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Last week, Apple unveiled the iPhone 15. The Times reports:Every September for the past decade, Apple has convened media from around the world for a marketing event that celebrates the creative feats behind its newest iPhone. It has hyped the shine of the phone’s exterior, the sculpting around its cameras and the power of its…

The internet is awash with popular videos of microapartments and tiny homes. Would you want to live in one?Is the idea of cozy and cheap attractive to you? What do you think would be the benefits of having a tiny home? How about the drawbacks?What does your dream house look like? Spacious? Practical? Luxurious? Fantastical?…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration or, describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16…

What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older…

Torrential rain from a storm that swept across the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend caused two dams to burst near Derna, a coastal city in the North African nation of Libya, killing thousands and washing entire neighborhoods out to sea. At least 10,000 more people were estimated to be missing and 30,000 to have been…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and…

These last weeks of summer are “one last chance to be lazy” says a Times writer.Do you like loafing? Or are you someone who would rather keep busy? Why? How do you spend a day when you have nothing to do and nowhere to be?Does our society value idleness or despise it? Why do you…

Do you recognize this image, which documents something that was in the news this week? If you do, what is your opinion of the event it is depicting? If you don’t, what guesses can you make about what is happening here and why? In general — whether you recognize the image or not — how…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration or, describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and…

The coming months are “stacked with AAA releases, long-awaited sequels and promising independent games,” writes The Times in its preview, “12 Video Games Releasing This Fall.” That includes additions to the Mortal Kombat, Super Mario Bros. and Assassin’s Creed franchises — and more. What games are you most looking forward to? Why? What games do…