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Sales Are Up. Celebrities Are In. Is Gap Officially Back?

Richard Dickson has drawn inspiration from the clothing retailer’s early days as he tries to regain its cultural cachet.
When Mark Consuelos Wants to Escape New York, He Goes Here

“The midcentury architecture is fascinating. It’s also a place where I’m outside almost every waking hour of the day.”
Washington Post Reporter Was an FBI Target, and Is Now a Pulitzer Prize Winner

Hannah Natanson’s reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.
5 Money Lessons From People Caring for Their Elderly Parents

Generation X-ers and others shared stories of family crises, and we asked experts how to think about living longer than you expect.
After Prison, a Financial Titan Plots an Unlikely Comeback

Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.
‘Michael’ Fans Danced in the Aisles, Critics Be Damned

The biopic of the pop singer crushed box-office records on its opening weekend as admirers moonwalked to a movie that critics have savaged.
Dwarkesh Patel’s Podcast Lets You Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite

Dwarkesh Patel was a bored college sophomore looking for intellectual stimulation. Now he commands interviews with Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg and holds his own with deeply nerdy A.I. researchers.
Chevy Humphrey Is Running Experiments at the Griffin Science Museum in Chicago

Chevy Humphrey explains why the scientific method matters in business.
Ricky Cobb Has Built a Mini-Empire Through ’70s Nostalgia

Ricky Cobb has built a big online following with his irreverent postings about the absurdities of the 1970s.
Peloton’s Latest Leader Thinks He Can Coach It Back to Health

The fitness company has fallen to a small fraction of its value at its pandemic peak, but Peter Stern says Peloton is headed in the right direction.
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? My Quest to Unmask Bitcoin’s Creator

Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.
Finding Trends in Sports Stats and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Puzzles

Ben Blatt, a data reporter for The Upshot, dreams up inventive ways to answer questions like: “Is Taylor Swift actually increasing N.F.L. ratings?”