A company called Fortell made an A.I.-powered device that tries to tune out background noise in real time. Does it work? Ask Fortell’s test subject, Steve Martin.

In “Situated,” Angela Duckworth challenges the conventional wisdom that says we shouldn’t run away from our problems.

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John Wilson, the director of “The History of Concrete,” discusses the value of comedy, NIMBYs, and making films out of both found moments and the rules that govern the Hallmark Channel.

A prominent dressage trainer shot an annoying student—and now maintains that he’s the real victim.

Will the children be returned to the couple’s mansion? As the judge reaches a decision, Ava examines a confidential court file and makes a startling discovery.

One of the surrogates secretly takes home the baby she carried. And, in an unprecedented circumstance, it seems like she might have the chance to keep her.

It takes a village to create such a large family. Ava uncovers how the stunning lack of regulation in the surrogacy industry enabled the couple’s plans.

Ava investigates what is going on inside the Arcadia mansion. What is the couple actually up to? And why do they want so many kids?

There is an emergent Silicon Valley gospel that has challenged both the boundaries and the mechanisms of shame in America, and it has a potential voice in the chatbot, Jay Caspian Kang writes.

A woman in Texas agrees to carry a child for a wealthy couple in California. She thinks she’s helping a family in need. Then she becomes a whistle-blower.

“I’m not sure if I’m capable of having a traditional marriage, but I could definitely have an arrangement.” A selection of acceptable, not quite romantic relationships.

Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? A five-part series from In the Dark, hosted by the New Yorker staff writer Ava Kofman, investigates.

The New Yorker presents the longlists for Young People’s Literature and Translated Literature.

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In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda.

Bob Mackie, who died on Monday, at 87, dressed Carol Burnett, Cher, and Elton John flamboyantly.