THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 9.7.25 Issue features Helen Ouyang on a clinic that is trying to convince men that getting checked out by a doctor could save their lives; Joshua Hunt on how anime took over America; Brooke Jarvis on the bloom after L.A.’s wildfires; and more.

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?

Men in the United States live around five years less than women. One clinic is trying to persuade men that getting checked out could save their life.

The Old Climate-Activism Playbook No Longer Works. What Else Can?

Activists are hoping to recreate the magic of 1970’s Earth Day — at a moment when the movement’s future is cloudier than ever.

A.I. Enters the Museum

Talented artists are using the technology to do what talented artists always will: ask human questions and express human ideas.

How Has Being Perpetually Single Affected You?

We want to hear from women over the age of 30 who feel as if they have not yet had a meaningful relationship for a New York Times Magazine feature.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.31.25 Issue features Nathiel Rich on the Calabasas landfill following the Los Angeles fires; Scott Anderson on Georgia’s turn toward Russia; Marcela Valdes on in-home care for disabled Americans; and more.

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?

Men in the United States live around five years less than women. One clinic is trying to persuade men that getting checked out could save their life. By Helen Ouyang

The Gold Digger Was an Archvillain. Now She’s an Aspiration.

What do men and women really want in our fraught new mating economy?

The New Dream Guy Is Beefy, Placid and … Politically Ambiguous

Amid pitched debates about masculinity, the “himbo” stands stoically above it all. By Casey Michael Henry

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.24.25 Issue features Shane Bauer writes about the disappeared children of Syria; Lauren Larson on the difficulties of setting a Guinness World Record in the modern era, Linda Kinstler on why wars no longer end; David Marchese interviews the negotiation expert Chris Voss; and more.

How Georgia Went From the Vanguard of Democracy to the Front Lines of Autocracy

Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?

They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.

In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite. By Shane Bauer and Jim Huylebroek

Wholesome, Noble Superheroes Are Back. (A Wholesome, Noble World Is Not.)

This summer’s blockbusters leave behind the era of dark, “edgy” champions for heroes who can’t help but listen to their consciences. By Mike Mariani

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.17.25 Issue features Trevor Quirk on how Hurricane Helene disconnected his community around Asheville, North Carolina from modern communication; Ben Austen on how Trump’s war on higher education is hitting community colleges; Bruce Schoenfeld on Stu Sternberg, the owner of the Tampa Bay Rays; and more.

They Want You to Get Off Your Couch, and Go Set a World Record

When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are finding it harder than ever to draw a crowd. But it’s still fun to try.

Strawberry Picking Is Thankless Work. That’s What Makes It Worth Watching.

On TikTok Live, workers stream video of themselves doing manual labor, providing glimpses of the human effort that powers our world. By J Wortham

I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down

When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t. By Trevor Quirk