
ACROSS THE GULF
Can President Claudia Sheinbaum manage Trump—and Mexico’s fragile democracy?

TORTOISESHELL
I have never been honest with myself. It’s an attribute that has always disturbed me.

HOSPITALS IN RUINS
A doctor witnesses what remains of a ravaged health-care system.

CONSUMING PASSIONS
\"Sinners.\"

Carrie Brownstein on Richard Avedon's Portrait of Cat Power
It's 2003, and Cat Power exists in is bandied about, an exotic label for an American singer-songwriter on an indie label.

FOLLOW THE LEADER
A culture of obedience reigns in Trump's Washington.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
Dear members of our university community:

LONDON BRIDGE
“Richard II,” “The Years,” “Kyoto,” “Manhunt,” and “The Glass Menagerie.”

SCREEN TIME.
Motherhood in an age of reproductive surveillance.

ENERGY BOOST
The quest to build a perfect protein bar.

SUBTITLING YOUR LIFE
Advances in transcription are good news for the hard of hearing.

A TIME TO KILL
The last-ditch effort to head off the Civil War.

NIGHTMARE ON WALL STREET
INSIDE THE TARIFF-INDUCED MARKET TURMOIL SCARING TRADERS STIFF.

Where Is Our Post-Car City?
We need to be building it right now. Instead, we're stuck in traffic.

David Zaslav's Shaky Hollywood Empire
In a declining industry, the Warner Bros. chief has defied the odds-for now, anyway-based on an unlikely set of skills.

Giant Loft, Tiny Concerts
A former shoe-polish factory where two musicians live with their instruments and host the occasional performance by friends.

The New SOROS
With anti-democratic forces on the rise in America and across the globe, George Soros's son Alex has assumed control of the family's enormous foundation and political giving. What will he do with his vast influence?

Whitney Cummings Finds Her People
The comedian's politics has changed. So has her audience.

'I Was 24 and Working Illegally'
One Fifth is where I hired my future wife, watched Patti Smith reduce a waitress to tears, and realized that in America charm is more important than ability.

Her Way
Diane Warren has a reputation for being tough. It's how she got so many chart-topping songs to exist.

Not Bad Enough
The Broadway adaptation of a show about a musical takes itself too seriously.

I C-A-N H-E-A-R T-H-O-U-G-H-T-S
A podcast has spotlighted a network of nonspeaking autistic people who seem to be able to read their parents' minds. But what is the real story The Telepathy Tapes is telling?

Nicole Flender
Hunting for a new apartment with Timothée Chalamet's mother.

Out of the Woods
Bon Iver finds his light.

Beyond Zombies
The Last of Us uncovers how catastrophe infects the human heart.

How the Helicopter Came Down
Video shows its rotors and tail breaking off in midair.

CHINA BANS SMART AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TERMS IN VEHICLE ADS
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has imposed a ban on using “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” in vehicle advertisements, a regulatory crackdown announced during a meeting with nearly 60 automaker representatives, aimed at curbing misleading claims about advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), industry reports confirm.

PERPLEXITY IN TALKS TO INTEGRATE AI ASSISTANT INTO SAMSUNG AND MOTOROLA PHONES
Perplexity AI, a San Francisco-based startup challenging giants like Google and OpenAI, is pushing to integrate its virtual assistant into Samsung and Motorola smartphones, aiming to secure prime placement in the $400 billion smartphone market, industry sources familiar with the matter confirmed.

OPENAI TAPS DOLORES HUERTA AND PHILANTHROPY EXPERTS FOR FOR-PROFIT TRANSITION
OpenAI has enlisted civil rights pioneer Dolores Huerta and three philanthropy specialists to form a temporary advisory board, tasked with guiding its charitable initiatives as the company seeks to transform into a for-profit public benefit corporation, a decision announced in a press release outlining its strategic shift.

MUSK'S SPACEX LEADS RACE TO BUILD TRUMP'S GOLDEN DOME MISSILE SHIELD
SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, has emerged as a frontrunner to secure a pivotal role in constructing President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense shield, a project aimed at protecting the United States from advanced missile threats, industry insiders revealed through recent defense sector discussions. Partnering with Palantir and Anduril, SpaceX is pitching a satellitebased “custody layer” to detect and track missiles, a critical component of the ambitious system.