National Affairs

Why America Is Switching From Booze to Weed

The Troubled ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Adaptation and Usher’s Rejection

‘The Odyssey’ Cryptids Extravaganza! Plus: OpenAI’s Rogue Hack and an Epstein-Linked Death, With Chris Ryan.

The Best Way for the WNBA to Solve Its Sophie Cunningham Problem Was to Ignore It

Kerry Washington and ‘The Whoopi Monologues,’ a New Black Panther, and an Argument for Term Limits

Why Would ESPN Lay Off Ryan Clark? Plus, Mayor Mamdani’s Netanyahu Strategy.

All the Questions—and Explosive Answers—You Could Have About Diarrhea Summer

The War Over Data Centers, Freedom Fuel, and Jimothy the Deformed Raccoon, With Danny Heifetz

Van’s ‘Obsession’ Obsession, ‘The Odyssey’ Wins, and the Life and Career of David Roberts

Paramount’s Strategy to Beat California, With Its Top Lawyer