The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush

First, they would consult the family astrologer, he said, and only if the man approved of the match would Dev be allowed to go through with the proposal.

New Yorker writers and contributors on the books keeping them company this winter.

With elections looming, Germany faces a weak economy, a rising far right, and a faltering political class.

The writer spent his life cultivating beauty—on the page and in the mirror—only to end it with a samurai-style suicide. Both acts spoke to a long-standing obsession.

Elon Musk takes center stage.

In the eighties, the photographer Kathy Shorr became a chauffeur, capturing working-class New Yorkers on their way to new lives.

From the daily newsletter: Trump’s unconditional discharge. Plus: Elon Musk’s terrifying foray into British politics; the war in Ukraine according to Russians; and are Britain’s badgers pests or political pawns?

Journalists put more stress on accuracy than ever before. The problem is, accuracy is a slippery idea.

The world’s richest man has become fixated on child sexual exploitation in deindustrialized English towns—much of which took place more than a decade ago.

Critics don’t vote for the Academy Awards—but here’s how one critic would fill out his imaginary ballot.

A report from Jimmy Carter’s—and Joe Biden’s—long goodbye.

With four fires raging, tens of thousands have evacuated and others are confronting the precarity of where they live.