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Across the Multiverse

The Rick and Morty team on the show's new season, loss, karmic debt and ripping shirts off

Rachel Bloom

REBOOTS HAVE BECOME SO POPULAR THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME before there needed to be a show about a reboot poking fun at the very idea of a reboot.

Lessons from the Great Rethink

'People don't stay where they don't feel valued' and other key takeaways from the workplace shifts of the past few years

The End of an Era?

Companies are pushing for a post-pandemic return to the office. But it may not be possible to put the remote-work genie back in the bottle

THE BATTLE OVER BIG DATA

CHINA IS AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TO CONTROL MUCH OF THE WORLD'S DATA. HOW PRESIDENT BIDEN RESPONDS WILL HAVE BROAD IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ECONOMY AND PRIVACY

Putting Boredom to Work

Becoming bored is something that happens to every human. But you can learn to manage it

The Risks of Arming Ukraine

As the U.S. spends billions on military aid, watchdogs warn of waste, corruption, and abuse and call for more oversight

America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2022

Our annual ranking of facilities to help you get back on your feet

Quirkiest College Campuses

"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness," architect and designer Frank Gehry said. It's no wonder then that some of the most innovative designs are implemented on college campuses, where students learn from the past and grow from new perspectives. As students from all over reconvene for the school year, these campuses offer different points of view, not only through their curricula, but through their unconventional building styles. From a student center shaped like dim sum steamer baskets in Singapore, to a 36-story skyscraper in Russia, to a shipping center imitation in the Netherlands, here are college buildings around the world that present different angles.

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

PARTING SHOT

REVENGE OF THE PATHOGENS

THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE ENTERING A NEW, DEADLY ERA OF HEALTH THREATS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASESOLD ONES WE THOUGHT WE'D WIPED OUT, AND NEW ONES ON THE RISE

Could Donald Trump Find an Impartial Jury?

It would be the 'ultimate trust test' of America's judicial system. Trial experts share their advice

Beijing's Big Bet

China's pursuit of israeli technology is key to its plan to expand its global economic and military power. The U.S. is not happy

Sound and Style

Art rock pioneers Roxy Music are embarking on a tour to mark the band's 50th anniversary

PARTING SHOT - Quinta Brunson

It was really important to me to show audiences...extreme funny, extreme heart.

WHAT PUTIN GOT WRONG

The Russian leader's arrogance undermines his own military in Ukraine

A Hidden Cost to Reversing Roe

The rise of 'personhood' laws could put infertility treatments like IVF at risk and sharply raise their price

Searching for 'Constructive Engagement'

In an exclusive interview, Pakistan's new prime minister Shahbaz Sharif talks about the state of his country's democracy, worsening U.S.-China relations, the war in Ukraine and a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

BAND-E-AMIR, AFGHANISTAN

The militant Islamic group has also banned most art and culture.

Idris Elba

PARTING SHOT

Something in the Air

The James Webb Space Telescope is looking for atmospheres— and signs of life—on planets circling the star TRAPPIST-1

Q & A Ali Vitali

Interview

It’s Not Just the [Fill in the Issue], Stupid!

Female candidates’ electability is judged on how they present their positions and play the political game, much more than their male counterparts

GAME ON

Against all odds, Democrats have a good shot at keeping the Senate-or even picking up seats. The GOP won't go down wITHOUT A FIGHT

Abbi Jacobson

Parting Shot

Tour the World From Inside the U.S.A.

These destinations allow you to experience the full flavor of different cultures without the expense of venturing abroad

Marianne Lewis & Wendy Smith

More and more, people today exist in "echo chambers" where the only opinions they hear-or want to hear-are those similar to their own.

Get Comfortable on That Tightrope

How embracing paradoxes with "both/ and" thinking can help people get along

Prisoners in Their Homeland

Since returning to power, the Taliban have abolished the rights Afghan women had won over 20 years. The future looks even bleaker and advocates worry the world has forgotten

WHITE CHURCHES ACT ON REPARATIONS

WEARY OF WAITING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COMPENSATE BLACK AMERICANS FOR CENTURIES OF SLAVERY, FAITH GROUPS HAVE STARTED THEIR OWN PROGRAMS