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Archives for April 2026

The diabolical, millennial obsession with chicken Caesar wraps
Culture

Can a CCW and a Diet Coke really heal millennial ennui?

By Alex Abad-Santos
Climate
Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Climate

Lionfish leather and AI to reduce bird collisions: See all the innovations that a new “biodiversity” VC firm is backing.

By Benji Jones
The Highlight
Is it wrong to send your kid to private school?Is it wrong to send your kid to private school?
The Highlight

How to think about what’s best for your child — and for all the other children, too.

By Sigal Samuel
The Highlight
What do we lose when we erase ugliness?What do we lose when we erase ugliness?
The Highlight

Beyond the beauty binary.

By Constance Grady
Health
RFK Jr. is in his influencer eraRFK Jr. is in his influencer era
Health

The real reason Trump’s health secretary is launching a podcast.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
The lucky few who can apply for tariff refundsThe lucky few who can apply for tariff refunds
Politics

The Trump administration launched its tariff refund portal. Will the refunds really happen?

By Andrew Prokop
Future Perfect
Why it feels like there’s never enough time for your relationshipsWhy it feels like there’s never enough time for your relationships
Future Perfect

The problem is not the number of hours. It’s “time confetti.”

By Sigal Samuel
Advice
How to make unemployment suck a little lessHow to make unemployment suck a little less
Advice

Losing a job can feel like losing your identity. Here’s how to find yourself again.

By Julia Sullivan
Podcasts
Pete Hegseth’s spiritual leader explains his radical faithPete Hegseth’s spiritual leader explains his radical faith
Podcast
Podcasts

The Christian nationalist pastor swaying the Trump administration discusses Trump, Iran, and the pope.

By Jolie Myers and Noel King
Politics
The Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track youThe Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track you
Politics

Chatrie v. United States asks what limits the Constitution places on the surveillance state in an age of cellphones.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Israel’s critics are winning the battle for the Democratic PartyIsrael’s critics are winning the battle for the Democratic Party
Politics

Democratic voters turned against Israel. Now their politicians are following.

By Andrew Prokop
Explain It to Me
What to do about burnout at workWhat to do about burnout at work
Podcast
Explain It to Me

Listless? Exhausted? Feeling useless? You might be burnt out.

By Jonquilyn Hill
America, Actually
Rubén Gallego on why he defended Eric Swalwell — and why he regrets it nowRubén Gallego on why he defended Eric Swalwell — and why he regrets it now
America, Actually

An interview with the senator Swalwell called his “best friend.”

By Astead Herndon
Future Perfect
The simple question that could change your careerThe simple question that could change your career
Future Perfect

Making a difference in the world doesn’t require changing your job.

By Bryan Walsh
America, Actually
How Americans really feel about immigrationHow Americans really feel about immigration
Podcast
America, Actually

The messy politics of immigration reform, explained.

By Astead Herndon