On TikTok, cringe comedy creators are gaining large followings and brand deals by impersonating terrible people.

Welcome to CringeTok, Where Being Insufferable Can Be Lucrative

The Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse effectively destroyed a Black neighborhood when it was built, and it has been falling apart ever since. But getting rid of it is complicated.

Why It’s So Hard to Tear Down a Crumbling Highway Nearly Everyone Hates

Civilians have killed at least 160 gang members in Haiti, a human rights group says. Residents say they feel safer, but others worry that it will lead to even more violence.

Vigilante Justice Rises in Haiti and Crime Plummets

The students at an elite college in China found themselves on a collision course with the authorities amid a crackdown on gay and transgender expression.

With Rainbow Flags, 2 Students Test China’s Shrinking L.G.B.T.Q. Space

The curriculum for young Russians is increasingly emphasizing patriotism and the heroism of Moscow’s army, while demonizing the West as “gangsters.” One school features a “sniper”-themed math class.

In Russian Schools, It’s Recite Your ABC’s and ‘Love Your Army’

A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack “Indian blood.”

Two Black Members of Native Tribes Were Arrested. The Law Sees Only One as Indian.

The disaster killed at least 288 people, and a preliminary government report described it as a “three-way accident” involving two passenger trains and an idled cargo train. Officials were investigating possible signal failure.

India’s Worst Rail Disaster in Decades Convulses Country Dependent on Trains

With cross-border strikes, residents of the Russian region of Belgorod are starting to understand the horrors of war being waged at their doorstep.

‘Everything Changed’: The War Arrives on Russians’ Doorstep

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: For This Runner, There Is No Shame in Bringing Up The Rear

There are services for hire that will fulfill the duties of a building superintendent. Here are the pros and cons.

Our Live-In Super Is Retiring. Should We Hire Another, or Contract It Out?

Fewer children are starving, fewer moms are dying and terrible diseases are retreating.

This May Be the Most Important Thing Happening in the World Today

Gauff, now 19 and in her fifth season on the tour, took on Mirra Andreeva, who is 16 and the latest teenager to go on a tear in women’s tennis.

Coco Gauff Has a Chance to Play the Wise Veteran at the French Open

It took 150 million years for feathered dinosaurs to master flight and become the birds we see overhead today.

How Did Birds First Take Off?

Before she was an iconic first lady, Jackie was a clever Camera Girl.

Jackie on My Mind

He actually seem to care about the institution he leads.

Kevin McCarthy Has a Rare Quality for a Republican House Speaker

Over two days in February 2024, the N.F.L. stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the Rangers against the Islanders, and the Devils against the Flyers.

MetLife Stadium Gets an N.H.L. Outdoor Doubleheader, of Sorts

No matter what their age or finances, some elder influencers are finding that being on the app can bring them extra cash, or even help them extend their careers.

As Older TikTok Creators Flourish, Brands Are Signing Them Up

Tools like ChatGPT could open a new line of questions around tech products and harmful content.

Who Is Liable for A.I. Creations?

“The Postcard” by Anne Berest makes clear the urgency of third-generation Holocaust storytellers.

What It Means to Be a Witness Three Generations Later

As MDMA and psilocybin treatments become more mainstream, the therapy component has come under scrutiny. Here’s what’s common in many sessions — and what’s not.

What Does Good Psychedelic Therapy Look Like?

Barefoot-Boy Summer? Side Chick Summer? It’s officially the season of out-there predictions for the summer ahead.

Why Do We Brand the Summer?

The blast in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine killed a cafe owner who was registered to run in elections seen as an attempt to legitimize Moscow’s illegal annexation of the area.

Car Bombing in Russian-Occupied Ukraine Shows Reach of War

In an interview, the Weeknd, Sam Levinson and Lily-Rose Depp discussed their controversial new HBO drama. “Running headfirst into that fire is what thrills us all,” Levinson said.

‘The Idol’ Creators: ‘This Is Not Going to Be for Everybody’

A style of pottery made for centuries in a small Romanian town has recently become a hot commodity.

Can Old-World Ceramics Survive Modern Tastes?

Buried in delusion is the hope that, despite all the odds and evidence to the contrary, things might just go your way.

June 3, 2023

Headlines from June 3, 2023

Welcome to CringeTok, Where Being Insufferable Can Be Lucrative

Why It’s So Hard to Tear Down a Crumbling Highway Nearly Everyone Hates

Vigilante Justice Rises in Haiti and Crime Plummets

With Rainbow Flags, 2 Students Test China’s Shrinking L.G.B.T.Q. Space

In Russian Schools, It’s Recite Your ABC’s and ‘Love Your Army’

Billboard 200

One Thing At A Time

SOS

Midnights

Dangerous: The Double Album

Walk Around The Moon

Historical Context for June 3, 2023