Bank of America is from Monday making crypto a more routine part of its US wealth business, enabling advisers across Merrill, the Bank of America Private Bank, and Merrill Edge to recommend spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to a broader range of clients. Bank of America’s chief investment office (CIO) has approved four US-listed spot … Read more
The latest and most vigorous addition to this genre is “Sex Beyond ‘Yes’: Pleasure and Agency for Everyone” (Norton), by Quill Kukla, a professor of philosophy and disability studies at Georgetown University. Part manual, part manifesto, “Sex Beyond ‘Yes’ ” has plenty of can-do ideas about how we might turn consensual sex into “good sex”—how we … Read more
For the cover of the January 12, 2026, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss used color and composition to contrast the warmth inside with the blistering cold outside. “While in art school, living off of ramen noodles, I’d peek into the windows of gorgeous old brownstones, imagining I lived there instead of in my freezing, roach-infested … Read more
As winter soldiers on, having the right boots to face the elements only makes sense. Thankfully, there are plenty of stylish options that can truly pull an outfit together—often times being the main character amongst a rotating cast of coats and other clutch winter accessories. Take it from some of our favorite celebrities on the … Read more
A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, by Adam Morgan (Atria). At the heart of this lively history is the editor Margaret C. Anderson, a radical lesbian who is perhaps best known for publishing, in a literary magazine she edited, James Joyce’s “Ulysses” in serial form. In 1921, Anderson was prosecuted by the U.S. … Read more
Cryptocurrency investment products pulled in about $47 billion of inflows in 2025, just shy of 2024’s total amid new crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) launches in the US. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) logged $47.2 billion in inflows last year, 3% below 2024’s record of $48.7 billion, according to European crypto asset manager CoinShares. Bitcoin (BTC) inflows … Read more
Ahn Sung-ki, star of more than 100 Korean movies who was dubbed “the nation’s actor,” has died aged 74. After suffering from blood cancer for years, he died at Seoul’s Soonchunhyang University Hospital, his agency, the Artist Company, said in a social media post. “Sung-gi Ahn [Ahn Sung-ki] was a person who has been with … Read more
A wild left turn from her delicate, meditative feature debut, The Lost Daughter, this stylized thriller from Maggie Gyllenhaal is a joy ride through ’30s Chicago. At its center is Jessie Buckley, a reimagined bride of Frankenstein in floaty silk dresses, shaggy fringe, leather jackets, and lace thigh-highs, paired with black, ink-stained lips; a frizzy … Read more
When the futures market opened Monday, the screens told a story that felt backward. The U.S. had just captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, in a weekend operation that jolted geopolitics and dominated headlines. And yet oil did not spike. It slipped. At the same time, Bitcoin held its ground, then pushed higher. It traded around … Read more
After the runaway success of The Last of Us and A Minecraft Movie, the studios have been aggressive with video game IP, but there is plenty more out there. British research firm Ampere Analysis has dug deep into the world of gaming to come up with what it believes are the four next titles ripe … Read more