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Keeping It Real
Graham Platner won praise for being “authentic.” Now his Senate campaign is mired in scandal. Jon Allsop on the arc of the A-word in American politics, and what an old cliché might mean in Maine and beyond.
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The Iran War and the End of the “Middle East”
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are reshaping the region—just not as they imagined.
Peru’s Politics Are a Disaster, but Does It Matter?
A runoff election, on June 7th, will decide which of two candidates—down from thirty-six, in the first round of voting—becomes the next Peruvian President. The economy may not notice.
The Knicks Steal Game 1 from the Spurs: A Post-Game Conversation
On Jalen Brunson’s heroics, Victor Wembanyama’s struggles, and how the Knicks managed to come back in the second half to defeat the Spurs.
When Dance in New York Took Center Stage
A new history explores how the city’s commingling of popular forms and artistic experimentation shaped dance in the twentieth century.
The Men Who Lie About Their Height
From guys trying to make it past women’s six-foot filter on dating apps to basketball players hoping to get drafted, men continue to exaggerate how tall they are.
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
How Pakistan Is Using the Iran War to Reinvent Itself
The country’s emergence as an unlikely mediator between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic illustrates how diplomacy has become more personal and transactional under President Donald Trump.
The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California
The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants?
The Knicks: The Only Game in Town
The Knicks have made the N.B.A. Finals again and, as another home team instructs the city, “Ya gotta believe.”
Why Has Italy Failed to Qualify for Three Straight World Cups?
After winning the tournament in 2006, gli Azzurri have become a national embarrassment, and their failure has sparked a conversation in Italy over immigration policies and who gets to be a citizen.
Inside Lebanon’s Fraught Push to Disarm Hezbollah
Can one of the world’s most heavily armed militias be curbed without ripping the country apart?
The return to school after Easter break fell at the end of April that year. The classrooms were already overheated by the sun, and at half past eleven we sang “Regina coeli laetare alleluia” at the top of our lungs, eager to race down the stairs into the fresh air. We could put on our summer dresses and play dodgeball or hopscotch again. Soon it would be the Month of Mary, and we’d recite the decade of the rosary outside.Continue reading »
From the Fiction Issue
Writers on family tales and the art of story.
The Tally
Honesty may be a one-sided contract with the world, but it is the only side that we can control.
Forward Into Foreignness
That’s how we did things in my family. Tabbouleh, hurling, helva, “Inshallah,” “godverdomme”—all of it was our culture.
Jonathan Franzen on Talent, Theatre, and His Next Novel
The author discusses his story “A Talent for Seeming.”
The Antagonist
I suddenly wondered what had happened to my mother, as if she were one of my characters.
Love Omen
I was panicking a bit, thinking of a career, thinking that I should probably get one.
Table Manners
At mealtimes, the people who had severed my ties to Trinidad were my only channel back to it.
What Did “Lady Chatterley” Liberate?
Once outlawed as obscene, D. H. Lawrence’s novel was meant to heal the world’s sickness about sex. Instead, it mattered most as a legal milestone, a pop-culture shorthand, and a meme.
Goings On
Recommendations on what to read, eat, watch, listen to, and more.
Cowboy Heaven, in MOMA’s Westerns Series
Richard Brody on “Universal Westerns,” which reveals fruitful cinematic idiosyncrasies. Plus: Rachel Syme on the shoe of the summer, and other picks from our critics.
The Art of Inventing the Past
Katy Waldman reviews Maggie O’Farrell’s new book, “Land,” in which a skilled laborer in eighteen-sixties Ireland is tasked with making maps for the British.
Hollywood’s Zoomer-Horror Renaissance
Justin Chang reviews “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” two surprise hits directed by precocious YouTube-trained talents.
All That Glimmers at Ambassadors Clubhouse
Theatricality goes only so far at the ambitious new restaurant from the group behind London’s Gymkhana, Helen Rosner writes.
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The Critics
The Rise of the Meta-Gay Show
In “Can I Be Frank?” and “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical,” gay fandom generates funny and moving new material.
The Stories That TV Tells About Online Sex Work
“Euphoria” and “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” are wildly different but equally unrealistic.
A Stunning New LACMA Descends Upon a City in Crisis
Peter Zumthor’s building recalls a spaceship loaded with several thousand artifacts of life on Earth, ready to leave this planet behind.
The Expansive Joy of Mao Ishikawa
The photographer doesn’t sentimentalize her subjects; she pays attention to them.
“Power Ballad,” Reviewed: A Bromantic Conflict Over a Hit Song
In John Carney’s dramedy, a thwarted songwriter, played by Paul Rudd, crosses paths with a former boy-band star in search of new material.
I Need a Critic: June, 2026, Edition
The hosts recommend art works about entering a new phase of life, what to read while serving in the military, and the best songs for lulling a baby to sleep.
Dear Firstborn Immigrant Daughter,
First. There are many ways to be an immigrant. Some immigrate to territories, others to tax brackets. There is only one way to be an expat. Say your parents, both doctors, were born in West Africa. When they moved to West London, they were immigrants. If they had been Uber drivers and not doctors, they would have been migrants. If they had been white American doctors, they would have been expats.Continue reading »
Our Columnists
Can A.I. Produce Writing That We Actually Want to Read?
I recently created a simple test, which convinced me that the answer is no.
The Heretical Energy of “Is God Is”
Aleshea Harris takes the religious undercurrents of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” and dirties them, wisely, in her new revenge thriller.
This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like
The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and his wealthy supporters.
Victor Wembanyama Towers Over the Thunder, and the Game of Basketball
San Antonio’s Game Seven victory against Oklahoma City announced the arrival of the N.B.A.’s most remarkable new superstar in years.
What We’re Reading
A historical novel set in eighteen-sixties Ireland, about a cartographer grappling with occupation, emigration, and the Great Hunger; a poetry collection that ties an ancient kingdom of Indian history and myth to today’s political concerns; and more.
Ideas
Everlane and the Death of the “Good” Millennial Life-Style Brand
The retailer once embodied a hope that clothes could be mass-manufactured and high-quality. Now it’s owned by the fast-fashion giant Shein.
How Problematic Is Patriotism?
National pride in America has plummeted in the Trump era. Is it worth trying to salvage?
Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish for New and Deadly Microbes
“Flesh-eating” bacteria is spreading. Infectious fungi are emerging. Microbiomes may never be the same. Are we ready?
The World Cup According to Gianni Infantino
FIFA’s powerful president is remaking global soccer in his own image. Can the sport survive him?
“Amarela”
For the teen-age girl at the center of André Hayato Saito’s short film, the 1998 World Cup final between France and Brazil is a moment of reckoning.
Puzzles & Games
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In Case You Missed It
The Paperboy’s Secret
In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket.
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