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Unhappy Returns

What really happens to all the pants that don’t fit

Staying Relevant

The pandemic is quickly making some skills obsolete, but there are strategies for coping, a new survey shows

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Obscure Tastes to Whet Your Travel Appetite

From the pages of the upcoming Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide (Workman, October), find wonder and be inspired by foods and eating traditions from around the world. From an orange matchmaking festival in Malaysia to a bachelor’s stew prepared in a bathhouse in Morocco to the jiggly Jell-O salads of the Midwest, here are some of authors Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras’ favorite culinary experiences from the collection.

Playing Catchup on COVID

Scientists are testing new antiviral drugs, but they won’t be ready in time for the current wave of cases

Second Chances

According to one banker, the cure for the labor shortage is to hire people with criminal records

FLASHPOINT

Pakistan sees a victorious Taliban in Afghanistan to the west and a partner in China to the East. But the U.S. is at odds with both, pushing leader Imran Khan into a delicate balancing act.

You Can't Make Me

A growing number of Americans see vaccine mandates as an affront to personal liberty. Experts worry a spike in childhood diseases could follow

High Stakes On the Lake

Justin Bibb wants to be Cleveland’s next mayor. If he beats Kevin Kelley, he’ll inherit serious problems—and a windfall to fix them

Can twitter get us to be nice?

Social networks are all designed to make people angry and keep them coming back for more. Now, one of the worst offenders is trying to be less of a hellscape

Let's Make Covid Testing Part of Our Morning Routine

A Harvard immunologist champions low-cost, at-home rapid tests to beat the pandemic

Homeopath, heal thyself

Natalie Grams believed—really believed—in the healing power of homeopathy. Then a health crisis of her own forced the German physician to question her faith

Stuck on the Sidelines of The U.S. Job Market

Conversations with some of the 5 million out-of-work Americans shed light on why so many jobs are going begging

The Hunt for the Most Lucrative Patients

Privately run Medicare Advantage programs get paid more when members look sicker—even if they don’t receive more care

Wall Street's Toughest Turnaround

Jane Fraser is rethinking Citigroup and what it means to work at a megabank

Big Sky's Moment of Glory

The most rugged resort in Montana gets speedy lifts, luxury hotels, and fine dining to match its extreme slopes

De-radicalizing the Extremists

Parents for Peace enlists ex-believers to help families win back loved ones drawn to Islamism, QAnon, and other ideologies. Demand has never been higher

Flipping The Scrip

In 2011, tech industry veteran Doug Hirsch launched digital health care marketplace GoodRx with Scott Marlette and Trevor Bezdek. With 20 million people now using it every month to find affordable prescription medications, GoodRx has saved them $30 billion. Hirsch has continued to serve as co-CEO since taking the company public last year. We asked him how he’s kept it healthy through all the changes.

Down to Their Last Dollar

Businesses fail every day, from world-beaters (like TWA and Lehman Brothers) to sexy high-fliers (DeLorean, Enron) to Steady Eddie, old-school icons (Toys “R” Us, Sears). Sometimes, of course, market conditions simply turn Sisyphean. But often, when that boulder starts to roll backward, a leader’s grit, imagination, resourcefulness, and ability to conjure a little luck can mean the difference between a brave new chapter and, well, Chapter 11. Here, four businesses that went from nearly bust to total gangbusters.

How Delane Parnell Beat the Game at Its Own Game

He was the living embodiment of the American Dream, a tireless entrepreneur who fought his way from Detroit’s meanest streets. Then Delane Parnell faced the moment that would define his gaming venture—and his life.

Kara Goldin – Making a Bigger Splash

Hint founder and CEO Kara Goldin talks to Park Place Payments founder and CEO Samantha Ettus about breaking into a new industry with an unconventional strategy.

Farming Grows Up

A group of startups raises lettuce, tomatoes, and berries in high-rise plant factories. The founders aren’t farmers; they’re technologists who have shown that even the most grounded industry can be radically reinvented.

Define ‘Stable'

A wild search for the billions of U.S. dollars supposedly backing Tether, the world’s most popular stablecoin

Electric Truck vs. the Hype

The Rivian R1T promises to save the world and change the way Americans drive. Is it really that good?

The Only College Beer Game That Matters

A decades-old business school simulation exercise illuminates how human error can snag up supply chains

The New Disney World Hacks

With Genie+ replacing FastPass+—and pandemic-related restrictions galore—there’s a lot you need to know to still have a magical time in Orlando.

The Yellen Way

The treasury secretary relies on her quiet, above-the-fray authority for influence in Washington

The View From Space

A startup uses satellites and AI to measure, and maybe mitigate, the climate crisis

Three Challenges to Central Bank Autonomy

Three Challenges to Central Bank Autonomy