Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders: Everything You Need to Know

Do you need a Switch 2 to play GameCube games? What time do preorders start? Can you queue outside GameStop on June 5? We've answered all your burning questions.

Muscle Memory Isn’t What You Think It Is

In her new book, On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui investigates the other stuff our thews remember—like how to grow when you exercise.

Pinterest is telling teens to stop looking at their mood boards in class

Slow your scroll.

For most social media companies, getting users to doomscroll as much as possible is the name of the game. But Pinterest is now encouraging its young users to put their phones away during class. 

20 years ago, this simple video rewired the way we share our lives online

Jawed Karim’s 2005 upload didn’t just launch YouTube—it helped usher in a share-all culture, where even the mundane became content.

The elephant enclosure at your local zoo is an interesting place to be. But until 20 years ago, it was somewhere you’d encounter in person—with reverence and intimacy. A video uploaded by YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim 20 years ago today changed that. Karim wanted to test out the capabilities of a new website he and his colleagues had developed—what...

The Trump administration claims this offshore wind project was ‘rushed.’ The review started 14 years ago

The Empire Wind project, designed to bring power to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, went through years of careful analysis before it got a permit. Then Trump shut down construction.

In early April, around 20 miles off the coast of Long Island, construction crews started working on Empire Wind 1, an offshore wind farm designed to power as many as half a million homes in New York. But on April 16, the Trump administration told the project to stop work.

‘It is absolutely crushing to my business’: Trump’s tariffs hit Kickstarter campaigns hard

Massive taxes on imports from China could force many Kickstarter creators out of business.

Curt Covert would love for people to play his latest board game—but with sky-high tariffs, he’s not sure anyone ever will.

The internet’s favorite hot sauce just repackaged for a post-DTC world

Fly by Jing’s CEO talks about how she’s making her chili crisp retail-ready, with the goal of grabbing your—and your mother’s—taste buds in the process.

You might have a go-to hot sauce already. But for the past year or so, Sichuan condiments brand Fly by Jing has been repositioning to capture mainstream heat seekers, and its subtle packaging update, rolling out now, is the DTC darling’s latest move to optimize for its new distribution channel of choice: mass retail.

Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports

Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics.

Kimmel Likens the Selection of a New Pope to ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

The late night host also described the papal conclave as determining “who will be handed the keys to the popemobile” on Tuesday.

A U.S. Supreme Court Opinion That Could Avert a Constitutional Crisis

The federal judiciary is being forced to confront a fundamental question: what to do when its orders are defied.

Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack

This level of violence has to stop.

A Coastal New England Town’s ‘Ornery’ Vandal: A Woodpecker

More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him out here,” one resident said. “Peck, peck, peck, peck.”

Weinstein’s Retrial to Begin, Testing Legacy of #MeToo Movement

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are expected to make opening statements Wednesday in the sex-crime case of the fallen mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks in London Downgraded After Rubio Pulls Out

Planned diplomatic talks on Wednesday have been scaled back, raising new doubts about progress toward a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

At Meta’s Antitrust Trial, a Bygone Internet Era Comes Back to Life

In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path, Orkut and Google Plus boomed.

EU Fines Apple and Meta Total of $800 Million in First Use of Digital Competition Law

The European Commission said the Silicon Valley companies violated the Digital Markets Act, a law meant to crimp the power of the largest tech firms.

What to Know About the Tensions Over Kashmir

A terrorist attack in the disputed territory in 2019 brought India and Pakistan to the verge of war. There are fears Tuesday’s violence could do the same.

Killing of Civilians in Kashmir Shatters an Illusion of Calm

India had claimed in recent years that its heavy-handed approach had brought peace to the long restive region. The attack on Tuesday showed that wasn’t true.

In California Jails, a Rash of Homicide and Negligence

The jails of Riverside County are plagued with unusually high murder rates and recurring security failures by an inexperienced staff.

Harvard Plans to Use Trump’s Haste Against Him as It Fights Funding Cut

Harvard’s lawyers suggest the administration was sloppy when it froze billions in federal funding. A mundane but crucial law is essential to the university’s case against the government.