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Around a Dark Corner
Amanda Petrusich experienced new motherhood and the death of her husband in quick succession. Death is famously irreversible, but grieving is a process. She soon found her way to a therapist who practiced E.M.D.R. therapy.
Today’s Mix
Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s “Regime Change” is packed with news about the Trump White House that will stay news.
Who Is the Real Kevin Warsh?
Before the new Fed chairman got the job, he intimated that the central bank could cut interest rates, but last week he assumed the role of an inflation hawk.
A Sprawling Monument to How Things Get Made
Mark Power’s “Fashion” lavishes formal attention on industrial machinery and, by extension, on the human effort behind it.
The NY-12 Primary Is Awash with Money but Short on Belief
The race—whose candidates include Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, George Conway, and Jack Schlossberg—is at once glitzy, confusing, and uninspiring.
New York Primary-Elections Map: Live Results
A number of Democratic strongholds are hosting competitive congressional primaries, with establishment incumbents and candidates trying to fend off left-wing challengers.
The Repo Man Coming for Your Ride
As America’s auto debt nears $1.7 trillion, repossessions are reaching levels not seen since the Great Recession. Inside an industry at the front line of the country’s affordability crisis.
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
The Torture Chamber of British Politics Crushes Its Latest Prime Minister
Keir Starmer becomes the sixth Prime Minister over the past decade to resign, surrendering to the U.K.’s manifold problems.
The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight
Sports, spectacle, and what Juvenal would have made of this moment.
How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children
The D.O.J. has fast-tracked immigration cases for unaccompanied minors and fired judges who appear not to comply.
Donald Trump’s Iran Deal Is Israel’s Disaster
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has few allies but Trump—and that partnership is now in question.
Can Zohran Mamdani Sway the Commie Corridor’s “Civil War”?
Famously, mayors of New York City almost never graduate to higher office, but in Claire Valdez, a candidate in the Seventh Congressional District, the Mayor and the D.S.A. have an immediate avatar.
The Hole in Donald Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Strategy
American investors are flocking back to the country’s vast reserves, lured by promises of reform. But the officials who ran the industry into the ground are still the ones in charge.
Why the Odyssey Keeps Defeating Filmmakers
Full of violence, desire, monsters, and magic, Homer’s epic has tempted directors for decades. Can Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation survive the voyage?
The Critics
What’s the Point of Sex, Anyway?
The world’s life-forms reproduce sexually in a bewildering variety of ways, even though scientists still aren’t sure why they bother.
“Widow’s Bay” Sets a High Bar for Horror Comedy
The Apple TV series starring Matthew Rhys follows a winning cast of small-island bureaucrats through a living hell.
A Lonely Adolescent Summer, Set to “Bad Moon Rising”
To an eleven-year-old in a Long Island suburb, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 hit sounded like it came from somewhere distant, deep, and haunted.
“The Invite” Is a Witty Relationship Comedy That Could Be Wilder
In Olivia Wilde’s bickersome couples comedy, an evening of refreshments and recriminations leads to an intriguing proposition.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Early-Twenties Lament
On her new album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” the singer inches away from frisky pop-punk and toward the velvety yearning of New Wave.
J. D. Vance’s Contemptuous Conversion Memoir
“Communion” tells the story of Vance's decision to become Catholic, but it’s strangely disdainful of the faith he has joined.
What We’re Reading
A short but powerful biography about the lives of Anthony Jansen van Salee and his wife, Grietje Reyniers, who rose from obscure origins to become one of New Netherland’s founding families; an examination of the men and women employed in the intertwined fields of finance and Big Law in nineteen-eighties New York; and more.
Our Columnists
Do Netanyahu’s Domestic Opponents Offer a Real Alternative?
Moshe Tur-Paz is one of many centrist Israeli politicians criticizing Donald Trump’s deal to temporarily stop the war with Iran.
The U.S. Men’s Team Is Building Something, and Marching On
The power of the diaspora is the story of this World Cup—and the U.S. team, which beat Australia 2–0 on Friday, embodies it as well as anyone.
Are Dads Getting Better?
At times, the question seems less about parenthood than about our views of men in a shifting world.
The Spectacular Failure and Ruinous Costs of the Iran War
Even though an agreement has been reached, nations around the world will be feeling the effects of the war for some time.
How Matthew Rhys Stays Hungry
The star of “Widow’s Bay” on the series’ emotional season finale, his formative love for Richard Burton, and the subtle power of scarfing a whole chicken onscreen.
Ideas
Did an English Nobleman Mastermind the American Revolution?
America’s fight for independence is often considered a battle fought and won at home. A new book argues that it was propelled by a transnational élite an ocean away.
Could Switzerland Become the First Country to Cap Its Population?
The Swiss will soon go to the polls for a novel initiative that could upend the nation’s economy and rupture ties with the European Union.
Was Ray Howell Responsible for His Crimes?
A small-town doctor’s abuse of power shocked his community and family. Then he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, leaving his culpability in doubt.
Are Americans Too Old?
In “Gerontocracy in America,” the historian Samuel Moyn argues that the central conflict of our era is between the young and the elderly.
Misery Loves Company—If There Are Snacks
Do “Admin Nights” make people more productive or less lonely?
A Diehard Drinker Accidentally Quits
The cultural discourse around avoiding alcohol never convinced me—and why sober up when the world is burning? Then life intervened.
Puzzles & Games
Take a break and play.
When Did White-Collar Work Start to Look So Bleak?
In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often tinged with dread.
In Case You Missed It
Early in my treatment, we decided that you wouldn’t read my work. If you had an intense reaction to my writing of whatever sort, I’d worry it might influence how you related to me, but if you were more or less indifferent to it, I would feel devalued, misunderstood, rejected. Your response, from my perspective, could only be too much or too little.Continue reading »
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