Kira Bindrim

The president’s ballroom blitz is about more than a building, author Lionel Shriver imagines a home overrun by migrants, and everyone has AI FOMO.

Pakistan’s US-Iran mediation shows the clout of middle powers, prediction markets push into weather, and ChatGPT is now coaching marathoners.

Private credit’s risks are real but not systemic, the Pentagon is preparing for climate change it doesn’t believe in, and Riz Ahmed remakes Hamlet.

‘Hotspan’ is the new healthspan for middle-aged men, the US is showing Iran why it needs a nuke, and it’s a weird time to be a human named Claude.

AI is supercharging digital fraud, Pope Leo is giving Trump a run for his money and Bob Ross’s “happy little trees” are selling for six figures.

The price of gas is the most powerful number in US politics, prediction markets are a tax on suckers, and the great wealth transfer includes $570 billion in classic cars.

AI has Silicon Valley workers afraid to log off, more Israelis are getting personal firearms and Steve Hilton is convinced he can win California for the GOP.

A tiny Indonesian island has become Asia’s hub for Russian oil, doctors are finally rethinking treatment for tinnitus, and Chinese pop just can’t quit the ballad.

The Great Wealth Transfer includes $1 trillion in art, China’s two-minute microdramas are going global, and people are paying to open unclaimed packages.

Hunting camouflage is going high fashion, AI is reshaping society in South Korea, and Hong Kong’s iconic diners are going global.