Prep School

Back in the '90s, Plum Sykes arrived in New York from London and promptly found herself in the thrall of preppy chic. Now, she writes, it's all coming back.

If the Shoe Doesn't Fit

Forever looking for a 42 ina world of 39s.

Become Ungovernable

The spectacular implosion of the Libertarian Party

Spoiler Alert

Third-party candidates never win national elections, but they can still have serious consequences.

Old Souls

A new production of Uncle Vanya brings the eternal wisdom of Anton Chekhov to the stage.

THE ULTIMATE GAMING PC

Strap in, as our RTX 4080 Super build has finally landed, says Zak Storey

COPILOT PRO & COPILOT FOR MICROSOFT 365

Why Copilot is great, when it’s awful and which version you should buy

HOW TO

Ever needed to get rid of your fixed desktop icons, or add them back in? Did you download Minibin because you just hate that Recycling Bin icon on your desktop? Click the Start menu, type

Feline Summer Movie Fun!

School is almost OUT! Huzzah! But raindrops are plunking against the window, the amusement and water parks haven’t opened yet, camping is out, and roasted hot dogs and S’mores are another month away.

Kittens Are Special...

...and so are some of the show rules for them:

TP-Link AX3000 Archer Air R5 router and AX3000 Archer Air E5 extender

A modern networking system for today’s home

IK Multimedia iRig Stream Mic USB

Hassle-free voice and instrument recording

Soundcore Motion X500

A speaker with spacious, not but spatial”, sound

Clear 2

The new to-do list champion

THE OODNADATTA IN THE WET

Unexpected Rain and Mud in Australia's Red Center

ALUMIBOB

A Fully-outfitted Jeep Gladiator with Aluminum Body Panels and Armor Galore

the 2024 hot list WHERE to STAY, CRUISE & EAT NEXT

It's inevitable: Every spring when we pull together the Hot List, our annual collection of the world's best new hotels, restaurants, and cruise ships, a staffer remarks that this latest iteration has got to be the best one ever. After a year's worth of traveling the globe-to stay the night at a converted farmhouse in the middle of an olive grove outside Marrakech or sail aboard a beloved cruise line's inaugural Antarctic voyage-it's easy to see why we get attached.

still lazy after all these years

Decades after a boyhood of easygoing afternoons in Washington State's San Juan Islands, Jesse Ashlock returns with his own children to rediscover this bucolic corner of America where time almost seems to stand still

With Nail and I

Inspired by recent runways, Lena Dunham tries on inch-long talons and mere tip-skimming lengths, and wonders: What do our nails say about all we’re asked to do?

A Mother's Story

In a Broadway revival of Amy Herzog's play Mary Jane, Rachel McAdams finds uncommon grace in an account of parental struggle and pain.

FIGHTING CHANCE

RUBEN GALLEGO'S BATTLE AGAINST KARI LAKE COULD DECIDE THE FATE OF THE SENATE-AND DEMOCRACY ITSELF. NO PRESSURE.

WELL PLAYED

One man’s mission to make gaming a little less white

KING OF THE HAMMERS

Thousands of Enthusiasts Converge on a Barren, Dry Lakebed in the California Desert for the Ultimate Off-Road Experience

liyama GCB3480WQSU-B1 Red Eagle

The gaming goliath youre after?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super

The $999 card that’s really $1,200

NZXT Function 2

Ultra-fast, fully configurable, and relatively affordable

No Kitten! Cats Are Part of the Military!

Felines have graced the decks of boats and ships back nearly to the beginning of time, roaming freely on passenger ships, war vessels, and merchant schooners, keeping vermin at bay.

GESTATION What Is Normal & What Influences Gestation.?

About 46.5 million households in the United States report owning cats in 2024.

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

Most new pet owners can hardly wait to get their new kitten home. How to explain why most breeders wait until the kitten is older? | Let's take a look at WHY breeders delay, and why new owners will be happier in the long run that they did.

Who's That Kitten?

Your queen has successfully delivered her litter!