How to upgrade instant ramen into a genuinely good meal
I’ve been on a mission to transform a handful of my go-to “struggle meals” into something that feels and tastes…
Wall Street wants to change the rules for your 401(k)
Most Americans don’t look to their 401(k) plans for excitement or experimentation, instead relying on the promise that steady saving…
The rising price of Trump’s anti-science agenda
There’s a well-known scene from a 2001 episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” in which a mob of fish mistakes a feeble…
The conservative movement’s sporadic anointment of Gen-Z spokeswomen
Emma Waters was first introduced to readers of The New York Times in an April 2025 report titled “Trump’s White…
Yes, you can cook your lettuce — and it’s delicious
Summer, a season of good eats and fresh produce, has been tainted by a rampant parasitic outbreak that’s made us…
Gaming is in serious trouble. GTA VI may be the nail in the coffin
My first encounter with a “Grand Theft Auto” game was way back in 1999 with “GTA 2” at, of all…
Immigration crackdown cripples America’s caregiving industry
Caregivers in the U.S. are paid just under $26,000 a year on average for the most important work there is.…
The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture
Sri Lankan poet-turned-author Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient” is a lyrical, highly detailed exploration of love across the…
How Māori food tells New Zealand’s story
New Zealand’s Māori people often say that food is a feeling, a memory. It talks to your stomach. Everything in…
The mail-order catalog disappeared. Can it be revived?
Charlotte was cleaning out her parents’ garage last summer when she found a box of catalogs, circa 1996–1999. dELiA*s, MoxieGirl,…