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21 December 2025 at 22:00
Shopping should be about lust. Instead, it’s become a slog.
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Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
21 December 2025 at 18:00
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
A stage production of “High School Musical” in Sydney in 2008. Theater kids became an indelible part of the culture when “High School Musical,” “Glee” and “Smash” hit the airwaves.
Why Is Shopping No Longer Fun?
21 December 2025 at 22:00
Shopping should be about lust. Instead, it’s become a slog.
The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
21 December 2025 at 20:00
What will come in its wake?
The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
21 December 2025 at 20:00
What will come in its wake?
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Lou Cannon Dies at 92; Journalist Chronicled Reagan as an Author
21 December 2025 at 00:08
He was a foremost authority on the president, tracing his career in unvarnished accounts from his time as California governor through his years in the White House.
Mamdani Revamps Hiring After Old Antisemitic Remarks Prompt Aide to Quit
20 December 2025 at 06:46
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had.
Catherine Almonte Da Costa, left, resigned a day after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed her to oversee administration hiring.
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College Students Need Tech-Free Spaces
19 December 2025 at 23:52
Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.
College Students Need Tech-Free Spaces
19 December 2025 at 23:06
Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.
TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban
19 December 2025 at 09:24
The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep operating in the United States.
Investment agreements bring TikTok, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, closer to resolving years of questions about its future.
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The Trump Economy and America’s Bad Mood
19 December 2025 at 03:44
Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.
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The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk
19 December 2025 at 03:57
Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.
“You can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.”
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NYT | Top Stories
- Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal
Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal
19 December 2025 at 05:08
Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”
Trump Media & Technology Group is the parent company of Truth Social, a social media platform that has struggled to gain widespread traction.
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The Trump Economy and America’s Bad Mood
19 December 2025 at 03:44
Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.
Anti-Vaccine Influencers Have Shown Me the Limits of Resistance
18 December 2025 at 02:40
I was wrong about how to push back.
The Trump Mind-Set Is Not Complex
16 December 2025 at 18:04
Gimme, gimme, gimme. Gimme some more.
Jimmy Lai’s Life, in Photos and Video
15 December 2025 at 11:42
He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.
What Happens if You Refuse to Recognize That We Are in a Death Spiral
14 December 2025 at 19:57
Remind me never to listen to what they are saying online about me.
How to Find a Date in a Country with Over 30 Million Extra Men
13 December 2025 at 01:48
A decade after the end of the one-child policy, China has over 30 million so-called surplus men. Can this dating boot camp help them find love?
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NYT | China
- Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
12 December 2025 at 20:00
“I’m told that Australian teens, in preparation for this ban, have been exchanging phone numbers with each other.”
Does Paramount’s David Ellison Know What He’s Doing?
12 December 2025 at 18:02
David Ellison is cozying up to Trump in his effort to save Hollywood. It’s a risky strategy for our democracy.
After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children
12 December 2025 at 01:54
Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.
Pay Attention to How You Pay Attention
8 December 2025 at 13:41
Pay attention to how you pay attention.
Everyone Wants High-Quality Clothes. That’s Become Its Own Trend.
7 December 2025 at 14:00
Being a smart consumer has never been easier. Influencers and the fashion industry are all taking advantage of that.
China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists
6 December 2025 at 19:35
The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”
2025 Is Almost Over. What Just Happened?
5 December 2025 at 21:38
Ezra Klein answers your questions on the year’s political lessons, the struggles of young men and handling heat on the show.
Trump’s Xenophobic ‘Garbage’ Rant
4 December 2025 at 02:32
Readers criticize President Trump’s tirade against Somali immigrants. Also: A cruel deportee deal; beyond tech bans.
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
3 December 2025 at 11:34
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.
Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
2 December 2025 at 18:03
We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.
