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April 15, 2025, 4:40 p.m. Eastern time

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Roger Rosenblatt and Janik Söllner

How to Be a Happy 85-Year-Old (Like Me)

Ten rules for getting very, very old.

Andrew Clark

I'm Not a 'Gatsby' Scholar. I'm a 'Gatsby' Weirdo.

Five years ago I decided to listen to "The Great Gatsby." I haven't stopped.

Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer

There's a Lesson to Learn From Daniel Kahneman's Death

If we are to live well, we need to be able to ask when a life is complete.

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America has always known fear. But today's fear is different. It has been cultivated.

Adam Grant

America Is Learning the Wrong Lesson From Elon Musk's Success

Intimidation doesn't elevate performance; it undermines people.

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Harvard University's lawyers responded on Monday to the Trump Administration's letter demanding a series of policy changes, saying the demands were unlawful and that Harvard would not comply.

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Raf's, occupying the site of a decades-old bakery in NoHo, is thriving as a clubroom for the fashion crowd while mostly flying under the radar of social media.

Van Gogh's Last Painting Poses a Problem for an Idyllic French Village

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The Times Opinion columnist discusses what he thinks Trump — and American policymakers — misunderstand about China in the escalating trade war.

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