Some Tabloid Headline Staples Are Fun. Then There?s ?Breaks Silence.?

It?s a term like ?bombshell? or ?flop,? but it often implies a more sinister set of assumptions the press has about celebrities.

A Patient?s Son Asked if His Father Died Peacefully. Was I Wrong to Lie?

The honest answer would have been to tell him that I did not know.

Inside the World of ?Dark Nutrition?

More Americans are rejecting everything they?ve been taught about food.

When Idaho Banned Abortion, OB-GYNs Fled. The Doctors Who Stayed Are Cracking.

From childbirth to miscarriages, women?s health care in the state has become increasingly dangerous.

When Did Man-On-the-Street Videos Become Gentrified?

Pedestrian interviews are meant to capture pedestrian wisdom. Now, many tend to stage the secret knowledge of the elite.

How Penélope Cruz Masterminded One of the Most Versatile Careers in Hollywood

As a young actor, she was determined to avoid being typecast as a ?sex bomb.? Thirty years later, she?s in total control of the women she plays.

The Man Who Taught Us How to Pay Attention

The works of the British art critic John Berger offer the antidote to our age of infinite scrolling.

What Do I Owe a Friend Whose Mental Illness Pulls Me Into Imagined Emergencies?

I don?t know how to establish boundaries with someone who may not be experiencing reality as I am.

Is Anyone Actually in Charge of the Democratic Party? And Does It Matter?

This year?s midterm elections are a test of whether a party can be a success and a failure at the same time.

50 Years In, What?s the Point of U2? Bono and the Edge Have Answers.

The longtime friends and creative partners on what U2 still means ? and what would make them call it quits.

How ?Alignment? Took Over the Worlds of Business and Tech

Whether an A.I. or a human, you?re encouraged to be aligned. How did we get here?

Is It Wrong to Vote in the Other Party?s Primary?

My friend, a red-state Democrat, wanted to register as a Republican to support a moderate candidate.

Inside California?s Battle With the Ultra Rich Over a Billionaire Tax

Billionaires feel like they ?have become piñatas for politicians.? Instead of taking a hit, they?re swinging back.

I Thought Life Coaching Would Be Like Therapy but It?s Actually More Like ? Football?

It turns out that what my life was missing was someone keeping score.

Sterlin Harjo?s Oklahoma Is a ?Land of Secrets.? He?s Revealing Them One by One.

How the creator of ?The Lowdown? and ?Reservation Dogs? is telling the stories of America with a little help from his friends, family and heroes.

I Never Saw Myself as a ?Cancer Patient? ? Until I Went Fishing With 10 of Them

As fly fishing became less like a hobby and more like a lifeline, could a retreat help ease my emotional burden?

My Sister?s Young Foster Child Is Becoming Violent. Should I Intervene?

I worry that the child is not receiving the care he needs and that my sister is in danger.

She?s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning.

As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She?s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control.

How to Buy and Eat Seafood Ethically

Our investigation into the farmed fish industry found human-rights violations and health concerns. Here?s what you can do.

Every Generation?s Campus Rape Story Is New

Politics, technology and sexual norms change. But the power dynamics ? and the outrage ? are familiar.

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