Baltimore’s Mayor Is Brought Down by a Series of Self-Published Children’s Books
Mayor Pugh earned some $700,000 for her children’s books.
View ArticlePalantir Said It Had Nothing to Do With ICE Deportations. New Documents Seem...
Even the data analytics firm founded by Peter Thiel doesn’t want to be associated with the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
View Article“I’ll Take Second Place for $2,000”
Plus this scoop on James Holzhauer behind the scenes.
View ArticleFlorida Senate Approves Making Felons Pay Fees to Have Right to Vote Restored
A poll tax in reverse. A poll credit card of sorts.
View ArticleDonald Trump Has Debts. Deutsche Bank Has Doubts.
Will the president’s lender share his financial records with Congress?
View ArticleThe Surprising Way Bodycams Can Keep Police Officers From Helping People
A former police officer explains how a bodycam forced her to do everything by the book—even when that might not have been in the community’s best interest.
View ArticleWhen Beverly Hills Is Worried About “Gentrification,” It’s Time to Finally...
No one agrees on what gentrification means, and that’s making it harder to come up with effective housing policies.
View ArticleThink You’re Smarter Than a Slate Copy Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News...
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
View ArticleDear Care and Feeding: My Baby Suffered a Febrile Seizure
Parenting advice on febrile seizures, birthday parties, and bugs.
View ArticleWith Smarter Living, the NYT Is Making an Old Bet on Service Journalism
The paper of record’s tips on how to be social at parties, or tricks for removing broken lightbulbs, has a long history of keeping the newspaper afloat.
View ArticleIs There Any Real Way to Judge a Restaurant From the Outside?
We all pretend we know how, but there are better ways than just scanning the menu.
View ArticleWhy Are There So Many Unreported Sexual Assaults in the Military?
Anuradha Bhagwati discusses sexual violence in the military.
View ArticleOglala Sioux Tribe Tells South Dakota Governor That She Is “Not Welcome” on...
A spokesman for the tribe said he couldn’t remember another time when the leaders banned a representative of the state government.
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Sing “Under My Thumb,” Over and Over Again
Jules Indelicato on repeatedly performing the Rolling Stones classic for Romantic Songs of the Patriarchy.
View ArticleThis Week in Brexit: A Plague on Both Your Houses
British voters are mad as hell and … they’re going to have to keep taking it for a while longer.
View ArticleTrump Said He Talked to Putin About the “Russian Hoax” During Phone Call
Trump did not say if he warned Putin against meddling in the 2020 election.
View ArticleThe Star Wars Galaxy Says Goodbye to Peter Mayhew, the Original Chewbacca
"To [create a beloved character] under a half ton of yak hair takes a true legend," wrote Rian Johnson.
View ArticleFlorida’s Republican Legislature Votes to Nullify Popular Ballot Initiative...
Don’t expect courts to stand in the way of this chicanery.
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