A few years ago, I began having trouble with my vision. Shapes became indistinct, colors muted. The world started to look like a grainy 1940s movie mystery, and I was the detective — a clumsy one. I bumped into people. I stumbled over curbs and thresholds. On my morning walks with my dog, Molly, I […]

John Leguizamo at home, but ready to mix it up with New York’s newspapers.Credit…Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times Supported by Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Maureen Dowd Opinion Columnist I heard Kim Kardashian give […]

Two of your biggest financial risks in retirement involve your health, but they’re almost opposed to each other. One is that you will require expensive long-term care early on. You will probably die young, but not before going broke from nursing home bills. Another is that you will stay healthy enough to live a very […]

To the Editor: Re “In Defense of J.K. Rowling,” by Pamela Paul (column, Feb. 17): This is a distressingly one-sided view of J.K. Rowling’s comments. The outrage toward Ms. Rowling is justified. She is a wealthy, powerful author who is using her far-reaching platform to push the narrative that trans women — who exist on […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Sometime very soon, one hopes, the Biden administration will attempt to explain to the American people what they think our fighters shot down over Lake Huron and […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist It’s easy to let your imagination run wild when it comes to the unidentified flying objects now making frequent appearances over North America. At least one object […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Farhad Manjoo Opinion Columnist For about six weeks in the summer of 2021, an activist working with the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, gained undercover access to one […]

null Supported by Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Video by Shaina Feinberg Ms. Feinberg is a filmmaker. Shaina Feinberg feels horrible about how she looks. This anguish has consumed an incalculable amount of her life. She classifies […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist Over the past year, we have seen a sweeping and ferocious attack on the rights and dignity of transgender people across the country. In states led by […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Political speeches, very much including State of the Union addresses, rarely make much difference. They can, however, be useful guides to the political landscape. President Biden was […]