M. Nolan Gray is the chief urban planner at the Metropolitan Abundance Project. He writes the Substack “Arbitrary Lines,” from which this article was adapted. The empty husks of malls litter American ...

Catastrophic flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border in August 2026 killed hundreds of people and left thousands more missing, but a video circulating on social media showing a Buddha ...

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA—According to an AFP report, 17 gold-plated bronze Buddha statues have been unearthed at the site of the Abhayagiri temple in Anuradhapura, an ancient Sinhalese capital in ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The new houses going up on Acacia Lane look a lot like one-story versions of the taller houses on the other side of the street. The same California Craftsman look, almost ...

An entertaining mashup of Spielbergian fantasy, ’50s sci-fi, and tense domestic dramedy, The End of Oak Street gathers suspense and momentum slowly but surely. Before all hell breaks loose, a ...

At the end of the block in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, is a cul-de-sac with a telephone pole in the middle and wires radiating out like the cables of a big top. It’s a fitting touch ...

David Bowie's soundtrack to a movie you probably haven't seen is an unusually sentimental affair. Sure, it didn't make the same splash as Ziggy Stardust or Low, but it is every bit as adventurous.

Utility workers help clear obstacles at a burned home during the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington, on August 4, 2026. Credit: Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images All it took was an ember, then ...

In case you were wondering who gets jurisdiction when it comes to dead sea creatures washing ashore, tonight's opener does a nice job of laying down the chain of command. Two big takeaways: that MiB ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Who knew the proverb holds even when the classroom is a subdivision and the teacher is a real-estate developer? For much of my 1980s childhood, ...