Why Was the Flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, so Extreme? Meteorologists Explain.The remnants of Hurricane Helene were not the only factor that contributed to the severity of the flooding in Asheville, North Carolina.
A Master Storyteller, at the End of Her StoryAt 96, Lore Segal is approaching death with the same startling powers of perception she brought to her fiction.
Stunning Photos of a Vast E-Waste Dumping Ground — and Those Who Make a Living Off ItThree photojournalists have created an in-depth report on electronic waste — its negative and ... positive ... consequences.
New Atheism and the Trouble With LiteralismGaining strength in the early 2000s, the New Atheism movement was fueled by a fear of Christian fundamentalism and a belief that secularism was under attack.
“the Baltic Seas”Robin Robertson’s new translation of a modern epic—first published, in Swedish, fifty years ago—traverses the shifting borders and legacies of a world at war.
We are about to enter the ‘Undetectable Era’ of beautyA video of Christina Aguilera has come up on my TikTok feed multiple times over the past few weeks. Going to the comments, it’s abundantly clear what has granted caused this clip to go viral.
How Arabic Translations of Ancient Greek Texts Started a New Scientific RevolutionIn the eighth-century CE the Abbasids undertook to collect the wisdom of the world in their new capital at Baghdad. This project started with the second Abbasid caliph, al-Mansur (“the Conqueror,” r.
The Big Map of Who Lived When Shows Which Cultural Figures Walked the Earth at the Same Time: From 1200 to PresentWe could call the time in which we live the “Information Age.” Or we could describe it more vividly as the era of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart, Beyoncé and Bob Dylan.
New University Rules Crack Down on Gaza ProtestsLast school year’s historic protests over the war in Gaza roiled campuses and dominated headlines, with more than 3,100 students arrested nationwide. Over the summer, the protests cooled off and students returned home.
Students Paid Thousands for a Caltech Boot Camp. Caltech Didn’t Teach It.Caltech’s website touted the online program, and the school’s orange logo appeared on the promised certificates of completion. “I was just like, ‘Ah, man, this has got to be legit,’” said Mr.
Beyond The Tipping Point: Malcolm Gladwell on Covid, Trump and what he got wrongWhen Malcolm Gladwell’s good friend Jacob Weisberg suggested he update his bestselling first book, The Tipping Point, a quarter of a century after its publication, Gladwell was sceptical.
Love WinsThis is an excerpt from issue no. 154, “Love, Interrupted.” Ashwini Naidu knew when her car was going over the Golden Gate Bridge, because the rumble of the pavement beneath her changed. She sat in the passenger seat, fully reclined, and clenched her eyes shut.
What the Right Gets Wrong About the Ancient History of GenderThe assault on LGBTQ people from right wing Republicans continues unabated. In 2024 alone, 527 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in state legislatures across the U.S. attacking the rights of queer people, and especially transgender people.
Why I Write My Own Obituary Every YearI’ve met a few others who do the same or something similar. A teacher I know likes to start every new year by writing her obituary or what she hopes it will look like by year’s end. Another friend writes hers on Rosh Hashana.