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Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream

Pump You Up

Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream

The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the complexity of hormones.

Miles Klee

07.16.2026

Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists

RIP

Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists

Miles Klee

How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased

Preservation

How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased

Tamara Davison

How to Watch the Knicks Parade on NYC Traffic Surveillance Cameras

Watch Party

How to Watch the Knicks Parade on NYC Traffic Surveillance Cameras

Maddy Varner

Designing the Dream House of an 87-Year-Old Tech Visionary

The Future of Home

Designing the Dream House of an 87-Year-Old Tech Visionary

Steven Levy

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It

Lovesick

Anti-Vax Dating Apps Are Going IRL. People Are Mad as Hell About It

Jason Parham

‘It’s Not a Joke’: A Simpsons Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally

Culture

‘It’s Not a Joke’: A Simpsons Writer Holds His First Presidential Campaign Rally

Miles Klee

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

buzz glut

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

Mattha Busby

They Wanted to Join Raya. They’ve Been on the Waiting List for Years

Status Pending

They Wanted to Join Raya. They’ve Been on the Waiting List for Years

Jason Parham

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

be seeing you

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Miles Klee

MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them

Culture

MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them

Ashwin Rodrigues

Your Art Can Go in This San Francisco Alley

Land Grab

Your Art Can Go in This San Francisco Alley

Boone Ashworth

‘Beer, Titties, Freedom’: Inside the World’s Toughest Off-Road Race

Vroom Vroom

‘Beer, Titties, Freedom’: Inside the World’s Toughest Off-Road Race

Matthew Reamer

Pull to refresh

Why Missile Alerts and War Updates Trigger Doomscrolling

Farah Ibrahim

College Campuses Are in Upheaval Over Faculty Ties to Epstein

College Campuses Are in Upheaval Over Faculty Ties to Epstein

Miles Klee

The Olympics and Politics Are More Intertwined Than Ever. Maybe That’s a Good Thing

2026 Winter Olympics

The Olympics and Politics Are More Intertwined Than Ever. Maybe That’s a Good Thing

Angela Watercutter

Super Bowl Tailgaters on Bad Bunny, Big Tech, and the Big Game

Photo Essay

Super Bowl Tailgaters on Bad Bunny, Big Tech, and the Big Game

Michaela Neville

Netflix Says if the HBO Merger Makes It Too Expensive, You Can Always Cancel

Cancel Culture

Netflix Says if the HBO Merger Makes It Too Expensive, You Can Always Cancel

Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

Numbers Game

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

Maddy Varner and Manisha Krishnan

Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise?

ID Check

Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise?

Jason Parham

Sorry MAGA, Turns Out People Still Like ‘Woke’ Art

The Oscars

Sorry MAGA, Turns Out People Still Like ‘Woke’ Art

Manisha Krishnan