The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship—but the Fight May Not Be Over
The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close.
The Supreme Court’s Check on Trump’s Power Was Too Close for Comfort
Despite some rulings that limited the President’s authority, the Court made clear its commitment to a conservative agenda.
Searching for Survivors After Venezuela’s Historic Earthquakes
With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the…
The Joyful Pointlessness of World Cup Sticker Books
For a parent, finding a children’s activity that hasn’t been digitized, optimized, or turned into gambling feels like a balm.
An Ecuadorian Fishing Boat Disappears Amid Trump’s Strikes in the Pacific
The President claims to be targeting vessels involved in drug trafficking. Were the fishermen who went missing with the Fiorella collateral damage?
America!: Insane Clown Posse Changes Their Name to Pretty Reasonable Clown Posse
The Overton window of bonkersness has shifted so far that songs like “Still Stabbin’ ” sound Sinatra-esque.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, June 30th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
“requiem for a barber,” by Jan Wagner
“on monday all must rest, so monday it will stay.”
How the Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach Shattered Australia’s Political Consensus
After the country’s most deadly act of gun violence in nearly thirty years, some politicians asked whether the real problem wasn’t gun control but antisemitism. Were they right?
Donald Trump’s Dangerous Politicization of America’s Spy Agencies
Bill Pulte, Trump’s pick for acting Director of National Intelligence, has no national-security experience.
The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us
Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.
“Costume Art,” at the Met Museum’s Costume Institute, Makes a Case for Fashion
From its new galleries off the museum’s Great Hall, the Costume Institute seeks to put clothing at the center of art history.
Donald Trump Has Officially Lost the Plot
His refusal to sign a bipartisan affordable-housing bill demonstrates his obliviousness to the economic concerns of voters.
The Billionaires’ Vagina Club
With her motto, “Sexual health is health,” Dr. Sally Greenwald aims to optimize orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley.
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
At Pacha New York, an Infamous Night Club Is Reborn
After the Brooklyn Mirage—a popular but troubled music venue—was torn down, a glitzy Ibiza institution took its place.
The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda
Two new rulings make it easier for the Administration to prevent migrants from claiming asylum and to expel lawful refugees.
Postscript: Mark Singer
In a 1997 Profile for the magazine, he looked for Donald Trump’s soul. Where it should have been he found—nothing.
The Book Yiyun Li Recommends Most
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer on a few of her favorite works.
New York Primary-Election Results
Micah Lasher, along with a slate of candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America, won in competitive races across New York City.
Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed?
Neo and a dozen other robots with human forms are scheduled to hit the market. Experts are nervous.
Did a Climber Leave His Girlfriend to Die at the Top of a Mountain?
An Austrian court pieces together the mysterious circumstances of a couple’s disastrous hike.
My Great Meeting with God
He was very complimentary. People tell me, “Mr. President, you put the fear of God in God.”
Something Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science
A new book argues that many of the world’s oldest people aren’t so old after all.
What Happened to Your Face?
How the human countenance became something to study, edit, optimize, and scan.
The Fibre Fad Keeps On Moving
How a nutritional trend brought bathroom talk into the realm of food culture.
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.
Colson Whitehead’s Big Score
As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless…
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.
Isabel J. Kim Makes Her Own World
At a board-game café on the Upper West Side, the lawyer and author discusses her new book, “Sublimation,” about borders, parallel selves, and an eerily Trump-like government.
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…
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.
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.
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.
“The Readers,” by Ben Lerner
It would be one thing if I wrote fiction about Cromwell or aliens, but, given that my protagonists resemble me, how could I know you weren’t mixing us up?
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?
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.
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 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 Pied Piper
The man with the fife was good at getting rid of Hamelin’s rats. What, the townspeople wondered, could he do with the children?
What Science Knows About Grief
After my husband’s death, I had never been more pliable, tender, open, or raw. It was then that I tried E.M.D.R. therapy.
