The uncancelable Larry David

IN THE 12TH AND FINAL SEASON OF CURB YOUR Enthusiasm, Larry David-a character based on and played by creator Larry David-pressures a busy hotel housekeeper to fish his glasses out of the toilet. He whines about having to pay a big \"condolence tip\" to a waiter whose mom just died. He muses to his buddy Leon Black (J.B. Smoove), who is Black, \"I wonder if a Black man going to Africa is like a Jew going to Israel.\" He calls Apple's Siri the C word. And that's all in the first episode.

The multiverse of Sarah J. Maas

IT'S 9:30 ON A FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT IN JANUARY and there's a line stretching down the block outside of Manhattan's Book Club Bar. The occasion: a midnight release party for fantasy author Sarah J. Maas' House of Flame and Shadow, the third entry in her Crescent City series. The twist there's always a twist where Maas is concerned-is that Maas is on her way to surprise the throng of almost exclusively female fans willing to wait in the cold to get their hands on her book the minute it becomes available.

WHAT MR BEAST WANTS

Jimmy Donaldson, the world's most successful YouTuber, is playing the long game

Menopause Gets Its Moment

WITH NEW ATTENTION FROM BUSINESS AND MEDICINE, A LIFE STAGE COMES OUT OF THE WINGS

SEARCHING FOR COMMON GROUND

EPA CHIEF MICHAEL REGAN WANTS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WITH THE ENERGY INDUSTRY'S HELP

THE WAR LAB

HOW TECH COMPANIES JOINED FORCES WITH ZELENSKY'S GOVERNMENT TO TURN UKRAINE'S BATTLEFIELDS INTO A TESTING GROUND FOR MILITARY AI

Rest actually takes hard work

AMERICANS HAVE LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR OUR INDUSTRY and ambition, but until recently, we also recognized the value of rest. The Puritans had a famously strict work ethic, but they also took their Sundays very seriously.

Keep a wary eye on North Korea

OVER THE DECADES, NORTH KOrea's leaders have periodically made bombastic threats of military force against South Korea and its foreign backers, particularly the U.S. and Japan.

THE WAR NOBODY WANTS

The U.S. is creeping toward war in the Middle East. A drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan on Jan. 29 killed three American troops and injured 34 others. A militia supported by Iran claimed responsibility. In retaliation, President Joe Biden ordered 85 strikes in Iraq and Syria and promised more to come, a dangerous escalation that could spiral out of control. Are Americans ready for war? Not at all.

5 ways to deal with climate despair

FORGET CLIMATE ANXIETY: many people are in flat-out climate distress. About two-thirds of Americans (65%) report being worried about global warming, according to a January report from the Yale Program for Climate Communication. One in 10 say they've recently felt depressed over their concerns for the planet, and a similar percentage describe feeling on edge or like they're unable to stop worrying about global warming.

Rooftop solar might be on the verge of collapse

A DECADE AGO, SOMEONE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR TO sell you solar panels would have been selling you solar panels. These days, they are probably selling you a financial product likely a lease or a loan.

Toby Keith

Toby Keith, who died of stomach cancer on Feb. 5 at 62, signed his first record deal in 1993.

King Charles III

A monarch ails

Where do Americans stand on consensual nonmonogamy?

NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF SINGLES IN AMERICA HAVE HAD a consensually nonmonogamous relationship, but many singles are still committed to the concept of traditional sexual monogamy.

Unhappy farmers unsettle Europe

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FARMERS have taken to the streets across Europe in recent weeks to protest the combined effect of poor economic conditions created by falling incomes, high costs, ongoing disruption from the war in Ukraine, and competition from cheap imports. Their discontent is further fueled by the European Union's recent announcement of more-stringent environmental policies affecting agriculture, which they say will make things worse.

NOT A QUIET LITTLE TOWN

The incessant din of a bitcoin mine in overlooked rural America

The enduring appeal of Usher

LAST SUMMER, A VIDEO OF USHER SERENADing actor Keke Palmer onstage at his Las Vegas residency made the rounds online. In the clip, Usher slow-dances with the star like she's the only person in the room, while crooning his falsetto-laden 2010 ballad \"There Goes My Baby.\"

The spy who married me

DONALD GLOVER IS KNOWN AS a provocateur, taking aim at pieties around race, celebrity, and pop culture in dark comedies like Atlanta and Swarm. But he also has a romantic side-one that has fueled Atlanta storylines about his character's bond with his daughter's mom and music he's released as Childish Gambino.

The Real Housewives of Truman Capote's New York

WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN queer men and glamorous women so intimate-and so volatile? Consider Jennifer Coolidge's tragic White Lotus character, Tanya, who wandered off with a crew of fortune hunters she memorably described as \"high-end gays.\" Or Andy Cohen playing ringmaster to a universe of pugnacious Real Housewives.

DREAMS OF THE SANDMAN

With Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve reaffirms his commitment to big-screen artistry

ISSA RAE

Spreading the wealth

Derailed

A hazardous chemical accident takes place almost every day in the U.S. The worst in recent history occurred on Feb. 3, 2023, in East Palestine, a small Ohio town on the Pennsylvania border.

The noises in my head at a silent retreat

OF COURSE, THERE WASN'T A PLUNGER. THERE'S NEVER a plunger when you need one. But there's always an audience: in this case, three women sitting on the other side of the thin bathroom door waiting for their turn to use a toilet that was now horribly, hopelessly clogged.

Earth 2.0(°C)

MANY HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULAtions and ecosystems are already facing the devastating impacts of climate change.

HOW THE WAR WILL END

In the aftermath of the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, Israel declared an ever expanding list of war aims, ranging from the return of all hostages to the creation of a buffer zone separating Israel from Gaza's population. Yet no Israeli leader has explained how the military campaign, even as it has destroyed much of the Strip, could possibly achieve its objectives. That's because it can't-and they know it.

5 ways to scale back on social media

EMMA LEMBKE JOINED INSTAgram when she was 12. The last of her friend group to sign up, she had sensed the appeal of the app in the gazes of friends; people who used to look at her now looked at their phones. \"I thought to myself, There has to be something incredibly magnetic and magical and connective that pulls people into these apps,\" recalls Lembke, who's now 21 and founder of a nonprofit dedicated to helping kids use social media in a healthier way.

A wounded city marks the Lunar New Year

ONE YEAR AFTER A MASS SHOOTING LEFT 11 DEAD AND nine injured at Star Ballroom Dance Studio during a Lunar New Year dance party, Monterey Park, Calif., is preparing for its annual festival. But the festivities will carry a different weight this year.

A rhino with a future

Hope for a species on the brink

Is it dangerous to keep getting COVID-19?

BY NOW, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD COVID-19 NOT JUST once, but two, three, or even more times, making it much less scary and more common than it was three years ago. Often, repeat infections aren't as severe as they were the first time, leading to a sense of complacency about getting COVID-19 again and again.

Why India's Ram temple is so controversial

THE INAUGURATION OF a vast temple dedicated to Lord Ram, one of Hinduism's most revered deities, on Jan. 22 has set India on edge once again.