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The Strangest Toy on Wish Lists This Year
12 December 2023
The Strangest Toy on Wish Lists This Year
It’s part Build-A-Bear and part Easy-Bake Oven.
Provocative Sex Is Back at the Movies. But Are We Ready for It?
12 December 2023
Provocative Sex Is Back at the Movies. But Are We Ready for It?
In Todd Haynes’s newest film, “May December,” Joe Yoo (Charles Melton) is a 30-something man in a marriage with an…
I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’
12 December 2023
I’ve Never Watched Anything as Transformative as ‘Sailor Moon’
The show is about friendship, yes, and also liberation that does not match the world’s expectations of femininity.
The Gallery That Has Never Lost an Artist
11 December 2023
The Gallery That Has Never Lost an Artist
Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers built one of the art world’s most powerful businesses by not following conventional wisdom.
My Kids Look White. Does My Thai Father Make Them Asian?
11 December 2023
My Kids Look White. Does My Thai Father Make Them Asian?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on representing multiracial heritage, especially when the details are complex.
The Year of the Mega Sleeve
11 December 2023
The Year of the Mega Sleeve
Raglan, fluted, leg o’ mutton, bishop, puffed, balloon — whatever you want to call them, we wore them.
I Have to Buy New Jeans. Help!
11 December 2023
I Have to Buy New Jeans. Help!
A reader seeks guidance for navigating the overwhelming and environmentally destructive denim market.
The Devastation of Disinheritance
11 December 2023
The Devastation of Disinheritance
This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. In 2017, eight years…
We Spied on Our Teenage Daughter With a Hidden Camera. Now What Do We Do?
10 December 2023
We Spied on Our Teenage Daughter With a Hidden Camera. Now What Do We Do?
Parents who installed a camera in the eye of their daughter’s stuffed bear ask how — and whether — to…
The Chicken Tycoons vs. the Antitrust Hawks
10 December 2023
The Chicken Tycoons vs. the Antitrust Hawks
At Kentucky Fried Chicken, sales tend to peak at the same time every year: Mother’s Day. This has been the…