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GO AHEAD. ORDER THE MEAT LOAF.

Sure, the burger might be the safer bet. But when you learn to weigh the benefits of new options versus familiar standbys, the big decisions (about work, about life, about diner food) become a whole lot easier.

MY DILL-IANT FRIEND

How two men, three decades apart in age, found fitness and healing in pickleball—and in their friendship.

STRENGTH AND SPEED TRAINING FOR YOUR BRAIN

Welcome to the booming world of high-performance mental training, where tech tools offer amateur athletes (like you!) a chance at pro-level focus, calm, and control.

THE UNSHAKABLE CONFIDENCE OF ZOE KRAVITZ

With her directorial debut under her belt and more great roles on the horizon, Kravitz is more sure of herself than ever.

LET'S STOP GLORIFYING GRIT

I SAW A post floating around social media that made me roll my eyes: \"The person who chooses to run outside in the winter over a treadmill is a powerful person.\"

"THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF RECOVERY IS EFFORT AND WE TRAIN THAT."

In a community ravaged by the opioid crisis, the PORTSMOUTH SPARTAN KETTLEBELL CLUB builds a different form of strength.

The Age of Accessories

From bejeweled bags to crayon-hued tights, accessories weren't just extras: They were the stars of this season.

GOING GRAY? NOT SO FAST.

Cutting-edge tech might reverse how your hair looks as you age. Really.

Mad About LEOWOODALL

Leo Woodall, the 28-year-old star of One Day and The White Lotus, has cornered the market on a very particular species of onscreen love interest—the guy who's so sweet and dreamy that there's got to be a catch, right? Now he's the May to Renée Zellweger's December in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

The White Lotus Effect

Viewers of popular shows are \"set-jetting\" to the locales where they filmed.

THE NEW SCIENCE TO SUPERSIZE YOUR MUSCLE

Emerging research has given us an efficient path to building muscle. Leverage that (and rethink how you're eating for gains) with this workout plan.

IS THIS "MANOPAUSE"?

Low energy, low sex drive, low everything. This may be what middle age feels like—but does it have to?

The MODERN WELLNESS Guide

From Instagram-worthy cold plunges to the supplement made from “liquid gold,” today’s buzziest health trends merit a deeper dive.

The Funniest People in the Room

NBC's Saturday Night Live marks an incredible five decades on the air this year. ELLE enlisted Mikey Day to get a behind-the-scenes look at his castmates, the women who make our weekends.

THE LONG GAME

Tennis has become synonymous with health and longevity. But can the sport really help us live longer? We dug into the claims to find out.

The STREET-STYLE T-S STARS of Retail

These top buyers have become breathlessly followed demi-celebrities.

THE ANCIENT GREEK GUIDE TO FUTURE PROOFING YOUR POSTURE

Tech neck. Desk slouch. Glute amnesia. Decades of sitting at a desk can wreak havoc on your muscles and lead to late-life (literal) slumps and posture problems. One powerlifter academic may have found a way to build lifelong, full-body strength and stability in a very old and rare source.

STEM CELL THERAPY IN HONDURAS

Sun, sand, and experimental gene and stem cell therapy? Sure. But not without risk.

Sales Rise at Home Depot; Rates Cloud Outlook

Home Depot beat Wall Street expectations for sales and profit last quarter, but offered cautious guidance as higher interest rates continue to pressure big-ticket purchases.

States Consider Making App Stores Verify the Ages of Users

The fight over online child safety is reigniting in state legislatures across the country this year, pitting social-media titan Meta Platforms against app-store giants Apple and Alphabet's Google in a dispute over who should verify the ages of users.

Panda Bear's Indie-Pop Experiments

In the 2000s, Animal Collective was among the most innovative bands making music, pushing a new vision of psychedelia into the world.

Medical Mayhem

Among the more reliable sources of anxiety, conflict and drama in fiction are the family, the battlefield and the hospital-\"Berlin ER\" being a combination of the three, with a bonus dose of dysfunction.

Companies Wrestle Over Projections for Duties

A barrage of tariff orders and threats from the Trump administration has left finance chiefs grappling with making projections in their earnings guidance to investors about the potential impact of shifting trade policy.

Hims & Hers Stock Has Further to Fall

Stock in Hims & Hers Health was bound to tumble once it could no longer sell compounded versions of the weight-loss drug Wegovy at scale.

DOGE Cuts Threaten Property Market

The Trump administration's move to terminate millions of square feet of federal leases and sell government buildings threatens to weaken a fledgling recovery in the U.S. office market, from California to Washington, D.C.

Middleby to Spin Off Food-Processing Arm

Kitchen-equipment maker Middleby is spinning off its food-processing business and refreshing its board with new directors in a bid to unlock value.

Altice Makes Deal With Its Creditors

Altice France, the European telecom giant led by billionaire Patrick Drahi, struck a global debt deal with investors holding more than $25 billion in bonds and loans, one of the largest of a new breed of restructuring transactions, people familiar with the matter said.

Tesla Updates Driving Software in China

Carmaker looks to win over Beijing regulators as competition revs up

The Thoughts of Chairman Xi

The foolish Americans don't realize we will soon pass them in military, and especially naval, power.

Living To Go Live

In 2019 a young woman went viral crying over a virtual dead rabbit.