Antyesti in Brooklyn, for my father
I went to New York to perform this final ritual for my father, unable to move fearlessly as I once did
Woman dumps QAnon over alien messages
"I'm taking down my ET transmissions. You guys can just live in your stupidity forever," says QAnon defector
Southwest spent billions on gifts
Airline in "full-blown meltdown" offered hefty handouts to investors rather than fixing its antiquated systems
Our 10 most popular recipes of 2022
From decadent steak dinners to reimagined classic casseroles, comfort food reigned supreme
Black-eyed peas and New Year’s cooking
The earthy and creamy beans are showstoppers in Southern stews, Texas caviar, crostini and plenty more
Fires in Colorado get more unpredictable
A year after the deadly Marshall Fire, the state’s densest communities aren't ready for the next one
Trump’s brazen tax cheating revealed
That Trump persisted in using the same fraudulent technique in 6 years of recent tax returns is evidence of intent
The very worst Republicans of 2022
This column doesn't even mention Marjorie Taylor Greene: She can't compete with the true depths of GOP horror
How to fix adult education
Experts say that more money is critical to improving the national system
Why is the doctor ignoring me?
While many pregnant people say their doctors do not listen to them, pregnant Black people face a higher burden
George Santos is the GOP's future
Trump opened the door — and now every grifter and two-bit criminal sees job security in pandering to the GOP base
Ukraine: A classic "security dilemma"
Both sides have fueled a grueling conflict with no way out — but there's no moral high ground in endless slaughter
The quest to make a needle-less vaccine
Shots are despised by children and adults alike for the "ouch" factor. What if we could innovate past that?
Democrats call for GOP faker to quit
George Santos says he's sorry for "having embellished his résumé" — but his claim to be Jewish might sink him
The cultural relativity of beauty
The notion that fatness is unattractive is a recent (and psychologically damaging) phenomenon
Why 2022 was the year of the mushroom
From the couture runway to home kitchens, all things fungus are having a moment
Kari Lake may face Arizona sanctions
Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County officials demand sanctions for Lake's "frivolous" election lawsuit
How Joe Rogan does what he does
I went on Rogan's show — and it wasn't great. But I came away with a better understanding of why he's so popular
Yes, local climate activism works
Why do so few adults participate in actions to encourage governments to do more about climate change?
Public transit recovering from pandemic
A civil engineering professor explains what happened to public transit during the pandemic, and how it can recover
Is McCarthy's speaker bid doomed?
McCarthy still doesn't have the votes, reports CNN — and the number of GOP defectors could be rising
Twitter's threat to public health
Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy has experts in public health concerned
3M to stop making ‘forever chemicals’
Legal experts estimate future PFAS litigation could cost the company more than $30 billion
Trump's "trading cards": The last straw!
They didn't mind the coup, the corruption, the sexual misconduct or the lies. But a trading-card scam — horrors!