Billion-dollar disasters
Climate change is costly. Hurricanes supercharged by a warmer atmosphere are sometimes the costliest of all. As I write this Friday, there are no detailed estimates of damage from Hurricane…
TikTok’s Corn Kid Is Doing Just Fine: The Week in Narrated Articles
This weekend, listen to a collection of narrated articles from around The New York Times, read aloud by the reporters who wrote them. Perhaps you’ve heard the jingle or know…
How the U.K. Finance Minister Came to Ignore Finance Experts
LONDON — With inflation surging, borrowing costs rising and Britain teetering on the verge of recession, many politicians would take all the expert advice on offer if handed the stewardship…
A choice between two heavyweights
You’ve also reported on Bolsonaro’s antidemocratic moves, such as casting doubt on the country’s voting system, despite no evidence of fraud. American readers might see similarities with Donald Trump, with…
For 20-Somethings, a Confusing Rite of Passage: Finding Health Insurance
Georgia Lee Hussey, the chief executive of Modernist Financial, a planning firm in Portland, Ore., that helps clients make financial decisions aligned with their progressive values, noted that some young…
It’s Never Too Early to Think About Bone Health
Don’t over-supplement, though: Some research suggests that getting too much calcium increases the risk for heart disease in people over 45, and it can increase the risk for kidney stones,…
What to Do if You’re Experiencing Hair Loss After Covid
A doctor will take your medical history, order some blood work and most likely perform a hair-pull test, in which they grasp small sections of hair from different parts of…
Watch Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane on an Awkward Date in ‘Bros’
In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You…
Opinion | There’s Still One Big Trick for Getting Into an Elite College
Every American high schooler knows the supposed secret to a lifetime of success: admission to an elite university. Competition for coveted spots is so fierce that while an admission victory…
Opinion | Will Nostalgia Kill the British Right?
Is there anything to say in defense of the stumbling prime minister? Only this: When politicians return, with seeming irrationality, to ideas that seem zombielike and ill-suited to the present…