Author: NY TIMES

new video loaded: Why ‘Toy Story’ is the Best Franchise EverThe New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson explores how the ‘Toy Story’ films leverage layers of nostalgia as a recipe for success.By Alissa Wilkinson, Edward Vega and Gabriel BlancoJune 20, 2026

new video loaded: Spielberg Gets Paranoid With ‘Disclosure Day’Disclosure Day shows that after 50 years Spielberg’s fixations are the same, but his faith in the system has deteriorated.By Alissa Wilkinson, Edward Vega and Alex GallitanoJune 13, 2026

Elon Musk is taking SpaceX public and keeping almost all the power. Ryan Mac, a technology reporter for The Times, breaks down why the company’s record I.P.O. is both a big bet on Musk’s vision and a risk for investors.By Ryan Mac, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster and Sam RosenthalJune 12, 2026

new video loaded: ‘Disclosure Day’ | Anatomy of a SceneThe director Steven Spielberg breaks down an action sequence from his new film “Disclosure Day” for Anatomy of a Scene.By Mekado Murphy, Sutton Raphael, Gabriel Blanco and Edward VegaJune 12, 2026

Our reporter Kim Barker visits a church in Lviv, Ukraine, that holds military funerals at the same time each day.

new video loaded: How Ebola Spreads Through Gold MiningOur chief Africa correspondent, Declan Walsh, reports from the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak on how the gold mining industry and the outbreak are linked.By Declan Walsh, Estelle Caswell, Coleman Lowndes and Arlette BashiziJune 5, 2026

new video loaded: How the Job Market Is Leaving New Graduates BehindSydney Ember, a Times business reporter, has been speaking with recent college graduates struggling to find work. She explains why starting a career in the current economy could leave lasting scars on wages and opportunities.By Sydney Ember, Nour Idriss and Stephanie SwartJune 5, 2026

new video loaded: Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in CongotranscriptBacktranscriptMistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in CongoIn a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the ill and bury the dead, but some residents are still in denial that the disease is even real.Another mother is grieving at the main hospital in Mongbwalu, believed to be ground zero of Congo’s most recent Ebola outbreak. She’s alone and overwhelmed. We’re told her 26-year-old daughter has just died…

The New York Times has been investigating the number of boat strikes and the death toll in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific carried out by the Trump administration. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The Times, explains what those numbers mean.By Eric Schmitt, Gilad Thaler, Nikolay Nikolov, Shawn Paik, Rafaela Balster, Stephanie Swart, Lazaro Gamio and Whitney ShefteJune 4, 2026

new video loaded: Why Do Most New Movies Look Meh?Jessica M. Goldstein, an arts and culture reporter, inspects why movies today look different than they did 20 years ago.By Jessica M. Goldstein, Edward Vega, Laura Salaberry and Whitney ShefteJune 4, 2026