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SKIN IN THE GAME

Inside the frenzied business of designer ball pythons.

THE CHAOS AGENT

Matt Gaetz threw the House into disarray. What does he want?

Forever Simone

The greatest gymnast of all time opens up about life as a newlywed, her recovery from Tokyo, and what's ahead including Paris, peut-être

Greta Lee is getting used to this

Twenty years into her career, she got her first starring role in Past Lives. Now she's all over red carpets, on best-dressed lists, and frequently spotted at the Tower Bar.

Put Her in Everything

PEN15 introduced Maya Erskine as a gonzo comedic talent. Mr. Mrs. Smith makes a convincing case for her as a rom-com lead.

All the Sad Young Things

Maybe the problem for teens isn’t screens, but what they are replacing.

The Oligarch's Son

Following a mysterious plunge into the Thames, two grieving parents reckon with the anatomy of a fall.

PUCKER UP

The offbeat indulgence of handmade vinegar.

BURN BOOK

“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans,” on FX.

THE RETICENT RADICAL

Baruch Spinoza's quiet revolution.

WHAT GOES AROUND

The stories we tell about female violence.

THE ART OF CHANGE

Thelma Goldens role in desegregating the art world.

THE SPORTING SCENE: NO JOKE

Somehow, Nikola Joki¢ has become the world’s best basketball player.

REALMS OF THE SENSES

“The Taste of Things” and Ennio.”

LUSH LIFE

“Days of Wine and Roses” and The Animal Kingdom.”

THE FRIENDSHIP CHALLENGE

How envy destroyed the perfect connection between two teen-age girls.

MY WAITING LIST

I am happy to announce that I have opened a new waiting list, for people who have been trying to get on my regular waiting list. When and if there are openings on the regular list, those on the new list will be eligible to move into one of the open slots, after paying a transfer fee.

293 minutes with ...Cecile Richards

The former president of Planned Parenthood is still fighting for abortion access—even while living with brain cancer.

BURN NOTICE

What's really fuelling the wildfire crisis?

MAD, CONCEITED, RIDICULOUS

Why Margaret Cavendish was considered both a genius and an eccentric.

DEPTH OF FIELD

\"Public Obscenities\" triumphs Off Broadway.

THE NEXT SCENE

Lucian Grainge helped the music industry survive file-sharing. Now he wants to do the same with A.I.

A SLIPPERY SLOPE

How a rural ski resort became embroiled in an international fraud.

EVERY TEN-BEST LIST

SHOUTS & MURMURS

Post-Apocalypse Now

The experimental Ukrainian opera "Chornobyldorf," at La Mama.

A Reporter at Large – Democracy in Darkness

What Ukraine has already lost in its fight against Russia.

Homeward Bound

As a new revival of The Wiz eases its way back to New York, the enchanting cast and sprawling creative team has history and legacy on their minds.

THRONE OF GAMES

Wordle. Connections. Spelling Bee. Ye olde crossword. THE NEW YORK TIMES is home to the most popular brainteasers online-and that fandom is key to the paper's bottom line. Meet the mischievous masterminds stumping the solvers and running the show

BARBARIANS at the GLADES

Palm Beach, long a sleepy bastion for the leisurely elite, is straining under the weight of an influx of MAGAS with money, COVID exiles, and Gen X newbies. And don't even get them started on West Palm

THE FOG of War

How can we trust the images we see from the Israel-Hamas conflict?