May 23, 2025

This week, hang out with Jeff Goldblum, delve into the Bill Belichick cringe-worthy spectacle, and decode the latest on the economy and Gaza.

Plus: What happens when your dad loses $45,000 in an online romance scam? (Scroll to the end.)

Great Listens

“You know who told me to never name drop? Robert De Niro. No, that’s a joke.” The New York Times

‘A MUCH BELOVED BOOMER’

A Wild, Musical Journey With Jeff Goldblum

The actor (and musician!) discusses his public persona and recent pop-culture surge (singing with Ariana Grande).

Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

‘ELDER ABUSE’?

Ex-N.F.L. Coach Bill Belichick Was in Control. Then He Fell for a 24-Year-Old.

The romance has roiled the worlds of professional sports, not just because of their 49-year age gap.

Philip Montgomery for The New York Times

THE CURE FOR BURNOUT?

He Wants to Save Elites From Their Wasted Lives

Historian Rutger Bregman is pushing you to rethink your morals.

Henry Leutwyler for The New York Times

HISTORY, LOVE AND MEMORY

My Father Was a Nazi Hunter. Then He Died in the Lockerbie Bombing.

What does it mean to seek justice for his death?

News and Ideas

Jehad Alshrafi/Associated Press

Israel and Gaza

More News and Analysis

Unwind

Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Netflix

THE CULTURE DESK

The Boys Are Not OK

Wesley Morris on ‘Adolescence,’ the Netflix show parents can’t stop talking about.

Illustration by Brian Rea

MODERN LOVE

Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night.

By the time they found romance, it was almost too late.

NYT Wirecutter; source photo by iStock/markOfshell

WIRECUTTER

Grill, Baby, Grill!

Grate-cleaning, heat zones, unexpected tools, and why you should limit your food flipping.

FOR NYT AUDIO SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Great magazines beyond The Times

Getty Images New York Magazine How My Father’s ‘Girlfriends’ Scammed Him Out of $45,000 My dad was smart and accomplished. Why couldn’t I convince him these women weren’t real? 40 MIN LISTEN

Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Wired Airbnb Is in Midlife Crisis Mode CEO Brian Chesky is spending hundreds of millions to relaunch his travel company as an everything app. Fitness! Food! Microdermabrasion? 23 MIN LISTEN

Photo: Stella Ragas New York Magazine How Trump Defeated Columbia The inside story of an unconditional surrender. 56 MIN LISTEN

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