10 Classic Christmas Movies That New York Times Critics Didn’t See Coming Predicting the canon of Christmas movie future has never been easy. Here’s what The Times wrote about some of today’s favorites when they first hit screens. Read More…

At 12, He Lost His Best Friend. He Found a Way to Remember Him. Kaleb and KJ were like brothers. When KJ died this year, Kaleb started raising money. Read More…

Why the Internet Wants Your Baby to Fail YouTube family vlogs are remaking childhood itself to fit the algorithm. Here, cute videos are fine, but “baby fails” are even better. Watch Episode 7 of our video series. Read More…

Pirate Radio Stations Explode on YouTube A trick of YouTube’s algorithms has led to the blossoming of hundreds of unlicensed, independent radio stations on the site, reminiscent of an age of underground broadcasts in the previous century. Read More…

When Days Aren’t So Sunny: Sesame Street Takes on Homelessness Lily, a character introduced seven years ago to address child hunger, returns. This time her family does not have a place to live. Read More…

Is Tech Too Easy to Use? The tech industry’s obsession with “frictionless” design has been the source of innumerable problems. Read More…

After the Earthquake, Anchorage Goes Back to School Some 48,000 students returned to class this week for the first time since the earthquake. Even before the quake, the school system had wrestled with tumult. Read More…

How Do You Recover After Millions Have Watched You Overdose? Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out. For those whose bleakest moments now live online, life is never the same. Read More…