Required Reading

This week, where did chickens come from? Is being “fashionably late” obsolete? And other important questions.

This week, abolishing recommendation letters, Kim Kardashian opens up about eating poop, the queerness of Wonder Woman, and a lot more.

This week: Should Washington have a national memorial for gun violence? Have cats used us to take over the world? What is Cluttercore? And more.

This week: Why does the internet hate Amber Heard? Will Congress recognize the Palestinian Nakba? And other urgent questions.

This week, Manhattan offices are still mostly empty, Gwyneth Paltrow releases luxury baby diapers, how to remove your personal data from Google, and much more.

This week, reactions to the leaked Supreme Court draft to overturn abortion rights, La Malinche gets an exhibition, Eric Adams brings his “swagger” to the Met Gala, and what did Leonardo get wrong about trees?

This week, Karl Marx was wrong about “primitive communism,” Zoomers say they’ve had enough of TikTok, and great news: Time travel is within the realm of possibility.

This week, a rare fossil is discovered, a new book on artist Niki de Saint Phalle is published, the erasure of women philosophers continues, a culinary map of China, and much more.

This week, national participation in the Venice Biennale, teen depression in the US, the “pity me” personal essay, reimagining borders, and more.

This week, a mural in Belarus is a symbol of defiance, an excellent report about the 2020 election big lie, Chomsky and the dangers ahead, if you like Wordle, you might enjoy Heardle, and much more.

This week, an early conceptual artwork by Yves Klein goes to auction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will finally include a section on the pivotal role of Jewish immigrants, the inventor of GIFs dies, and much more.

This week, an ancient animal is named after President Biden, sportwashing, blood art in museums, almost the world’s biggest potato, and more.