The Curious Career of “the American Dream”
How a phrase coined during the Depression became a national creed, a global brand, and a vessel for disillusionment.
“Toy Story 5” Won’t Leave Kids to Their Own Devices
In the Disney-Pixar series’ latest chapter, Jessie, Woody, and Buzz Lightyear confront a looming threat—screen time—that’s changing the play habits of children everywhere.
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.
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
“A Terrible Intimacy,” “This Is Not About Running,” “The Summer Boy,” and “The Children.”
Is Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?
The Russian President is facing growing domestic discontent after a series of successful attacks by the Ukrainian Army, including a major attack on Moscow.
Steven Spielberg’s Blockbusters
Half a century ago, the “Jaws” director created the blueprint for the modern blockbuster. With “Disclosure Day,” he returns to the form he helped invent.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, June 23rd
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
“Domesticity,” by Lindsay Turner
“The owls weren’t in distress, although / I thought they sounded like it.”
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.
The Teen Believers in Christian Nationalism
For Charlie Kirk’s followers, faith and patriotism are intertwined.
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.
Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 22nd
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
The Dance Legend Lucinda Childs’s “Momentary Reprise”
Also: the images of Yves Saint Laurent, “Girl, Interrupted” reviewed, the fusionist wonderland of Tortoise, and more.
Ben Lerner Reads “The Readers”
The author reads his story from the June 29, 2026, issue of the magazine.
“On Form,” by Linda Gregerson
“I am trying to write an essay, I said, about form.”
Clearing Out Dad’s Room
It was filled with things he had purchased on Temu, which he’d recently discovered (much to my mom’s annoyance).
Are Dads Getting Better?
At times, the question seems less about parenthood than about our views of men in a shifting world.
Ben Lerner on the Writer in Therapy
The author discusses his story “The Readers.”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, June 19th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, June 17th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Bonus Daily Cartoon: Cue the Ticker Tape
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, June 18th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Things I Am Worried Will Happen While I Drink Coffee from My “Super Dad” Mug
Literally any mom might see me.
Alexandra Grant Brings Spirit Back
Walking through her new exhibition, “Antigone 3000,” the artist known to online hordes as Keanu Reeves’s mysterious silver-haired girlfriend reflects on Sophocles and the color…
“Campbell’s Tomato Soup,” by Campbell McGrath
“Begin with the flavor, which is not rank but insipid.”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 29th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
“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.
The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Iran Deal
Shimon Riklin, an anchor on the country’s right-wing Channel 14, and a Netanyahu ally, thinks America stabbed Israel in the back.
“Pig Lab,” by Will Mackin
In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
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.
László Krasznahorkai Writes Because He Fails
The Nobel laureate on his notoriously long sentences, our estrangement from beauty, and why he would “never voluntarily reread” one of his books.
The Coastal Mysteries of “Romería” and “Rose of Nevada”
In rich, melancholy new films from the directors Carla Simón and Mark Jenkin, the restorative power of cinema turns out to be a shore thing.
The Israeli Employers Who Want to Bring Palestinian Workers Back
More than a hundred thousand Palestinians worked in Israel before October 7th. Most can no longer cross the border—and many are now destitute.
The Israeli Employers Who Want Their Palestinian Workers Back
More than a hundred thousand Palestinians worked in Israel before October 7th. Most can no longer cross the border—and many are now destitute.
Mind-Blowing Life Hacks to Rectify Reflecting-Pool Problems!
Kiss unwanted algae goodbye!
Dan Mintz, Reanimated
The comedian and voice artist puts his “Bob’s Burgers” expertise to the test with a cartoon standup special—produced by the man who officiated his wedding, John Mulaney.
Nobody’s a Stranger When You Play “No Letting Go”
To a young d.j. in 2003, Wayne Wonder’s dancehall anthem seemed like a beacon from a better world.
Scenes from La Canicule in Paris
During a historic heat wave, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in France.
The Politics of the Big Game
What Trump’s attendance at an N.B.A. Finals game, the surreal vulgarity of the U.F.C. Freedom 250 event, and “soccer diplomacy” at the World Cup reveal about this political moment.
