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Fresh Russian Strikes Cut Heat to Thousands in Ukraine’s Freezing Capital
The Ukrainian authorities say the repeated attacks on energy infrastructure are an attempt to force the country into submission.
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The 17 Best Movies About Radio, Ranked
Even in an era of CGI and AI, nothing is more vivid than the intimacy and imagination of radio or more direct than the connection radio has with listeners. I remember when the legendary Stan Freberg drained Lake Michigan and filled it with hot chocolate, a 700-foot mountain of whipped cream, and a 10-ton maraschino…
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2026 Sundance Preview: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See
It’s hard to believe that an era is going to end this month. After January 2026, the Sundance Film Festival, still one of the key events on any film-lover’s calendar, will be leaving Park City, Utah, and heading to Boulder, Colorado, for the foreseeable future. Going into this final Utah Sundance, there was a question…
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A Great Sophie Turner Carries Prime Video’s “Steal” Over its Cliches
The opening heist scene in the stylish but convoluted “Steal” plays like a greatest hits montage of scenes from similar films and series. You got your overhead shots of the major metropolitan city—in this case, London—accompanied by the obligatory pulse-pounding techno score. You got your well-dressed robbers, all wearing shades of black and gray that…
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In the World of Weight Loss, the Calorie No Longer Counts
Long held up as the big benchmark of nutrition, the calorie is losing its clout in the age of GLP-1s and a sharper focus on nutrients.
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In Honolulu, a Menu Spiked With Plush Provocations and Wit
In the first starred Times review from Hawaii, our critic visits a rule-bending restaurant where the eating and drinking are inseparable.
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Tips for Cooking With New Scaled Recipes on NYT Cooking
NYT Cooking’s new automatic feature can instantly scale a recipe up or down — follow these tips (and your instincts) to make the most of it.
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An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
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Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction, Avoiding a Landmark Trial
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
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F.T.C. Appeals Loss in Meta Antitrust Case
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.