“They say modern love’s a cruel endeavor,” Olivia Rodrigo sings on “u + me = <3,” a lush, desperate new song from her third album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.” She adds, “And to that I say, ‘Fuck it, whatever.’” Insouciance has always been…

You taking an after-dinner stroll? BAM—I hit you with my floodlight. You taking out the trash? BAM—floodlight again.

The last time Scotland reached the World Cup was in 1998. An acrobatic goal by Scott McTominay secured his team a spot in the tournament for the first time in almost 30 years.

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Remembering David Hockney, the painter known for his colorful, light-filled portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes, who died last week, at the age of 88.

Getting to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup is a nightmare. One writer tries a novel approach: canoe.

“Disclosure Day,” a tale of aliens on Earth and the coverup of their presence, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, is a catalogue of Steven Spielberg’s obsessions, and a deeply personal vision.

Ian Bogost’s new book, “The Small Stuff,” argues that reclaiming the tiny, mundane pleasures of the physical world can help us offset the encroachment of screens.

Beach-reading season is upon us, and there’s a lot to look forward to.

“The Vivisectors,” by Missouri Williams, critiques the hollowness of contemporary life. But it’s tricky to gauge the book’s level of self-awareness.

Jarrod Agen, the head of President Donald Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council, was in a celebratory mood. Just after one o’clock on April 30th, he landed in Caracas, Venezuela, on the first direct commercial flight to arrive from the United States since…

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The retired politician speaks frankly about the failure of the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.

On Friday, the United States and Iran plan to sign a memorandum of understanding that would, for the time being, end hostilities between the two countries. In exchange for Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz—which was open before the war began—and agreeing…

What Trump’s attendance at an N.B.A. Finals game, the surreal vulgarity of the U.F.C. Freedom 250 event, and “soccer diplomacy” at the World Cup reveal about this political moment.

What if, while drinking out of your “Super Dad” mug, your dad sees you and asks why you never got one of those for him? Have you even thought about that?

Half a century ago, the “Jaws” director created the blueprint for the modern blockbuster. With “Disclosure Day,” he returns to the form he helped invent.

On January27th, the third day of New York City’s record-breaking snowstorm, Zohran Mamdani, the newly inaugurated mayor, sent out a text to his enormous fleet of campaign volunteers. “My friend Claire Valdez is running for Congress,” he wrote. “Do me a favor…

“Ships of the world, start your engines,” President Donald Trump urged Sunday, on Truth Social. “Let the oil flow!” He was writing after announcing an apparent deal with Iran to halt the ongoing war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point in global…

The Apple TV series starring Matthew Rhys follows a winning cast of small-island bureaucrats through a living hell.