Should this father be trying to communicate in the language of the places he visits if it’s embarrassing his son?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on a physician’s bedside manner — and the difference between justifiable concern and judgment.

Producers selected three families to mimic late-19th-century homesteaders over five months. The resulting quarrels make the “Real Housewives” seem tame.

The governor of Michigan isn’t saying it should be her, but she’s not saying it shouldn’t be, either.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on marital deception.

It might be America’s most-played sport. Now it’s quietly becoming a TV success story.

Can your partner be compelled to eat dessert at your preferred time?

The Magazine’s Ethicist columnist on boundaries in friendship and other intimate relationships.

A Times investigation reveals a crisis of the military’s own making.

Austin Valley’s death exposed the Army’s most urgent challenge: a suicide crisis among soldiers in peacetime.

Few people are better than Trevor Rainbolt at identifying obscure locations online — but there’s even more joy in watching him visit them IRL.

Dried limes can take your weeknight meal to the next level.

Collecting these small keepsakes can help keep the places you love alive.

As war killed all hope around her, Nevin Muhaisen fought to bring a new life into the world.

The greatest women’s tennis player of all time is trying to find her new normal in retirement.

Alcohol is riskier than previously thought, but weighing the trade-offs of health risks can be deeply personal.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what happens when the implications of marital vows to love “in sickness and in health” become increasingly urgent.

She first noticed the scent on her husband. Now her abilities are helping unlock new research in early disease detection.

A growing body of evidence shows a link between these products and a number of health disorders in Black women.

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether a co-parent’s wishes should matter to a pregnant woman.

I was a singer heading out on tour. Losing my voice was terrifying — but it ended up teaching me everything about myself.

Cinephiles can’t seem to help obsessing over their favorite filmmakers’ personal style.

An Appalachian twist on a classic Latin American dessert connects cultures and identities for a pastry chef.

Living in a place with seasons is overrated. There’s nothing like a sweaty Florida summer to bring you back to your body.

The actress is taking on serious roles, trying to overcome self-doubt and sharing more about her personal life — but she’s not done being funny.

If you’re tall, can you put your hiking boots on the dining table?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what your friends have a right to know about your health.

The opioid epidemic has made a dangerous job even more deadly. And when there’s an overdose at sea, fishermen have to take care of one another.

Tech companies are running low on new experiences to offer us. A new ad for the iPad contains revealing hints of where they could go next.

The magazine’s ethicist columnist on what to do when forced to play lifeguard.

The woman’s disorder was diagnosed when she was a child. Thirty years later, she decided to have more testing done.

Earthy queso duro blando is at the heart of a Salvadoran quesadilla, which allows for interpretation.

In 2020, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” galvanized Americans with his ideas. The past four years have tested them — and him.

“Indian Delights” connected me to a place I thought I’d left behind.

Benjamin B. Bolger has spent his whole life amassing academic degrees. What can we learn from him?

David Marchese talks to the acclaimed director about his new film, “Hit Man,” and life’s big questions.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to handle deception by a friend.

Can you enjoin your spouse to play a board game she has no interest in?

Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the limits of personal responsibility.

For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.

A good salad can transport you, but the truly great ones all have one thing in common: plenty of cheese.

A conservative Christian coalition’s plan to end the federal right to abortion began just days after Trump’s 2016 election.

For all the news that the former president makes, the Biden team is struggling to make the campaign about him.

Ted Sarandos helped lead Netflix to victory in streaming, but the war for your attention isn’t over.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on artificial intelligence platforms, and whether it’s hypocritical for teachers to use these tools while forbidding students from doing the same.

Does it count if you never leave the car?

The motion-capture acting in “The Planet of the Apes” movies tries to preserve the magic of the physical world amid all the effects in a big budget franchise.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on professional boundaries.

Topped with deeply browned onions, this snack is as simple or complex as you make it.

Uncovering the brutal career of a crucial American ally — and the hidden truths of the war in Afghanistan.

Vacations are cool, but sometimes you need more than an escape.

The African National Congress has long rested on its legacy. But increasingly that isn’t enough to persuade voters to keep it in power.

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on how to overcome the “soft” climate denial that keeps us buying junk.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to disclose a devastating, destabilizing secret.

