The Rich and Powerful Want to Live Forever. What if They Could?
From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life.
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The little daily decisions we make add up — and ultimately shape our longevity.
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I Had an Affair With My Friend’s Wife. Should I Tell Him?
I didn’t even know he was married, let alone to her.
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The Generations Fantasizing About Boring Office Jobs
“Day in my life” videos filmed at corporate offices fetishize white-collar minutiae. But they reveal something deeper.
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Violence Shaped Charlize Theron. It Doesn’t Define Her.
The Oscar-winning actress on pain, healing and becoming an action hero.
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CreditDevin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times The InterviewMy Husband’s Illness Has Me Feeling Trapped. Do I Have to Stay?
I don’t feel morally that I could leave. But I have healthy years ahead and I wish to enjoy what’s left of my life.
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Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.
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CreditIllustration by Melissa Santamariá Lena Dunham Made Millennial Culture. Then She Was Undone by It.
The era of “Girls” is long gone, but its creator still has much to teach us.
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On the social internet, our fascination with analyzing the hidden messages in our culture has been flattened into one word.
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The InterviewBob Odenkirk Would Like to Remind You That Life Is a Meaningless Farce
The actor and comedian is keenly aware of humanity’s limitations, but he’s not giving up.
By David Marchese
TimesVideoCharlize Theron: ‘I Think Life Is So Beautiful’
On “The Interview,” the actor Charlize Theron says she may have a “tough” reputation, but at home her children tease her because she can cry at the drop of a hat.
TimesVideoCharlize Theron on Growing Up With an Alcoholic Father
The actor Charlize Theron grew up in South Africa with a father she describes as “a full-blown functioning drunk.” She talks about that experience on “The Interview.”
Judge John HodgmanDo You Have to Make Pour-Over Coffee for Your Spouse?
A ruling on a dispute over a tedious cup of coffee.
By John Hodgman
TimesVideoCharlize Theron on the Night Her Mother Killed Her Father in Self-Defense
The actor Charlize Theron grew up with an alcoholic father. When she was 15, he tried to kill her and her mother, shooting through her bedroom door. Her mother shot and killed him in an act that was found to be self-defense. On “The Interview,” she talks about her childhood, her early career, her new movie, “Apex” and more.
Judge John HodgmanShould You Procrastinate Productively — or by Having Fun?
A ruling on a dispute over the proper method of avoidance.
By John Hodgman
the ethicistMy Longtime Housekeeper’s Work Is Slipping. What Should I Do?
We know she depends on this income, and we have hesitated to raise the issue with her.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem.
For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain.
By Oliver Whang
‘I Don’t Know If We Can Come Back From This’: The View From Inside Trump’s D.H.S.
Dozens of agents and officials share their stories about working in the Department of Homeland Security during the harsh crackdown on illegal immigration.
By Rachel Poser, Emily Bazelon and Matthew Purdy
Takeaways From The Times’s Look Inside D.H.S.
Eighty current and former employees talked to us about the Trump administration’s relentless push for mass deportations.
By Rachel Poser, Emily Bazelon and Matthew Purdy
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