--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # society ## society Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  May 5, 2026 ## [More Flexibility Is Making Us Less Connected](https://time.com/article/2026/05/05/more-flexibility-is-making-us-less-connected/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by David Epstein *  Apr 28, 2026 ## [The Cost of Being Different](https://time.com/article/2026/04/26/the-cost-of-being-different/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Bozoma Saint John *  Apr 26, 2026 ## [Why We Should Agree to Agree](https://time.com/article/2026/04/26/why-we-should-agree-to-agree/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Lisa Sherman *  Jul 6, 2025 ## [How to Survive Wedding Season](https://time.com/7299599/surviving-wedding-season-tips-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Rohan Banerjee *  Jul 5, 2025 ## [Why the Dalai Lama Continues to be a Counselor to Us All](https://time.com/7295709/dalai-lama-90-legacy-pico-iyer-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Pico Iyer *  Jul 1, 2025 ## [How I Learned to Love My Body—Especially in the Summer](https://time.com/7296170/summer-body-mari-andrew-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Mari Andrew *  Jun 27, 2025 ## [What 'Love Island' Can Teach Us About the Importance of the Word “Like”](https://time.com/7296796/love-island-like-word-connection-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Megan C. Reynolds *  Jun 26, 2025 ## [Why We Need to Bring Back House Parties](https://time.com/7296702/bring-back-house-parties-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Kitty Ruskin *  Jun 18, 2025 ## [The High Price We Pay for Tribalism](https://time.com/7294581/tribalism-isnt-normal-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Dr. Rami Kaminski *  Jun 18, 2025 ## [Becoming a Bodybuilder at 50 Showed Me That Women Were Never Meant to be Thin](https://time.com/7293999/bodybuilding-women-skinny-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Anne Marie Chaker *  Jun 16, 2025 ## [Why Every New Parent Should Get a 'Transition Month' at Work](https://time.com/7293659/transition-month-new-moms-work-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Justine Sterling Converse *  Jun 5, 2025 ## [The Left Must Reclaim Motherhood](https://time.com/7291141/reclaiming-motherhood-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Samantha Mann *  May 13, 2025 ## ['Sponsorship'—Not Mentorship—Will Help You Land a Job](https://time.com/7285107/sponsorship-mentorship-jobs-graduates-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Rosalind Chow *  May 10, 2025 ## [Navigating the Grief of Losing My Mother, 18 Years Later](https://time.com/7284451/grief-loss-mother-rebecca-soffer-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Rebecca Soffer *  May 9, 2025 ## [Disabled and Mom Enough](https://time.com/7283541/disabled-mom-enough-essay/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Jessica Slice ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/society/","name":"society"}}]}] ```