A couple’s cat is facing some serious accusations.

In early 20th-century America, political bombings became a constant menace — but then helped give rise to law enforcement as we know it.

Radical forces in Israeli society have moved from the fringes to the mainstream and put Israel’s democracy in peril. Here are the takeaways from our investigation.

After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law.

TikTok has spawned a curious new way of understanding ordinary life: villain arcs, main character energy and seasons.

Although her cough lingered, the patient wasn’t particularly concerned — until her X-ray turned ugly.

For the past fifty years, Israeli officials have failed to restrain a violent settler movement, which has been allowed to operate with few consequences. Some of its most extreme members are now in government. According to officials in the Israeli security establishment who spoke with Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, the decades of failure to stop crimes by Jewish settlers and ultranationalists now threaten the future of Israeli democracy.

A classified document obtained by The Times describes a meeting in March 2024, when Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, the head of Israel’s Central Command, responsible for the West Bank, gave a withering account of the efforts by Bezalel Smotrich �� an ultraright leader and the official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government with oversight over the West Bank — to undermine law enforcement in the occupied territory. Since Smotrich took office, Fox wrote, the effort to clamp down on illegal settlement construction has dwindled “to the point where it has disappeared.”

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to honor a dead writer’s wishes.

Strawberry cake, a Southern staple, is full of meaning.

After moving abroad, I found my English slowly eroding. It turns out our first languages aren’t as embedded as we think.

The genre is often maligned for being formulaic and melodramatic, but it’s more important than you think.

Like her character on “Hacks,” she’s winning late-career success on her own exuberant terms.

The radio host talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about how he plans to wield his considerable political influence.

American culture has no set ritual to mark retirement. They created their own.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the responsibility an institution assumes once it exhibits an artist’s work.

A Times financial columnist and an illustrator share an exercise that can prepare you for life after work.

What happens to a company — and the economy — when the boss refuses to retire?

How an obscure, 45-year-old tax change transformed retirement and left so many Americans out in the cold.

Meet the schemers and savers obsessed with ending their careers as early as possible.

For many relationships, life after work brings an unexpected set of challenges.

The comedian talks to David Marchese on becoming a different person after the death of his parents.

American investors are gobbling up the storied teams of the English Premier League — and changing the stadium experience in ways that soccer fans resent.

Highlights from a Times Magazine profile of the basketball star.

In an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — in Russian prison, and her path to recovery.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to fib for a relative, especially when you don’t think the ends justify the means.

Issa Amro, who has been arrested and beaten for simple acts of defiance, is trying to pursue nonviolent resistance in the West Bank at a time when violence has become inescapable.

“Indian Idol,” the Hindi version of “American Idol,” is a pleasant distraction from life’s more trying predicaments.

The filmmaker has made it clear that “Civil War” is a warning. Instead, the ugliness of war comes across as comforting thrills.

Often amenable in flavor with a texture like pork, the fruit has become a recent favorite among vegetarians.

A new legal standard is gaining traction among conservative judges — one that might turn back the clock on drag shows, gun restrictions and more.

No major American presidential candidate has talked like he now does at his rallies — not Richard Nixon, not George Wallace, not even Donald Trump himself.

Frustrated at the growing protest movement, the opposition leader defends his country’s “existential” war.

On the debut of ‘The Interview,' the actress talks to David Marchese about learning to let go of other people’s opinions.

Should a divorce get them removed from the family tree?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the concerns posed by a child’s hobby.

Rapturously messy food reviews are all over the internet. Keith Lee’s discreet eating style rises above them all.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on double standards — and possible hypocrisy — among educators.

A simple miso-roasted salmon, part of a traditional Japanese spread, is both sustenance and self-care.

In its flamboyance and entertainment factor, it embodies the spirit of street soccer, the real roots of the game.

Animal-welfare science tries to get inside the minds of a huge range of species — in order to help improve their lives.

But in this year’s elections, the scion of India’s most storied political family is still trying to unseat Modi — and change the nation’s course.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to honor a spouse’s seemingly irrational request about privacy and assisted reproduction.

3 years later, a couple is still at odds about his move at the end of the night.