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Tracking the Phones of Loved Ones Is Problematic. Pil Do It Anyway.

When so much of life is uncertain, an illusion of control feels especially precious.

In Praise of Small, Very Good Things

Finger foods pack so much flavor and festive spirit into a party-ready package. This lobster-topped beauty may beat them all.

The Very Long Game

Knitwear's trendiest gambit? Sweaters whose extra-long sleeves hang well below the fingertips. A writer attempts to function as a human being while testing five of them.

Now’s the Time to Make New Year’s Resolutions For Your Taxes

It's time to make New Year's resolutions and that goes for taxes, too

The Milan Olympics Has a Backup Plan.It's in Upstate New York.

Winter Olympics won the right to host the Games, they promised athletes the sophistication of Milan, the snow-capped alps of Cortina d'Ampezzo, and access to a two-week, pasta-fueled celebration of all things Italian.

No One Had a Better Year Than Nikki Glaser

The Golden Globes tapped the comedian to host the January show, launching her onto the biggest stage of her career.

The Man Who Was 'So Mean' to Taylor Swift

If you subscribe to the Lefsetz Letter-the email bulletin from music business guru Bob Lefsetz-you will find yourself waiting impatiently, as I do, for its irregular arrival in your inbox.

TECH that is going to CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Weather forecasts will get smarter, EVs could get pricier, crypto will be for everyday investors and AI will be everywhere

The President Who Wasn't There

We button up the astounding year with the scandal of 2024, which won't take on its true size and historical significance until some time passes. Its facts-who did what, starting when, how it worked-will be fully reported not by journalists but by historians.

Jonathan Anderson Plans to Go on a 'Health Bender' in 2025

The Irish fashion designer on drinking six espressos a day, working with director Luca Guadagnino and how it feels to turn 40.

A Playful Portrait’s Regional Spirit

IT LOOKS LIKE a noodly creature from deep under the sea.

Rivalry and the Roar of Guns

The Dark Path By Williamson Murray Yale, 488 pages, 40

Capturing Tinseltown Rising

MARC WANAMAKER and Steven Bingen's \"Hollywood Behind the Lens\" is a visual history of the film industry as drawn from the Bison Archives, a photographic collection focused on Hollywood history.

Waiting for Mr. Darcy

CAN READING Jane Austen give us unrealistic expectations of life? If Austen's denouements (spoiler: spoiler: everyone gets married) have left you with a longing for either (1) your own happy ending (2) protagonist energy or (3) the perfect mate, the Austen scholar Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey suggests you might be suffering from Austenitis.

Hearing a Deeper Melody

AMEDEO BALDOVINO could have panicked.

Wealthy Investor Is Trump’s Choice to Rebuild the Navy

As he fills senior positions in his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump often has turned to wealthy investors with ties to elite Republican circles in Palm Beach and New York.

Germany Reconsiders Its Open Door for Migrants

Even before the recent Christmas market attack, the nation was struggling to cope with influx; economy needs new workers

Missiles Are Now Biggest Killer Of Fliers

Passenger flights have become very safe—except when they go near conflicts

Autocrats Suffer Setbacks

In Syria, rebels raced to Damascus, ending Bashar alAssad's 24-year-old dictatorship, which few in the outside world thought was in danger of collapse.

Longtime Head of Suzuki Motor Turned Automaker Into India's Dominant Player

Suzuki Motor was a Japanese maker of small cars with a small presence compared with Toyota and Honda.

A Wistful Goodbye to New York’s Beloved And Reviled) Outdoor Dining Sheds

Thousands of restaurants survived the pandemic by building makeshift dining rooms on the street. Now they’re gone—and already inspiring nostalgia.

Hey, New Jersey: Suddenly Scared You're of a Few Drones? Get Outta Here.

OF THE HUNDRED reasons I moved out of New Jersey, at least 90 of them were some form of \"scared of people from New Jersey.\"

What Went Right in 2024? For One Thing, Free and Fair Elections

Ina fractious year, democracies operated smoothly and peacefully under pressure, while rising economies, falling crime and advances in medical care bode well for the future.

The Stories of Pompeii That Archaeologists Got Wrong

Clues that hinted at relations among the dead have been disproved by DNA.

He Taught Baseball and More To Thousands of Kids

A former Negro Leagues player, Beckum started and nourished a Little League in one of Milwaukee’s most disadvantaged areas, making sure that playing also provided life lessons.

In Praise of Being Totally Gross

I WAS IN my 20s when I first witnessed another woman unabashedly describe her vagina.

Here Comes a Wave Of 65-Year-Olds

More Americans than ever will turn 65 in 2025. That will be a dominant theme for financial stocks in the years ahead.

Jean Strouse

The author, most recently, of 'Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers'

A Festive Bubbly at Every Price Point

IT'S A NEAR-INVIOLATE rule that sparkling wine of some sort must be served on New Year's Eve. The exact sort depends upon several factors.

Not Just Any Jacket Required

A blazer and jeans seems like the simplest smart-casual combo, but this classic menswear pairing can easily skew schlubby. And we’re all guilty of the number-one mistake.