“To be or not to be.” That’s Shakespeare — you might know him. “Britney Spears goes off the rails.” That’s on the cover of tabloids. “I love you” holds such power. A few words can distill lifetimes.

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“God chose. Said no. Now what? “Sunday night? Yes, lobster is kosher.” Millions of words, over thousands of years, have been written about the nature of the Jewish soul. But the most precise ...

Six-word stories of gratitude. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. Last week I invited you to send us six words describing what made you thankful in 2025. The writer Larry Smith popularized ...

In an age of endless content and constant noise, clarity is a competitive advantage. That’s why the six-word story—a deceptively simple exercise popularized by Ernest Hemingway’s legendary line, “For ...