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How a Songwriter Gets in the Zone

“When the time comes that you’re in that moment, try to stay there as long as you can.”

Think You’re Pretty Smart? Prove It With This Week’s Quiz.

Don’t get backed into a corner in this week’s trivia quiz.

The White Lotus’ Second Season Is About Something Totally Different

The structure is the same, but race and class take a backseat to a whole different subject.

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman/Oz Race Is Tightening

Pennsylvania has some Fetterman-curious MAGA voters.

Big Brother, Big Tech, and China

How the Chinese surveillance state was built, with the help of American tech companies.

My Husband Has Had a Baffling Habit Ever Since Our Wedding. I’m Getting Worried.

I'm not allowed to mention it unless I want a fight.

Why Does the U.S. Always Seem to Get Coronavirus Variants After Europe Does?

BQ is following a familiar pattern (so far).

There’s a Glaring Omission in Biden’s Aid to Puerto Rico

To thrive, people need more than power and roads.

Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Violently Attacked in San Francisco Home

The suspect, who has been tied to far-right conspiracy theories, is in custody.

Climate Nihilism—and Hope—Is Coming From the Strangest Places in Sci-Fi

Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense.