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Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Also: Sarah Larson's latest podcast picks, "The Rocky Horror Show" and "The Balusters" on Broadway, the French singer Oklou, and more.

"DTF St. Louis" explores what it would look like if straight men could access, without shame, the kind of emotional and physical closeness that is generally the province of close female friendships.

Iranian-affiliated cyber actors have been infiltrating the United States's critical infrastructure for years. Should we expect an increase in attacks?

From the daily newsletter: Jessica Winter reports on the perils of the widespread adoption of A.I. in schools, and who even wants this.

The new movie details the backstage maneuvers that catapulted Michael Jackson to stardom but leaves his personal life out of the picture.

It's tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond.

See today's Daily Cartoon.

Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution's China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.

Philosopher who called history "this idiotic course of things human": four letters.