Doomsday Goals
A pessimist prepares for a job interview
Acronyms for Adults Only
How to keep up with the texting shorthand your elders use to confound you
My Name Is Barbra’s Index
Streisand refused to give readers any shortcuts to her 992-page memoir, so we did it for you
DNR
Texting acronyms for aging baby-boomers
The Who’s Who of Halloween
With spooky season in full swing, New Yorkers have strapped on their cat ears and begun their yearly—shall we say “haunting”—antics to be seen in the right spots … even if they’re in full disguise
You Only LIV Once!
In light of the P.G.A. Tour’s merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a brand-new set of rules and regulations for players—and their wives!—is announced
Family (Mis)Fortunes
A Trump and a Kushner square off for the title of “World’s Worst Grandpa”
Rope-a-Dope
Who is the champion in Washington’s swampy sleaze-and-corruption arena?
From North Korea with Love
Overheard snippets of conversation between Vladimir Putin and his guest, Kim Jong Un
Assisted Leading
White House aides worry that Biden is showing his age—or Methuselah’s
Rumbled
I boxed a speed bag—and came in second place
Peer Pressure
How do lawyers pick “a jury of his peers” when the defendant is Donald Trump? Actually, the potential jury pool is pretty deep
On the Road with Ron DeSantis
The presidential hopeful takes us with him on his campaign stops, from Las Vegas to Tallahassee
DeSantis Campaign Contributors
He reportedly raised more than $8 million within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy for president. Just who the hell is giving Ron DeSantis all this money?
Dad Jokes
The best thing on the Internet just may be Michael Keaton’s Instagram account
Addressing the Rat in the Room
It’s time the humans of New York City made a good-faith effort to understand their four-legged neighbors
Satan Ties the Knot
The bride will keep the name of her third husband, while the groom will now go by the Slavic pronunciation of his name, Shuh-TAN
How to Not Commit Suicide in Russia
Even if you’re one of Vladimir Putin’s allies, you stand a good chance of catching a fatal case of the glums
From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
What can Nikki Haley teach us about the solar system? And the Republican Party?
What a Gas!
Quick-fire answers to all your pressing questions about the Chinese spy balloon
What a Piece of Work
Sure, I can write you a tell-all full of objective facts
A Furshlugginer Great Boss
The life of William M. Gaines, Mad magazine’s unmistakable publisher, was as large as the man himself
