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A Christmas carnival in Nigeria, New Year’s Eve fireworks around the world, a Polar Bear Plunge in New York, a photogenic archway in California, and much more

Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle, so that you can choose the one that will push you most.

The error of their mythology about 1989 matters because we face another such moment of historical rupture today.

The science of habits reveals that they can be invisible to us and unresponsive to our desires.

Representative Earl Blumenauer thinks more lawmakers should eat well, exercise, and develop deep connections with their colleagues.

You can micromanage your kid’s life or ask for community help with child care—but you can’t have both.

The best way to prevent a recurrence of the terror in New Orleans is to dismantle the Islamic State and relegate it to obscurity.