Time - February 28 - March 07, 2022 (Double Issue)

Two-Way Main Street

The U.S. economy is strong. But with high interest rates, it's not all good news if you aren't rich

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.

Reading the (recording) room

ON FEB. 19, MANHATTAN'S BEACON THEATER was at capacity for a live taping of The Read, the beloved pop-culture podcast hosted by comedians Kid Fury and Crissle West.

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.

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.

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.

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?

ALISON ROMAN WON'T SUGARCOAT IT

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

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

The Mail Man

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