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Unvaccinated? Time to Make an End-of-Life Plan

A good idea for anyone, advanced directives are especially important if you’re willing to risk a potentially fatal illness

Kristen Stewart

PARTING SHOT

Machines Don't Blink

The Perils of Military Brinkmanship in the Age of AI

Tessa Thompson

PARTING SHOT

Sharing a Common Goal

Why Puerto Rico is the most vaccinated place in America

Under Pressure

After missteps and party infighting can Joe Biden save his presidency?

DO VACCINE MANDATES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST BLACK AMERICANS?

Given lower vaccination rates, activists say the new COVID rules could turn some Black people into ‘second-class citizens’

Bashar Is Back

In a triumph over the U.S., Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, a long-time political pariah, is now reclaiming a place on the world stage

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

Parting Shot – Brandy Norwood

Now Brandy Norwood, one of the women who dominated the decade’s pop culture, is back with ABC’s new series Queens

Mickey Guyton – ‘A Little Black Girl from Texas'

Singer Mickey Guyton is blazing a trail for country music to embrace more artists of color. It’s taken 10 years of hard work and detours for her to break through

Afghanistan – The Long Road Ahead

The war may be over, but for refugees from the Taliban the battle has just begun

The Culture Club

CAN OUR NUMBER ONE COMPANY MAINTAIN ITS EMPLOYEE-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND A GROWTH BOOM? WE THINK SO

Sharon D Clarke

IMAGINE YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR BROADWAY DEBUT IN A HIGHLY anticipated, groundbreaking musical, only to have it all put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sacred Ground

“A cemetery so beautiful, it invites one to die,” said the caretaker of Tulcán, Ecuador's cemetery, before he was buried beneath the toucan topiaries he had sculpted. While ostensibly for the dead, burial rituals can also tell rich stories of a culture's living. From epitaph roasts in Romania, to cliff-hanging coffins in the Philippines, to a graveyard movie theater in Hollywood, here are some of the burial sites that are as fascinating as their tenants.

Navigating Your Career in an Upside-Down World

Work life in turmoil? Here are some ways to rethink-and remake-your career

Ivermectin: ‘Bogus' or ‘Miracle Drug?'

Separating science from politics is tough—especially when the public and politicians are looking over scientists’ shoulders

AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED BRANDS 2022

Newsweek and BrandSpark® find the Services and E-commerce companies consumers trust most

Duran Duran – Forty Years Later

Duran Duran are back with their fifteen studio album Future Past

The Trouble with Online “Sharenting”

Social media featuring intimate family moments is popular and lucrative. It also comes with serious risks for kids

Talking Points

NEWSMAKERS

Staying Relevant

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

In Focus

THE NEWS IN PICTURES

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.

America Can't Ignore Afghanistan

Exclusive: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says the Taliban can be a partner for peace, not a terrorist threat - if the U.S. stays engaged.

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.

Trippy Treatments

Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” is undergoing clinical trials. It could be the biggest advance in treating depression since Prozac.

Was ‘Chaos-istan' Inevitable?

How Biden's influence during the Obama administration had long-lasting effects