IN GOOD TASTE

An influx of fresh design energy has arrived in the modernist enclave of Litchfield, Connecticut

rising up

After years of pandemic-induced closure, Hong Kong is writing its next chapter. Francis Lam meets the artists and chefs (and one artist-chef) driving their dynamic city's latest round of reinvention

BETTER ON THE BEACH

The quiet coastal village of Pererenan offers community vibes and a hint of the old Bali

human touch

Across Northern Italy, skilled artisans are working to preserve the country's oldest traditions, from winemaking and set design to truffle hunting and textiles

ALL ABOUT ACCRA

Artist Kwaku Yaro shares where to go for art, food, and seaside solace in Ghana's colorful capital

pioneer spirit

On a road trip through southern Idaho, Betsy Andrews explores the state's long human history of sanctuary seekers, renegades, and travelers looking for a fresh start

THE BRUTAL AESTHETICS OF MAGA

Proximity to power might rely on a specific look.

HOW TO DRIVE ELON MUSK DOWN

If you think mass protests can't combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.

GUARANTEED FAILURE

Cash transfer programs are gaining steam, but our current bureaucracy is obscuring their potential.

SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER

How hybrid homeschools hoover up your state tax dollars

GET CAUGHT FIGHTING

MAXWELL FROST IS LEARNING THE ROPES OF CONGRESS AND SHOWING HIS OLDER COLLEAGUES HOW TO PUNCH BACK IN THE AGE OF TRUMP.

Immigrants on the Line

They fled Haiti only to endure brutal working conditions at a Colorado plant run by the world's biggest meatpacker. Now they face deportation.

ONE OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL OPERATORS IS BANKRUPT, BROKEN. AND RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTLESS MISTREATED PATIENTS— THANKS TO ITS PRIVATE EQUITY OVERLORDS.

She'd never been one to take the easy route, and besides, she wanted to get things moving-and walking seemed the best way to do it.

THE GREAT PRETENDER

A fake campaign loan could have ended Andy Ogles' push for MAGA fame. Then Trump won again.

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

Clearview Al's far-right founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their facial recognition dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.

RAIN CHECK

The economic case for preserving America’s wetlands

Writer's Digest 27th Annual 101 Best Websites for Writers

For the 27th year, Writer’s Digest is shining a light on 101 websites with a goal of helping writers in a variety of ways.

HOSPITALS IN RUINS

A doctor witnesses what remains of a ravaged health-care system.

CONSUMING PASSIONS

\"Sinners.\"

ACROSS THE GULF

Can President Claudia Sheinbaum manage Trump—and Mexico’s fragile democracy?

TORTOISESHELL

I have never been honest with myself. It’s an attribute that has always disturbed me.

FOLLOW THE LEADER

A culture of obedience reigns in Trump's Washington.

Carrie Brownstein on Richard Avedon's Portrait of Cat Power

It's 2003, and Cat Power exists in is bandied about, an exotic label for an American singer-songwriter on an indie label.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Dear members of our university community:

LONDON BRIDGE

“Richard II,” “The Years,” “Kyoto,” “Manhunt,” and “The Glass Menagerie.”

ENERGY BOOST

The quest to build a perfect protein bar.

SUBTITLING YOUR LIFE

Advances in transcription are good news for the hard of hearing.

A TIME TO KILL

The last-ditch effort to head off the Civil War.

SCREEN TIME.

Motherhood in an age of reproductive surveillance.

NIGHTMARE ON WALL STREET

INSIDE THE TARIFF-INDUCED MARKET TURMOIL SCARING TRADERS STIFF.