The New Yorker
DESERTED ISLAND
For Cubans fleeing authoritarianism, the U.S. is no longer a haven.
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
PANDORA'S PATCH
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Is he too late to save it?
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
STICKS AND STONES
The war over words.
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
THE WAR AT HOME
\"One Battle After Another.\"
6 min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
GLOWWORMS
Moving through the cave was like riding a conveyor belt through time and loss.
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
THE PLAYER
Carol Burnett in her tenth decade
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
Jonathan Blitzer on Roger Angell’s “Down the Drain”
As a New York Yankees fan, I spent the summer of 2000 feeling my chest tighten anytime my team was on the field and the ball travelled in the vicinity of second base. Routine grounders caused the greatest stress. The more inconsequential the play should have been, the more likely it was to go wrong. Seemingly overnight, Chuck Knoblauch, the All-Star second baseman, had lost his ability to toss the ball to first, the shortest throw on the diamond.
3 min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
AMARILLO BOULEVARD
When Jean and her fiancé arrived at the Jamesons’, the Juneteenth goings on were already in full swing.
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
BRIEFLY NOTED
The Einstein of Sex, by Daniel Brook (Norton). In 1896, the Berlin-based Jewish physician Magnus Hirschfeld published a pamphlet with the startling thesis that sexual orientation is inborn and exists on a continuum.
2 min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
SAY IT AGAIN
Gertrude Stein's cryptic connections.
10+ min |
October 06, 2025
The New Yorker
NOW THAT I RUN THE ZOO
President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring truth and sanity to American history by revitalizing key cultural institutions. . . . The Order directs the Vice President . . . to work to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.—White House fact sheet, March 27, 2025.Dr. Seuss Enterprises . . . reviewed our catalog of titles and made the decision last year to cease publication and licensing of the following titles: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer. These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.—Dr. Seuss Enterprises, March 2, 2021.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Four dead in Russian attack on Kyiv
Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people, with Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
NYC Mayor Adams abandons his reelection bid after turbulent year
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ended his struggling reelection campaign Sunday, an acknowledgment that he was no longer a credible contender after a year of scandal and political turmoil.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Four takeaways from California gubernatorial debate
Sen. Alex Padilla and businessman Rick Caruso have also both publicly flirted with a bid for the state’s top office, but have yet to make a decision.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Artist donates portraits memorializing homes lost in L.A. fires
Sherry Marger has painted in acrylic for decades — capturing scenes from her travels throughout the United States and abroad — and the garage of her Newport Beach home is a testament to the artist’s dedication to her craft.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
3 killed, 5 injured in ‘premeditated’ shooting from boat
A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a \"highly premeditated\" attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. A suspect in the attack on a waterfront bar was in custody.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Kimmel is back, but Disney's political problem is not over
Under pressure from fans, free speech advocates and even some Republicans, the media giant reinstates the TV host, and it is still likely in the crosshairs of the FCC
4 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
4th Amendment will no longer protect you
Thanks to the Supreme Court, now there is no real limit on police seizures. People of color, including many immigrants, will bear the brunt of this policing regime.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Why CEOs think Trump's policies aren't working
According to Donald Trump, in economic terms you never had it so good.
6 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Afghanistan’s Taliban government frees U.S. citizen as part of exchange
Afghanistan's Taliban government Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from prison, weeks after it said it had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations.
1 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Several dead after flooding in Arizona, including in a historic mining town
Several people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th century mining town where floodwaters forced people to seek safety on their rooftops and washed out a propane distributorship, scattering about 1,000 tanks downtown, authorities said Saturday.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Europeans win the Ryder Cup, reassert dominance over U.S.
Americans’ stirring comeback falls short as Lowry’s putt helps secure bragging rights.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Ballmer and Clippers are facing questions
NBA probe into deal with Leonard may reshape team’s future under owner
7 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
LAFC stays hot behind Son’s goals
Son Heung-Min had two goals and Denis Bouanga scored his 23rd goal of the season as LAFC beat host St. Louis City 3-0 on Saturday night for its fourth win in a row.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Stokes makes a splash on field
Basketball star has two catches and a score for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
A refugee's hopeful, fearful journey to and out of U.S.
Jerardyn sat quietly on the bus, her mood relaxed as her eyes scanned the fleeting horizon of Southern California one August afternoon.
10+ min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Atwell's catch-and-run lets Rams soar past Colts
Receiver hauls in pass and navigates 88 yards for a late touchdown in the 27-20 victory.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Blurred lines of TV bait and its price
Doc examines tactics of the show 'To Catch a Predator' that may have gone too far.
5 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Felled by stunning sting of Dart
Chargers' first loss at hands of Giants' rookie quarterback
4 min |
September 29, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Plea deal reached in Mexican Mafia case
To hear prosecutors tell it, Jose Landa-Rodriguez was public enemy No. 1.
3 min |