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Nicolás Maduro’s Revolution
The U.S. has attacked Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife. In 2017, Jon Lee Anderson reported on Maduro's rise to power and his repressive regime.
Today’s Mix
What Zohran Mamdani and Michael Bloomberg Have in Common
As mayors, the socialist and the plutocrat each embody outsized ideas of the city—and distinct forms of capital.
Gaza After the Ceasefire
A Palestinian businessman on the persistent humanitarian crisis in the territory, and what he hopes might change.
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
A damage assessment of the President’s first year back in the White House.
“Young Mothers” Is a Gentle Gift from the Dardenne Brothers
In Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s latest drama, set in and around a Belgian maternity home, several teen-age moms seek to break through cycles of poverty, addiction, and neglect.
A Photographer’s Portraits of Her Dad
In the nineteen-eighties, Janet Delaney took pictures of her father at work, and came to a deeper understanding of who he was.
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
A Reckoning for the Stalled Gaza Peace Plan
A meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump may determine whether the agreement advances—or hardens into a permanent order.
Trump, Epstein, and the Women
The Epstein files are a vast trove of documents and will take time to absorb, but Trump made his attitude about women clear long ago.
The Right Wing Rises in Latin America
The new President of Chile joins a new class of leaders trying to seize the future by rewriting the past.
Trump Dishonors the Kennedy Center
A memorial to John F. Kennedy and his respect for the freedom of the arts has been renamed for a man with authoritarian instincts.
What Zohran Mamdani Is Up Against
When the thirty-four-year-old socialist is sworn in as mayor, he will have to navigate ICE raids, intransigent city power players, and twists of fate and nature.
Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.
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How Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring Is Changing the Diamond Game
For decades, couples were told to value a certain kind of rarity. The jewelry designer Kindred Lubeck, with the help of her most famous client, is popularizing the unique qualities of old-mine-cut stones.
Goings On
Recommendations on what to read, eat, watch, listen to, and more.
January Festivals Bring the Weird, Wonderful Shows
Helen Shaw on New York’s hottest time of the year, theatrically speaking, Plus: Sheldon Pearce on Winter Jazzfest’s Brooklyn Marathon; and more.
“Father Mother Sister Brother” Explores the Mysteries of Family Life
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Richard Brody reviews Jim Jarmusch’s three-part drama, starring Adam Driver and Cate Blanchett.
The Extremely Online Bona Fides of “I Love L.A.”
Rachel Sennott, the HBO series’ creator and star, may be a relative newcomer to Los Angeles, but, Inkoo Kang writes, she’s a native of the show’s true setting: the internet.
Reading for 2026
To start the new year, our critics are looking back on the last one, sifting through the vast number of books they encountered in 2025 to identify the experiences that stood out.
A Plan Made in Hiding
An undocumented Mexican couple has raised three children in California. The parents hope to elude capture by ICE until their youngest turns eighteen, then self-deport—leaving their kids behind. Can they escape the Trump dragnet?
Dept. of Hoopla
Matching, messaging, regretting.
Natalia Lafourcade Reimagines Mexican Folk Music
The former teen pop star has become a new emblem of “Veracruz sound.”
The Critics
“Marty Supreme” ’s Megawatt Personality
In Josh Safdie’s hectic new film, Timothée Chalamet plays a gifted Ping-Pong player who’s also a born performer.
Matthew Broderick Stars as the Titular Grifter in “Tartuffe”
It’s been the year of Molière, and therefore the year of the liar, the hypocrite, the poseur, the clown.
What Can Conversion Memoirs Tell Us?
Two recent books follow young religious converts down the winding back roads of belief.
It Takes Only Five Paintings to See Helen Frankenthaler’s Genius
In a small show at MOMA, Frankenthaler seems to make paint its own living force, untouched by an artist.
Tyler Mitchell’s Art-Historical Mood Board
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The thirty-year-old star photographer became famous for his reference-rich images of Black beauty, but his strongest work suggests a tender eye for imperfection.
“No Other Choice” Eliminates the Competition with Style
In Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s crime novel, Lee Byung-hun plays a newly laid-off executive who launches his own campaign of mass termination.
Why Millennials Love Prenups
Long the province of the ultra-wealthy, prenuptial agreements are being embraced by young people—including many who don’t have all that much to divvy up.
Our Columnists
Americans Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media. What Can We Do Instead?
Free-speech norms and powerful tech companies make legal restrictions unlikely—but social changes are already taking place.
“Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On
The 1995 classic became as much a sociological phenomenon as an artistic one—but its designation as a “chick flick” belies its emotional sophistication and intelligence.
The Biggest Threat to the 2026 Economy Is Still Donald Trump
Many analysts are predicting an election-year upturn, but they aren’t accounting for the President’s ability to cause more chaos.
Watching Philip Rivers Play Football Makes Me Feel Old
He and I are the same age, but only one of us is an N.F.L. quarterback.
Dyslexia and the Reading Wars
Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
Ideas
The Psychology of Fashion
Our garments offer glimpses of the unconscious; we may also choose them because they feel nothing like us—because they allow us, briefly, to become someone else.
Is the Dictionary Done For?
The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a revolution.
What If Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films
Early on, movies had no sound, but musicians provided live accompaniment. The tradition continues.
How to Leave the U.S.A.
In the wake of President Trump’s reëlection, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out.
Puzzles & Games
Take a break and play.
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