Editorialglaive, 15, a hyperpop star who was at first inspired by the emo rapper Lil Peep, before moving on to a brighter, more up-tempo sound that emphasizes his intricately layered vocals, in flat Rock, N.C., Nov. 8, 2020. (Clark Hodgin/The New York Times)
EditorialAlan Grinberg pays for a wall of intricately layered boulders to slow the erosion of the bluff below his home in Pacifica, Calif. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)