At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> 11 quintillion pounds: Approximately the weight of all the air surrounding Earth.
> $55.18: Average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people, down for third consecutive year.
> 65 days: Roughly how many consecutive days Utqiagvik, Alaska—the northernmost US city—will go without sunlight this winter; began Tuesday, ends Jan. 22.

Browse
> Tiny dogs can be weightlifters, too. (w/photos)
> Gen Z may be more prepared for retirement than baby boomers.
> America's 100 greatest restaurants of the 21st century.
> ... and the states' best new restaurants.

Listen
> Our editor-in-chief steps into ChatGPT's black box.
> Behind closed doors with two families.
> Are animals capable of grieving?

Watch
> Inside your brain, when you can't recall a word.
> Welcome to Seiffen, Germany's nutcracker capital.
> Day in the life of an air traffic controller.

Long Read
> Blame the Victorians—not tech—for our optimization obsession.
> The Dolomites have a split personality.
> Why a baby boom is actually a bad sign for Madagascan lemurs.

Most Clicked This Week: "The Simpsons" says goodbye to character introduced in 1991.

Historybook: Author Jack London dies (1916); Tennis star and social activist Billie Jean King born (1943); President John F. Kennedy assassinated (1963); Author C.S. Lewis dies (1963); Max Headroom hijacking of Chicago TV signals (1987); British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces resignation after 11 years (1990).