May 2, 2023

Doja Cat Made a Fashionably Feline Met Gala Debut

One could say she led the evening’s purr-ade of Choupette-inspired looks. While the real Choupette stayed home for the Met Gala on Monday, the stars came […]
March 30, 2023

In Some Viral Cat Videos, the Cats Are the Stars and Filmmakers

In one video, the athlete pauses, assesses the height and leaps. He tries to free-climb up the side of a building, before jumping back to the […]
August 2, 2022

The Outdoor Cat: Neighborhood Mascot or Menace?

Zeke, a white and gray short-haired cat with a penchant for taking down rats, is known in his Boston neighborhood as a fearless prowler. Once, a […]
April 8, 2020

With A.I., the Secret Life of Pets Is Not So Secret

This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report, which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. Most dog […]
February 6, 2020

The Dog Park Is Bad, Actually

Every morning, rain, shine or snow, people stand around making conversation with strangers as their dogs chase, run and mingle. Ranging from elaborate fenced playgrounds and […]
February 2, 2020

Does Your Pet Really Need Cat TV or a Dog Playlist?

This is a story about Opie and Karma. Most days the two cats cuddle on a bed upstairs in the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., home of Aray […]
January 21, 2020

What Happened to Choupette?

PARIS — After the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld died last February at age 85, a rumor began to circulate: He had left his fortune, and a […]