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2025 Super Bowl ads: Ranked from best to worst

NYT OPINION: The trends? Nothing controversial. But also, very little creativity.

‘People think their feelings are so real now’: Celebrity therapist on the reality of mental health today

Times: Think things are bad? It’s probably not as grim as living through the Black Death.

500 schools ranked: NCEA hotspots where top marks meet affordable housing

Discover the schools with the highest academic results and most affordable house prices.

Bill Gates: Trump, Musk and how my neurodiversity made me

Times: He frequently failed at school, so how did he go on to become a billionaire at 31?

What’s gone wrong with James Bond? No star, no script, no plan

Times: Has our restless pop culture simply moved on from the beloved spy?

Inside the chaos: The 24 hours when LA went up in flames

New York Times: How missteps fuelled California's fire catastrophe.

The podcast bros who helped put Trump back in the White House

Financial Times: The 'manosphere' has come for US politics. Is mainstream media next?

Political divide: How liberal parents cope with kids supporting Trump

New York Times: Some liberal parents face a new, unexpected challenge.

‘I’m tired, I’m hungry, I’m sad’: Zoe Saldaña’s wake-up call

New York Times: By her early 30s, Saldaña was a huge star – but something had to give.

In Babygirl, Nicole Kidman wants him. But what does Harris Dickinson want?

NYT: The rising British star hasn't acted since he wrapped the erotic thriller a year ago.

LA was prepared for serious fires. But it wasn’t ready for four

New York Times: “There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines.”

‘We’re in a new era': How climate change is supercharging disasters

New York Times: 'We sound like a broken record because the records keep breaking.'

44 health-boosting habits to feel better in 2025

Times: Small steps to improve your life this year.

Why the age of the Kardashians may be over

Telegraph: They broke the internet and made billions. Now the world's leaving them behind.

Why does Donald Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal?

New York Times: Trump says he's prepared to play hardball if he doesn't get his way.

How should the news industry cover Trump? Ten top journalists weigh in

Newsrooms are preparing for the complexities of Trump's second term.