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Albanese Vows to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Bondi Shooting
The police said on Monday that they expected to bring criminal charges against the surviving suspect, who is in a coma after being shot by the police.
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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making
Jimmy Lai spent decades criticizing China’s rulers. He faces up to life in prison after a court found him guilty of national security crimes.
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Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement
José Antonio Kast, who was elected president on Sunday, is the latest conservative to rise to power promising strict law and order measures.
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Whitney Biennial Names 56 Artists to Unwind These ‘Weird Times’
The 2026 exhibition focuses on how artists measure American influence and their relationship to a country whose role in the world is changing.
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As You Wish: Rob Reiner (1947-2025)
As the world was mourning the antisemitic murders on the first night of Hannukah in Australia and the all-too-common gun violence at Brown University, further news of shocking violence emerged out of Hollywood that seemed almost impossible. Two bodies had been found at Rob Reiner’s home in Los Angeles, and the ages matched those of…
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A Multifaceted Conversation About Faith: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man”
Master detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) solves intricate murder puzzles in writer/director Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies, but each pays tribute to a different genre. “Wake Up Dead Man” is tonally gothic, centered on two priests, Josh O’Connor as a sincere young Father Jud and Josh Brolin as fiery and manipulative Monsignor Wicks. In an…
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Game of clones: Sophos and the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise 2025 Evaluations
Winter is coming – so it must be time for Sophos X-Ops’ report on this year’s MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluations
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How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.
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The Most Popular Food Stories of 2025
From restaurant coverage to the death of a Food Network star, these are our most read articles of the year.
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How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom
The data centers used for work on artificial intelligence can cost tens of billions to build. Tech giants are finding ways to avoid being on the hook for some of those costs.