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The Great Leveler

Every year, tens of thousands of ordinary South Africans compete in the ultra-marathon called “the Comrades.” Millions of their countryfolk tune in

The Slowdown

A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy

In Ukraine, the War Gets Very Personal

A new service promises to drop hand-inscribed missiles on Russian invaders

A Great Escape

It was difficult enough to smuggle girls who had been abandoned by the U.S. out of Afghanistan. Harder still to do it twice

Spinning Mushrooms into Gold

As psychedelics start to be taken seriously as a treatment for mental-health conditions, the worlds of loony mushroom-lovers and money-hungry investors collide

The Future Is Funny

Forget agents and grueling late-night-tour schedules, a new generation of comedians are reaching millions on TikTok

Spring Breakers, Italian–Style

The young European upper class’s version of spring break in Florida? Panarea in August

It’s Time to BeReal

Everyone under 22 is on it. Most people over 22 have never heard of it. Is the app billing itself as the “anti-Instagram” really any different from the rest of social media?

House and Gargoyle

With busts of Greek gods and gold-inlaid light switches, interior design for the modern autocrat is all about excess and intimidation

All the Write Moves

In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed up the first script for his native language, changing how we think about the written word

Netflix and Bai Lan

In China, Instagram influencers and office over-achievers are out, and slackers are in

Ticktock, the Clock Is Dead

She’s a former Abercrombie & Fitch model with a Ph.D. from Harvard on a mission to stop women from aging

Don’t Sweat It

Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mariella Frostrup are among the entrepreneurs who are making menopause look rather … sexy

Are We There Yet?

After two years of limbo, the gap year is back. One hardened traveler offers up all the overly detailed, tried-and-tested advice your teen should know but will inevitably ignore

Cult of Personality

How did a dancing social-media star with 1.3 million followers get “brainwashed” by a Christian fundamentalist and self-styled “Man of God” who once made a film starring Meghan Markle?

Spite the Power

When Larry David invented “the spite store,” he meant it as a joke. But today the concept seems to animate most of American politics

Gen X-Cash

Who carries actual money these days? Almost nobody young

A Party of One

She’s promoting a new business that sells the introverted lifestyle because, like Greta Garbo, this “lady hermit” just wants to be alone

Tricky Dicks

Influencers on the receiving end of explicit photographs are fighting back

Meltdown in Millbrook

After leaving Eleven Madison Park, restaurateur Will Guidara set out to open a five-star hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley. The town has other plans …

Kat Norton

The spreadsheet influencer has earned nearly 2 million likes on TikTok for her Microsoft Excel tutorials

Flier’s Remorse

Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 private planes offer every luxury—marble counters, living rooms, multiple sleeping areas—except the ability to land in wind

Guns ’n’ Babies

Inside the spine-chilling world of Instagram-influencing mothers with guns

Hush Money

Are reparations for slavery the cure for America’s racial ills—or just a state-sanctioned NDA?