will go down in history as a catastrophe that could have easily been avoided if more people had thought whatever I happen to think.

HOLD YOUR TONGUE

Can the world's most populous country protect its languages?

REBELS WITH A CAUSE

In the new FX/Hulu series “Say Nothing,” life as an armed revolutionary during the Troubles has—at least at first—an air of glamour.

AGAINST THE CURRENT

\"Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!,\" at Soho Rep, and \"Gatz,\" at the Public.

GAINING CONTROL

The frenemies who fought to bring contraception to this country.

GET IT TOGETHER

In the beginning was the mob, and the mob was bad. In Gibbon’s 1776 “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” the Roman mob makes regular appearances, usually at the instigation of a demagogue, loudly demanding to be placated with free food and entertainment (“bread and circuses”), and, though they don’t get to rule, they sometimes get to choose who will.

METAMORPHOSIS

The director Marielle Heller explores the feral side of child rearing.

THE BIG SPIN

A district attorney's office investigates how its prosecutors picked death-penalty juries.

Putting AirPods Hearing Aids to the Test

My wife kept telling me to turn the TV down.

TRADING THE APPLE WATCH ULTRA FOR THE APPLE WATCH 10

WHY I LOVE THIS SO-CALLED DOWNGRADE

IS THE IPHONE 16 PRO A SMART CHOICE?

PUTTING APPLE'S BIG PROMISES TO THE TEST

MY EMOTIONAL-SUPPORT ΑΙ

TEST DRIVING THERAPY WITH CHATGPT

MUSIC & AUDIO GEAR

BECOME YOUR OWN DJ

SMART HOME

GEAR TO KEEP YOU SAFE & COMFORTABLE

WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT BRIGHT PINK MEAT THAT LASTS FOR WEEKS WAS A GOOD IDEA?

Deli Meat Is Rotten

THE REDDENING OF NEW YORK

How Trump's rising popularity in the city (and everywhere else) exposed a Democratic Party DEEP IN DENIAL.

Trapped in Time

A woman relives the same day in a stunning Danish novel.

STEVE BANNON'S SECOND TERM

Within seven days, he GOT OUT OF PRISON and helped WIN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Now it's time for war.

A Belfast Lad Goes Home

After playing some iconic Americans, Anthony Boyle is a beloved IRA commander in a riveting new series about the Troubles.

Neighborhood News: Our Wildfires

In Prospect Park, Inwood, and beyond.

Going Dull

Being interesting is a burden. Is there relief in choosing to be bland?

IPAD ESSENTIALS

UNLOCK YOUR IDEAL IPAD EXPERIENCE

IPHONE ESSENTIALS

MUST-HAVE CASES, CHARGERS & MORE

MAC ACCESSORIES

OUR FAVORITE UPGRADES

APPLE WATCH

DRESS UP YOUR FAVORITE WEARABLE

SPEAKERS

FILL YOUR SPACE WITH SOUND

UNLOCKING APPLE PASSWORDS

BUILD A SECURE VAULT WITH YOUR IPHONE'S BRAND-NEW APP

5 APPS FOR MENTAL WELLNESS

Over the years, smartphones have developed a nasty reputation for making their users’ mental health worse.

HEADPHONES

PRO-LEVEL SOUND FOR EVERY BUDGET