Why Kids Can’t Quit Roblox
The mechanics of many games on the platform are nearly identical to those of slot machines and sports-betting apps.
The mechanics of many games on the platform are nearly identical to those of slot machines and sports-betting apps.
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A year after the Coldplay incident, another couple is going viral for PDA.
Care will be in shorter supply, travel distances will stretch farther, and high-risk situations will more likely result in tragedy.
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America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis. No one knows how the country is doing it—or why.
Max Blumenthal fits into a long, disreputable tradition.
The author of “Motherhood” answers our questions about her reading habits.
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Liana Finck writes a humorous advice column about the choices a couple faces after having their first born.
Trump’s Cabinet has joined TikTok, but the White House is about to learn that controlling the platform isn’t the same as being good at it.
The painter was rich and cloistered, and used color like few others before or after him.
In Jerusalem of the year 1229, there lived a Greek Orthodox monk named Johannes Myronas. Needing some parchment for a prayer book, he grabbed some already-used pages, erased their existing content, and over them wrote down “prayers for the dead, prayers for repentance, blessings for the loaves at Easter, and even a prayer for those […]
Image via Wikimedia Commons It’s been a humanist truism for some time to say that Shakespeare speaks to every age, transcending his time and place through the sheer force of his universal genius. But any honest student first encountering the plays will tell you differently, as will many a seasoned scholar who works hard to […]
The president is learning that limits to his power—and, soon, his relevancy—do exist.
"Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, / you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing."
The senator’s funeral featured foreign dignitaries, security lines, and a eulogy from the president whose approval he never stopped seeking.
There was a backup plan for getting oil out of the Middle East. We may need another one.  On July 20, the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel movement known as the Houthis declared a “blockade” against their long-time enemy Saudi Arabia, and a short time later attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. Shortly afterward, […]
Recently published notes from the former COVID czar paint a picture of a scientist grappling with a dynamic situation The post Anthony Fauci’s Diary Reveals a Human at the Helm appeared first on Nautilus .
Organic chicken costs on average more than twice as much as conventional chicken, and people buy it in part because they believe that the animals are given a much better life.  If you’re one of those people, maybe you envision a small farm where flocks of healthy birds split their time between green pastures and […]
The new adaptation, though visually exquisite, swaps the story’s much-loved comfort for dutiful tedium.
A government lawyer admitted in a court filing that the administration withheld grants based on whom states had voted for.
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is further limiting due process for asylum-seekers in the US. What’s happening? On Tuesday, the administration issued a rule changing how some […]
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. An underappreciated surreality of climate change is the incredible sense of déjà vu: Every heat wave seems to be the new worst; every hurricane season seems to break records.  The wildfires sweeping France and […]
Both artists have released new albums—“Music, Fashion, Film” and “Reality Awaits”—that seesaw between raw sincerity and punkish insouciance.
Abdicating power over the technology to this or any White House would be a mistake.
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A conversation with Nicholas Money, mycologist and author of A is for Amoeba The post The Humble Amoeba Is Smarter Than You Think appeared first on Nautilus .