Our Local Correspondents – Trash, Trash Revolution

What would it take to really clean up New York City?

Fiction – Bozo

The man stood in front of an arrangement of bottles and glasses.

Profiles – Mr. Vengeance

The director of "Oldboy” and "The Handmaiden” brings his gift for spectacle to American television.

A Reporter at Large – The Assault

One of Ukraine's most skilled fighting units battles beneath a canopy of drones.

SNAP JUDGMENTS

Is it the end of the world if Kirsten Dunst isn’t around to witness it? I’m beginning to wonder.

BLEEDING HEART

Olivia Rodrigo’s exuberant yearning.

WARP SPEED

Anni Albers helped establish weaving as art—then left it behind.

THE MISSING LINK

How Delmore Schwartz tried to change poetry.

LOVE MACHINES

Why stories about robotic romance push our buttons.

HOW GULLIBLE ARE YOU?

Dont believe what theyre telling you about misinformation.

GET REAL

How video-game engines became the invisible infrastructure of our world.

FLIGHT OF FANCY

Flying cars have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Are they finally here?

WHAT IS NOISE?

Unpleasant sounds are a matter of perception—and control.

STORIES FROM THE TRUMP BIBLE

Now, Noah was very faithful, so God commanded him to build a mighty ark, telling him, “Take your family and two of every living thing.”

NO TIME TO DIE

When does the quest for a healthy life become unhealthy?

GOINGS ON

The Martha Graham Dance Company won’t officially turn a hundred until 2026, but it’s starting the party early with multiple centennial seasons. The theme of the first, at City Center, is “American Legacies.”

WILD THINGS

In movies as in life, never assume. One of the joys of being a film critic is encountering surprising work from filmmakers whose habits seemed all too ingrained.

ON AND OFF THE MENU BALABUSTA

At home with Joan Nathan, the grande dame of Jewish cooking.

SCARED STRAIGHT

The posture wars, past and present.

THE CRITICS BOOKS CANDYLAND

A new biography assembles the story of the trans actress and gender revolutionary Candy Darling.

Finistère Kevin Barry

The big man was in a condition of thrilling remorse. He was brokenhearted again at fifty-five and loving it.

OLD-FASHIONED KNOW-HOW

Listen, kid, when you’ve been through the things I’ve been through, you know some things about things.

Letter from Roraima – The Amazon Patrol

As mining devastates the rain forest, an armed environmental unit fights back.

Books – A Life More Ordinary

A father is resurrected by his children in Amitava Kumar's "My Beloved Life.”

THE OLD PINBALL

\"The Who's Tommy\" returns.

HOPE

Vampire Weekend doesn't want your defeatist grousing

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED

Exploring the fateful expeditions of Captain Cook.

THE DEVOURING NEON

Mesmerized by the music managers

OPPORTUNITY COST

How Chinese students experience America.

FEAST MODE

The hottest table in France is an all-you-can-eat buffet in a local rec center.