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With “143,” Katy Perry Is No Longer In On the Joke

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There are few things worse than an overly self-serious pop star—a singer so subsumed by fame and ego that she can no longer appreciate the glorious frivolity of the genre—but that’s…

The Case for Having Lots of Kids

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Three years ago, J. D. Vance, who is now the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, said in a Fox News interview that America is being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies.” This…

Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “Shadow Story”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story With the tang of fall in the air comes some of the best weather of the year. For the cover of the September 30, 2024, issue, his first for the magazine,…

PFAS: European Commission expands some restrictions

The European Commission announced on Thursday, September 18, that it was restricting the use of a “subgroup” of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called “eternal pollutants.” The European authorities say they want to “protect human health and the environment”…