Cal Newport

There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate

Just as we changed our thinking around physical fitness, we need to change our attitude toward cognitive fitness.

Robin Givhan

What Jackie and Ethel Kennedy Knew

“Love Story” wasn’t really about John Kennedy or Carolyn Bessette.

Jacob Weisberg

The Epstein Class Had a Signature Weakness

Epstein flourished by helping elite men reconcile their private desires with their public appearances.

Devin Gordon

Help! My Favorite Athlete Is an Idiot.

Sports used to be an oasis from political squabbling. But now the bad opinions of star athletes have become impossible to escape.

Elizabeth Spiers

She Wrote a Book About Her Throuple. The Internet Lost Its Mind.

Is Lindy West a feminist? Is she happy? Everyone has an opinion.

A New Jersey Teen Finds Treasure, and More, in Abandoned Storage Units

Michael Haskell, 17, set out to make some money from his locker dives. He ended up learning about life.

Army Suspends Helicopter Crew After Kid Rock Gets a Flyby

The pro-Trump musician saluted the pair of Apache attack choppers, which appeared to be the same ones that flew low over a “No Kings” rally in Nashville.

Australian Sky Turns an Apocalyptic Blood Red

Winds from Tropical Cyclone Narelle stirred up rust-colored dust from iron-rich soil, tinging the sky over Western Australia with a reddish Mars-like hue.

Trump Lashes Out Again at Europe for Its Lukewarm Support Against Iran

President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.

‘A Young Woman Opened the Door on the Other Side and Slid in Next to Me’

Sharing a cab with the catch of the day, where two friends met and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.