The Catholics Are Coming and X Got There First
Catholic RCIA classes are overflowing across the country and the Times just noticed what Catholic X has been tracking — and driving — for months.
Life
Daphne Selfe Died at Ninety-Seven and Rewrote Every Rule About Beauty
The world's oldest professional model died having booked Vogue at seventy, refused Botox on principle, and outlasted every trend that said she should have stopped.
Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth and the Helpers Showed Up
First confirmed footage of cetacean midwifery — humpback whales assisting a birth — and the science community says it rewrites what we know about whale social bonds.
An Irish Village Turned Off the Phones and the Kids Went Outside
Greystones, Ireland, pledged to keep smartphones away from children under thirteen — and the question nobody is asking is why it takes a village pact to do what parents cannot.
The Soberish Movement Came from X and the Times Just Noticed
The Times validated 'soberish' as a lifestyle trend this week — but the movement was built on X by sober-curious influencers who have been posting about it for two years.
Ancient DNA Confirmed Dogs Were Domesticated Before Farming
A genetic study of 200 ancient canine remains proved dogs were domesticated at least 15,000 years before agriculture — humans chose companionship before they chose grain.
Benadryl May Be Hurting Your Brain and Nobody Told You
A growing body of evidence links long-term use of diphenhydramine to cognitive decline and dementia risk — and the drug is still sold without a warning.
Savannah Guthrie Says the Ransom Notes About Her Mother Are Probably Real
The Today anchor disclosed that ransom notes claiming her mother was kidnapped decades ago are 'probably genuine' — a personal revelation from one of America's most composed public figures.
Medicare Is Negotiating Drug Prices for Round Three
CMS announced the third round of drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation — 15 medications covering diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
War Anxiety Is the New Normal
The APA reports a 23 percent increase in anxiety-related clinical visits since the Iran war began — war stress is now a measurable public health event.
Ozempic Changed What Restaurants Put on the Menu
Restaurant chains are adding smaller portions and higher-protein options as GLP-1 drug users eat less and eat differently — the menu is now a pharmaceutical side effect.
The Weekly Deaths
Daphne Selfe, Leonid Radvinsky, Marcia Ann Burrs, and Valerie Perrine — four lives that ended this week, each shaped by industries that outlasted them.