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China's Giant Bet on Blockchain

Beijing’s expected launch of a digital yuan next year is part of a bigger plan to take a global lead in the future of the internet

Revenge of the Nerds

How amateur sleuths broke the Wuhan lab story

‘I'm A Nobel Laureate, But I Still Have Regrets'

It’s only human to feel sadness about the roads not taken in your life even if you’re a big success

Do Your Employees Love Your Company?

Find out this fall when Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute unveil the first "Most Loved Workplaces" list

Are We Headed For A Cyber Pearl Harbor?

Digital attacks could push the U.S. and Russia into a Real War.

Rose Byrne

IF YOU HAD TO PICK ONE THING THAT DEFINED THE 1980S, YOU’D LIKELY include aerobics. From leotards to Olivia Newton-John’s “Let’s Get Physical” to Jane Fonda’s iconic fitness videos, aerobics became a cult-like obsession, and Rose Byrne’s new Apple TV+ series Physical (June 18) recreates that time. “The era is documented so much and it’s parodied so much, it’s easy to be funny.” Byrne plays Sheila, a wife and mother who finds purpose in her life, and eventually fame and fortune, through the world of aerobics.

Sparks on the Screen

After decades of trying, the musical duo of Ron and Russell Mael are releasing two movies, a band documentary and an original musical

A Superhero's New Mission

Chris Evans hung up his Captain America shield. Now he and his partners want to help Generation Z reshape the U.S. political landscape

Liz Phair – Back in the Game

Indie rock legend Liz Phair reemerges with Soberish new album in over a decade

It's Time to Party

Liz Cheney’s ouster from Republican leadership makes a third political party more likely

Gaming an Early Warning System

How a well-intended U.S. government database fuels dangerous vaccine misinformation

The Winter of Discontent

Even though america is preparing for a summer reopening, the Coronavirus will still be around to dog us when the temperatures fall.

K-Dramas on Netflix: A Beginner's Guide to the Best Shows

The South Korean culture pop culture wave that has been taking over the world conquers the small screen

Too Little, Too Slow, Too Late Is Not an Option

On climate change, it is a lot later than a lot of us want to admit

Cool Abandoned Sites to Visit

As time goes on, some places stay in use, but some get left behind—due to unforeseen circumstances, changing times or other reasons. These abandoned places immediately evoke feelings of eeriness and curiosity, no matter where they are. Their remains are testaments to their fascinating histories, and they are perfect destinations for those who love history, adventure and even stories of the supernatural. From old mining tunnels covered in glow worms to haunted prisons to ’70s movie sets decaying in the desert, here are some of the most fascinating abandoned sites to explore around the world.

A Vaccine for all Occasions

Scientists are developing a “universal vaccine” that would protect against anything the coronavirus can throw at us and maybe even the common cold.

Train Wreck

An aerial view, on May 3, of the scene after an elevated section of metro track carrying train cars collapsed onto a busy road.

Winning at Wall Street—and Life!

Dorie Clark, star of the Newsweek/LinkedIn Live show, Better, asks author William Green what lessons the world’s greatest investors have for the rest of us

The BEST CREDIT CARDS of 2021

Credit card companies pumped up their rewards to keep consumers spending during the pandemic. Newsweek’s first card ranking will help you pick your best offer

Thuso Mbedu

FOR MOST ACTORS, GETTING THE LEAD IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PROJECT LIKE Amazon Prime’s The Underground Railroad (May 14) from Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins would be intimidating, but not for Thuso Mbedu, who plays Cora, the series lead. “Stuff like that doesn’t actually register.

The Archives

1969 “Singing with a tortured passion that has become her trademark,” Newsweek reported, “Janis Joplin blew the rock world wide open.” She was “the first female superstar of rock music,” and “hard singing and hard living are her hallmark.”