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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO TONY SOPRANO?

On its 25th anniversary, a revolutionary drama is more influential than ever. But could it even be made in 2024?

Fix the E.U.'s weakest link

INSIDE ROBERTA METSOLA'S PLANS TO SHAKE UP EUROPE'S PARLIAMENT

Get ready for the year ahead in AI

JUST BEFORE CHATGPT WAS PLACED BEFORE THE PUBLIC in November 2022, OpenAI's head of sales was informed that the company would be quietly releasing a \"low-key research preview,\" which wouldn't affect sales. Over 180 million users later, it's fair to say that forecasting the world of AI is difficult.

To fight poverty, support small farmers

LAST YEAR THE WORLD BANK REPORTED THAT AT LEAST 1 in 5 Africans goes to bed hungry and an estimated 140 million people in Africa face acute food insecurity.

Make sense.Make peace

I BELIEVE IN UNIVERSAL HUMAN WORTH, HUMAN RIGHTS of all people, natural rights, and international law-flawed, hypocritical, and ineffective as it can be, it's still a beacon.

Can America lead?

SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN AND THE TEST OF U.S. POWER

Origin Story

THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT'S FORMATIVE YEARS IN HIS HARD-BITTEN HOMETOWN AND POST-SOVIET MOSCOW

HALEY'S SLOW BURN

IN TRUMP'S GOP, THE PATH FORWARD IS NARROW AND STEEP

HOW TO BE A HEALTHIER DRINKER

The science is clear: from a health perspective, the less you drink, the better. But alcohol is a cornerstone of nearly every personal and professional gathering, so you may not always want to abstain.

Pigs, squirrels, and managing pain

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, THERE HAVE BEEN many supporting studies of the health-promoting effects of an optimistic personality.

THE TOP RISKS OF 2024

Each year, this Risk Report forecast predicts what the world should watch out for in the coming months. In 2023, the big stories centered on wars in Europe and the Middle East, and those conflicts will expand in 2024. But it's a third \"war\"-the U.S. vs. itself-that poses the greatest global risk. And as always, there will be new stories that deserve more attention than they're getting.

The colleges and companies shaping America's leaders

A RÉSUMÉ PEPPERED WITH ELITE universities and big-name consulting firms doesn't guarantee success.

A decisive year for democracy worldwide

ELECTIONS ARE NO GUARANTEE OF DEMOCRACY.

Life and work-in Gaza

A Palestinian barber cuts a client's hair on New Year's Day amid the rubble of a barbershop damaged by Israeli attacks in Rafah, at the western edge of the Gaza Strip, where more than a million people are homeless. Palestinian officials said Israel's war in Gaza had killed nearly 22,000 people as of Jan. 2, nearly three months after the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7.

LEARNING TO TEACH JAN. 6

Educators move gingerly around the lessons of a history too recent for comfort

2023: The Year in Medicine

Drugs for obesity, Alzheimer's, and infectious diseases herald a new era of innovation in the pharma business

Time - Person of the Year: Taylor Swift

Since 1927, Time has chosen a Person of the Year, the editors' assessment of the individual who most shaped the headlines over the previous 12 months, for better or for worse.

2023: the Year in Relationships

Plumbing the mystery of why some fan-favorite famous couples called it quits after decades

ALEX NEWELL

BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR

BEST of CULTURE

THE ART THAT ENTERTAINED, MOVED, & INSPIRED US IN 2023

THE NATION BUILDERS

ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS WHO STEPPED UP AFTER THЕ ОСТ. 7 АТТACK

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: LIONEL MESSI

MESSI WON THE BALLON D'OR AS THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYER FOR THE EIGHTH TIME IN OCTOBER

CEO OF THE YEAR: SAM ALTMAN

'IT IS, FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE YEAR THAT THEY STARTED TAKING AI SERIOUSLY.'

2023: THE YEAR IN CLIMATE

For the young plaintiffs in a landmark environmental case, victory was \"a great first step\"

2023: THE YEAR IN POLITICS

The GOP front runner kept his eyes on the Oval Office, even as the court cases mounted| The White House struggled with public opinion even in its moments of success

6 questions - Narges Mohammadi

Narges Mohammadi The Nobel Peace Prize winner tells Angelina Jolie about life in an Iranian prison, the roots of the protest movement, and what gives her hope

A hit man who's strong to the finish

If you've been watching movies for a while, David Fincher's The Killer-which arrives Nov. 10 on Netflix-might be your 100th movie about a contract killer, or even your 500th. It's a genre that springs eternal, yet modern directors often think they need to make these stories elaborate and convoluted to keep an audience engaged, when maybe the opposite is true.

Fargo's fifth season is a darkly hilarious return to form

MINNESOTA HOMEMAKER Dot Lyon (Juno Temple) has a nice, quiet life. Her husband (David Rysdahl) worships her...

Reality TV stops being polite

The Challenge speaks to a trend toward cruelty

THE MOVIE WIVES ARE SPEAKING

The wives of famous men, often relegated to the sidelines, reclaim space in a crop of new films