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Megyn Kelly’s Extreme Makeover

Does the TV host turned YouTube polemicist really believe what she’s saying?

The Best Protein Source Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Just have some yogurt.

‘Elon Is a Nuke’

A new documentary makes the case that Elon Musk is a human of mass destruction.

The French Are Very Worried, and That’s Making Things Worse

The belief that the country is on a downward slope fuels the appeal of radicalism.

This Is the Hurricane Season El Niño Foretold

Hurricane Isaias formed so late in the season that it set an Atlantic Ocean record. The Pacific is on a very different track.

Public Execution Won’t Have the Effect Trump Intends

Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s death would only credit the Fort Hood shooter’s argument that this country is barbarous.

The Real Harm of a Public Execution

It is hard to appreciate how awful this viewing experience will be, until you have it.

Whatever Happened to Friday Night?

Fewer and fewer Americans are kicking off their weekends by socializing.

Anne Carson’s View of the Past

The new Nobel laureate invokes ancient history while understanding its inaccessibility.

Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?

Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.

Is Crypto Dead? Or More Influential Than Ever?

Ben McKenzie is a celebrity who investigated crypto during the pandemic, rather than shilling for it. He describes the currency’s strange journey.

The Nobel Laureate Who Rescued Me

In my mid-20s, I was flailing. Then I memorized a baffling Anne Carson poem and learned to stop looking so hard.

The Guardians

A short story

Photos of the Week: Sleep Competition, Foggy Landscape, Virtual Tae Kwon Do

Oktoberfest’s closing party in Munich, rally racing in Italy, traditional handheld fireworks in Japan, a pet-blessing ceremony in Chile, and much more

The Children of Cheaters

I thought my father was unique. Then I started meeting other people just like me.

The One Question I Can’t Stand at Restaurants

I know why they ask, but I still wish they didn’t need my phone number.

Possibly the Most Monstrous Reality Show Ever Made

And what it got right

The GOP’s Message to Immigrants

Be white and Christian, or America doesn’t want you.

What Trump’s Chatbot Told Me About the Election

State and local election officials are trying to keep up with AI ahead of the midterms.

‘Nothing About This Was Inevitable’

The leaders of AI’s biggest companies refuse to admit they’re in control.