In this issue

Off the Clock
When pandemic measures destroyed our routines, the changes freed many of us from the tyranny of time. But that liberty must be defended.
By Lily Rothman

The World’s Greatest Places 2023
TIME’s annual list extends from the sands of Egypt to the hills of Rwanda to the banks of the Danube Plus: How to travel now..

BIDEN'S BIG OIL TRUCE

Opening a wilderness to drilling, the President recasts relations with an industry he'd vowed to phase out

3 mins

Why aren't there any houses to buy?

Mortgage rates are rising, and the housing market appears to be softening nationwide. But in many U.S. markets, would-be buyers are facing a big problem: there's just nothing to buy.

3 mins

A solar revolution driven by power cuts

About 2,300 ft. above Beirut in the Matn district mountains, Roger Mazloum and his brother Elias greet me on an unusually balmy winter day as they chop wood to help keep their early 20th-century home warm before the cold returns.

5 mins

5 health benefits of houseplants

Collecting and caring for houseplants boomed in popularity during the pandemic, especially among younger adults without abundant outdoor space.

3 mins

Luxury watches search for a different kind of green

AS WATCHMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD GATHER in late March in Geneva for one of the industry's biggest events the Watches and Wonders fair-Switzerlandbased Oris will announce a luxury diver's watch with a swirly blue and green dial.

2 mins

THE REAL BANK CRISIS

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the Biden Administration's unprecedented response, guaranteeing deposits and backstopping regional banks, has catalyzed an important and necessary national conversation over what went wrong, and what can be done to prevent future crises. But SVB's fall has also set off a frenzy of mythmaking, ranging from ideological clichés to hyperbole.

3 mins

Netanyahu faces his biggest test yet

AFTER MORE THAN 15 years, spread across three separate runs as Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has plenty of hard-won political experience. He's never needed it more.

2 mins

Christian revival's unique opportunity

SOMETHING HAPPENED AT ASBURY UNIVERSITY. MANY Christians called the weeks-long worship service at the small Wilmore, Ky., school, which attracted tens of thousands and disrupted campus life, a revival.

5 mins

CLOCK WISE

After three years of pandemic, our relationship with time has changed- maybe for the better

8 mins

The Mail Man

INITIALLY CAST AS A TRUMPIAN VILLAIN, LOUIS DEJOY IS DELIVERING FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE, AND DEMOCRATS

10+ mins

THE WORLD'S Greatest PLACES

The travel industry is back in full swing in 2023, but not without notable shifts in how and where we wander. Steeper costs and increased interest in sustainability and authenticity are reshaping the landscape. Explore these 15 and 35 more of the most exciting spots at time.com/worldsgreatestplaces

10+ mins

Alison Roman Won't Sugarcoat It

She cooked her way through a controversy. Now she's ready to talk about it

7 mins

A heist gone wrong triggers a dark night of the soul

It's a wonder we didn't all go mad. How did we even survive the early days of the pandemic, a seemingly interminable epoch during which many of us spent long hours holed up in our sad little towers, captives in sweatpants gazing longingly at the outside world?

2 mins

An amateur researcher follows a hunch, and the rest is history

RICHARD III AS A FICTIONAL CHARacter has a lot to answer for: Shakespeare painted him as a deformed, power-mad schemer.

1 min

A meet-cute worth singing about

THE BROADWAY-TO-HOLLYWOOD pipeline has never been more active, and it's easy to see why. Streaming needs content.

1 min

In pursuit of the elusive climate drama

IN THE NEAR FUTURE IMAGINED BY THE Apple TV+ sci-fi drama Extrapolations, humans have discovered how to communicate with humpback whales.

3 mins

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