New York Diary: The Broken Heart Just in time for Valentine’s Day, let’s remember we’ve all had our hearts broken. People on the street were asked to tell us about the jerk who treated them bad, and what they’d say to that jerk right now. Photographs by Geoff Badner, transcription by Rosecrans Baldwin.

Insects & Expats No matter how many ferns we arrange or seedlings we covet, many of us have a very complicated relationship with the landscape. This week: A London bumblebee needs no help, thank you.

Valentine’s Gift Guide The heart-shaped box of chocolates was sweet and the bouquet of roses was lovely, but your Valentine deserves a surprise this year. This Valentine’s Day, let Margaret Mason do your shopping for you.

Donald Rumsfeld Is Wrong Predicting the future is a touchy business, especially if you’re banking on the outcome. John Warner reports on a personal history of predictions gone right, wrong, and somewhere in between.