Love, Death and Recipes: The Surprising Epitaphs of Green-Wood Cemetery

Love, Death and Recipes: The Surprising Epitaphs of Green-Wood Cemetery
Perusing the eerily poetic lines found in a library of completed lives.
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Woody Harrelson Can Play Anyone. It’s Being Himself That’s Hard.

Woody Harrelson Can Play Anyone. It’s Being Himself That’s Hard.
“I do feel like I’m in a much better place now than I was even five years ago,” says the actor, who stars in the new “Champions.”
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My Friend Is Dating a Murderer. Should I Do Anything About It?

My Friend Is Dating a Murderer. Should I Do Anything About It?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what to do when a roommate is in a relationship with a convicted killer.
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The Prison Letters Project: Considering Past Trauma

The Prison Letters Project: Considering Past Trauma
The case of Ivié DeMolina, convicted for her part in two murders, raises difficult questions about appropriate punishments for serious crimes.
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Judge John Hodgman on Tipping When You Split the Bill

Judge John Hodgman on Tipping When You Split the Bill
Is it rude to ask what your dinner companion is leaving?
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Three Years Into Covid, We Still Don’t Know How to Talk About It

Three Years Into Covid, We Still Don’t Know How to Talk About It
Most Americans think they know the story of the pandemic. But when a writer immersed himself in a Covid oral-history project, he realized how much we’re still missing.
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Modern Dads Are Embarrassing. Which Just Might Be Good Politics.

Modern Dads Are Embarrassing. Which Just Might Be Good Politics.
The Congressional Dads Caucus makes savvy use of its own faint goofiness.
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Why I Watch the Closing Credits of Every Movie I See

Why I Watch the Closing Credits of Every Movie I See
One look is enough to challenge the myth of the genius auteur calling all the shots.
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YouTube Made Emma Chamberlain a Star. Now She’s Leaving it Behind.

YouTube Made Emma Chamberlain a Star. Now She’s Leaving it Behind.
“I’m more interested in things being more creative rather than just pure entertainment — things that feel more beautiful.”
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Judge John Hodgman on Gift Etiquette for Books

Judge John Hodgman on Gift Etiquette for Books
Can you read it before you give it away?
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Keep the Dunk Contest Weird

Keep the Dunk Contest Weird
It’s a campy celebration of basketball’s pugnacious spirit, and a jolt to the predictable pageantry of the N.B.A.
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A Secret for Falling Asleep So Good It’s a British National Treasure

A Secret for Falling Asleep So Good It’s a British National Treasure
Tune into serenity with the BBC Shipping Forecast, a weather report from deep in the analog era.
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My Friend Won’t Leave Her Abusive Husband. What Do I Do?

My Friend Won’t Leave Her Abusive Husband. What Do I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the support we can give friends stuck in dangerous relationships.
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Judge John Hodgman on Bird-Watching Etiquette

Judge John Hodgman on Bird-Watching Etiquette
A couple disagrees on getting hushed during hobby time.
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Fani Willis Took On Atlanta’s Gangs. Now She May Be Coming For Trump.

Fani Willis Took On Atlanta’s Gangs. Now She May Be Coming For Trump.
Fani Willis’s aggressive tactics have sparked criticism — and won over voters. What do they tell us about how she might prosecute the former president?
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The Trouble With Reboot TV

The Trouble With Reboot TV
The reboot that changes nothing will be uncanny and lifeless; the one that thinks itself more clever than its predecessor will turn out cynical and sour.
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Her Foot Looked Normal. What Was Causing the Excruciating Pain?

Her Foot Looked Normal. What Was Causing the Excruciating Pain?
A few weeks after she twisted her ankle, the girl’s foot kept getting worse. Her hand movements cued the doctor to a mysterious disease.
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Walter Mosley Thinks America Is Getting Dumber

Walter Mosley Thinks America Is Getting Dumber
“There are people who don’t know how to spell, they don’t know how to think,” says the bestselling novelist.
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Judge John Hodgman on ‘The Price Is Right’ Strategies

Judge John Hodgman on ‘The Price Is Right’ Strategies
A family is divided on the controversial “dollaring” of an opponent.
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The Unlikely New TikTok Influencers: Old-School Watch Dealers

The Unlikely New TikTok Influencers: Old-School Watch Dealers
Their rapid-fire haggling in Manhattan’s diamond district teases the fantasy of making a market, rather than just being subject to it.
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