The New Yorker
THE BLUE AND THE WHITE
The London imprint Fitzcarraldo Editions makes challenging literature chic.
10+ min |
July 08, 2024
The New Yorker
TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
Four years ago, when Ivan Cornejo was a junior in high school, he had a meeting with his family to announce that he was dropping out. His parents were alarmed, of course, but his older sister, Pamela, had a more sympathetic reaction, because she also happened to be his manager, and she knew that he wasn’t bluffing when he said that he had to focus on his career.
7 min |
July 08, 2024
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DOC HOLLYWOOD
Neal ElAttrache, the surgeon to the stars of sport and screen, can fix anything.
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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THE TAIWAN TANGLE
Can we deter belligerence in the strait without provoking it?
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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JOHN FETTERMAN'S WAR
Is the Pennsylvania senator trolling the left or offering a way forward for Democrats?
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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VINCENT'S PARTY
The party was in full swing. Evelyn could hear the sexy blare of the trad jazz almost as soon as she got off the bus at St. Mary Redcliffe and began walking over to the Steam Packet, the pub that Vincent—who was a friend of Evelyn’s older sister, Moira—had commandeered for the evening.
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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GROWING PAINS
In Phoenix's upscale suburbs, authorities slowly realized that the Gilbert Goons might be a violent teen gang.
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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BEST INBREED
The rise of canine clones.
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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MEDIEVAL LONGING
The fourteenth-century love songs of Guillaume de Machaut.
5 min |
July 01, 2024
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THE NORTH STAR
Harriet Tubman’ radical faith.
10+ min |
July 01, 2024
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UNHOLY TRINITY
“Kinds of Kindness.”
6 min |
July 01, 2024
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HERO BALL
Who was the main character of the N.B.A. Finals?
6 min |
July 01, 2024
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The Crackdown
Fighting drug gangs, a young President declares war within his own country.
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
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MIDDLE-AGE FANTASIES
You are seated on the examination table when the nurse enters. She’s tall and raven-haired, with enormous blue eyes and candy-red lips. She says hello with a husky Eastern European accent, which reminds you of a recent episode of “The Daily” about Polish elections.
3 min |
June 24, 2024
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the buggy RODDY DOYLE
There were people at the far end of the beach. Some adults, a lot of children.
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
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THE PLAGUE DOCTOR
Anthony Fauci on what's ailing America.
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
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HEAT RISING
The era of the line cook.
7 min |
June 24, 2024
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UNSHATTERED
How the philosopher Charles Taylor would reënchant the world.
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
The New Yorker
THE SPACE BETWEEN
\"Janet Planet.\" The first time we meet Janet in \"Janet Planet,\" a wondrous début feature from the celebrated playwright Annie Baker, she is standing on a rural road a little way from the camera.
6 min |
June 24, 2024
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LABOR PAINS
Lucy Kirkwood's \"The Welkin\" assesses women's work.
5 min |
June 24, 2024
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OFFLINE
Lizzy McAlpine on the power and pitfalls of viral fame.
7 min |
June 24, 2024
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GHOSTS ON THE WATER
Glass eels are mysterious creatures—and worth a fortune to those who catch them.
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
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SMALL WONDER
How will nanomachines change our lives?
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
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In Search of Lost Time
The strange journey of John Lennon's stolen Patek Philippe watch.
10+ min |
June 24, 2024
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Books – Everything in Hand
The C.I.A.'s covert ops have mattered-but not in the way that it hoped.
10+ min |
June 17, 2024
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His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Ye bought a masterpiece by Tadao Ando-and gave it a violent remix.
10+ min |
June 17, 2024
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MOVE IN FOR THE CULL
The complicated calculus of killing some wild creatures to protect others.
10+ min |
June 17, 2024
The New Yorker
FOND OF FLAGS
My wife is fond of fast food. I am not. My wife is particularly fond of the Wendy’s Baconator. I argue that it’s less expensive to order a Dave’s Double with a side of bacon, then put your own pretzels on top. (I’m fond of the Rold Gold Tiny Twists Original.)
3 min |
June 17, 2024
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TROPHY ROOM
Going on safari.
10+ min |
June 17, 2024
The New Yorker
SCREEN GRAB
How CoComelon conquered children's television.
10+ min |