Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is That Bad?
[They’ve become an important way to spend time with peers. But they’ve also become more addictive.
Month: October 2025
What to Know About Japan’s Leadership Election
Japan’s beleaguered governing party will convene for a crucial election that could pave the way for the first female prime minister or the youngest leader in 140 years.
‘S.N.L.’ Season 51: What to Know Before the Premiere
[“Saturday Night Live” is back this weekend with several new cast members. It’s facing a particularly fraught climate for political jokes on TV.
Got A Problem? Here’s How to Solve It
You probably don’t need more time.
At Frieze Masters Show, Gallery Wendi Norris Focuses on the Surreal
For two decades, Gallery Wendi Norris has broadened and complicated ideas about Surrealism. Now she is bringing major Mexican-influenced works to Frieze Masters.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ receives global promotion
LOS ANGELES: Superstar Taylor Swift’s latest studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, arrives Friday with a promotional blitz that includes midnight sales at Target stores, a release party at movie theaters around the globe and pop-up experiences in New York and Los Angeles. The release follows The Tortured Poets Department, Swift’s 11th studio album, which debuted … Read more
‘Czech Trump’ Andrej Babis Is Poised to Return as Prime Minister in Elections
The party of Andrej Babis, former leader of the Czech government, is expected to prevail in parliamentary elections that begin Friday.
OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real
The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb explosions on city streets — that never happened.
Two Comets Are Moving Into Your Night Skies in October: How to Watch
The comets A6 (Lemmon) and R2 (SWAN) are visitors from the chilly fringes of our solar system, and could even be visible at the same time.
The Jobs Report That Wasn’t Leaves Economists Guessing
[Policymakers will enter uncharted territory without employment data that the government is expected to withhold because of its shutdown.