Robby Hoffman Thinks There Are Worse Things Than Being Offended
The standup comic and “Hacks” actor thinks the conversation about class in America is long overdue, and she’ll keep talking about it until people listen.
The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight
Sports, spectacle, and what Juvenal would have made of this moment.
Restaurant Review: Fro-Yo in the City
The best frozen-yogurt spots in town aren’t necessarily the ones that draw long lines.
Can J. D. Vance Serve Both God and Donald Trump?
The Vice-President has written a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions.
Will Mackin Reads “Pig Lab”
The author reads his story from the July 6 & 13, 2026, issue of the magazine.
How Bad an Idea Was Brexit?
It hasn’t done what its supporters promised—but it has reshaped politics not only in the U.K. but across Europe and in the United States.
Refik Anadol, the Art World’s Happy Warrior for A.I.
His new museum, Dataland, is a joyful monument to the technology. Is he a visionary, or Silicon Valley’s court painter?
Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool
How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing.
Job Opportunities for Former Screenwriters
Standup Comedian: Yes, it pays less than minimum wage—and that’s if you get paid—but, on the bright side, you’ll get lots of blurry photos of you sweating near a microphone.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, June 26th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Pencils Up! The Knicks on Broadway
The N.B.A. championship was a win for Mayor Mamdani, but the city’s public-school kids, stuck taking their Regents exams as the ticker-tape parade thundered past their windows,…
Hillary Rodham Clinton Slams Joe Biden’s “Terrible Mistake”—and More
The retired politician speaks frankly about the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.
Clapback to the Future
PAST: Bodysculpting. PRESENT: Looksmaxxing. FUTURE: Vibeplundering.
“The Invite” Movie Review
In Olivia Wilde’s bickersome couples comedy, an evening of refreshments and recriminations leads to an intriguing proposition.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, June 25th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
The Knicks’ Championship Win Transforms the City
A joyous parade up the Canyon of Heroes proved a fitting celebration.
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.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, June 24th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
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.
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…
Richard Siken Reads Jorie Graham
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I Catch Sight of the Now” by Jorie Graham, and his own poem “Piano Lesson.”
The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet
How Anthropic’s new tool, Claude Design, is creating overnight web-design clichés.
Mr. Men I’ve Dated
Meet my exes, including Mr. Natural Deodorant and Mr. Conspiracy.
The Artistry of Tarot
Also: the modern reggae of Original Koffee, Tina Fey’s modern take on “The Four Seasons,” Hugh Jackman’s gory Robin Hood, and more.
OnlyFans Creators Bare All
Up close with sex workers of the streaming era.
Herding the Fro-Yo Sheep
This summer, every trendy dessert joint has a mile-long line of transplants and tourists. One New Yorker is protesting in his own way—by “baa”-ing at them.
“Couture,” Reviewed: Angelina Jolie Faces Trouble with Style
The new melodrama, starring Jolie as a movie director, treats the Paris fashion world as a backdrop for medical and domestic crises.
Sublime Fury at the Ojai Festival
In an idyllic setting, Leila Josefowicz and Esa-Pekka Salonen delivered an explosive performance of Ligeti’s Violin Concerto.
Will Mackin on Pigs and Survival in War and at Home
The author discusses his story “Pig Lab.”
America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History”
The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.”
America’s Last Bookie Goes Down
Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal…
Bruce Nauman Isn’t Bound by the Rules
At a gallery in Tribeca, the artist talked bald spots with Eric Fischl and walked through his quickie exhibition “No Mistakes,” 3-D videos of him drawing with his eyes closed.
The Popularity Contests of “Love Island”
Most romantic reality TV would have us believe that dating is about getting married, or simply being chosen. One show knows better.
The Natural Memory of Kabir Sehgal
For his new album, “Stars and Static 2026,” the fourteen-time Grammy winner recorded sounds from across the country. Did it change how he thinks about America?