We tested tons of products this year but a few stood out to our readers, like Apple's AirPods and Bombas socks. Here's what else our readers loved. More »
Intelligent machines have been serving and enslaving people in the realm of the imagination for decades. The all-knowing computer – sometimes benign, usually malevolent – was a staple of the science fiction genre long before any such entity was feasible in the... More »
A series by German artist and photographer Bettina Koller. Following her studies at Freie Kunstwerkstatt München and Staatliche Fachakademie für Fotodesign München, Koller began experimenting with various photographic processes and materials as a way of explor... More »
As a writer, my focus has been on one of the biggest mysteries in all of history: what are the origins of patriarchy in human society? I should have known that the journey to answer that question would for ever change the way I thought about myself.What I did ... More »
It is early January 2023. The beginning of a new year after an awful one. I’m hoping to slough it off with fresh snowfall, or a promising work project, maybe a surprise Taylor Swift drop; something wholesome to kickstart the year.It’s a close friend’s birthday... More »
As the Times’s foreign affairs columnist since 1995, one of the most enduring lessons I’ve learned is that there are good seasons and bad seasons in this business, which are defined by the big choices made by the biggest players.My first decade or so saw its s... More »