The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause
Flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, have killed at least five hundred people in a nation that has contributed little to climate change but is…
Where to Get Fire Outfits for Burning Man
Heading to the playa like Paris Hilton and Mark Zuckerberg once did? Need a faux-fur coat or a secret stash pouch? The Burning Man Bazaar has you covered.
How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines
At only twenty-one, the tennis phenom is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.
New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State
The breakneck expansion of settlements in the West Bank has rendered American talk of a two-state solution increasingly irrelevant.
Could Data Centers Swing an Election in Wisconsin?
As A.I. becomes increasingly unpopular among voters, the politics of data centers are scrambling political lines across the country—including in a tight race for the Wisconsin…
How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet
Even while refusing to admit legal fault, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has accepted, for the first time, that much of its business model is unacceptable for…
There’s No Place Like Group Chats
My old friends and I have ended up scattered across different states, in different time zones, but we’ve made our own neighborhood inside the black and blue bubbles of our phones.
Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, a Founding Father of Donald Trump’s America
The biographer’s new book, “American Scoundrel,” details Cohn’s infamous tactics during the McCarthy purges, a sex-trafficking allegation, and his profound influence on Trump.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 28th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
South Carolina Republican Senate-Primary-Runoff Results: Darline Graham Wins
Graham defeated Ralph Norman to earn the G.O.P.’s nomination in November’s general election.
What is Gen Z Afraid Of?
With “It Ends,” Alex Ullom takes his place in a cohort of young horror directors who are translating the anxieties of their generation to the big screen—and upending the film…
Can We Learn Anything from the Lindsay Clancy Trial?
Both sides agree that Clancy killed her children. But neither can offer a satisfactory explanation for why—and that vacuum has fuelled sympathy, vilification, and conspiracy…
The Great Floating Homes of Los Angeles
In the city’s burnt neighborhoods, rebuilding is brutally expensive. Now residents have turned to a lost art: moving entire houses to their vacant lots.
Shirley Clarke Lived Her Art to the Fullest
A new biography of this crucial New York filmmaker, whose work confronts racial and economic divisions, reveals her furiously inventive activity away from public view.
In “Adults,” Gen Z Gets the Hangout Sitcom It Deserves
The FX series, which is returning for a second season, won’t restore the genre to its normcore roots—but, happily, it has no interest in doing so.
The Quest to Cure Hangovers
Scientists still aren’t sure what makes us feel lousy after drinking—but that hasn’t stopped companies from touting new and purportedly scientific remedies.
What Natalie Harp Carries
Trump’s devoted aide, who is said to follow the President around with a printer, does not seem to be driven by the conventional desires for wealth and power.
Jessica Tarlov, a Lonely Liberal on Fox News’ “The Five”
Tarlov occupies the hot seat on a panel of diehard conservatives, arguing for liberal values and rousing the ire of the President, who has encouraged Fox to fire her.
Why People Want to Believe the Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theories
Mistrust about the case stems from understandable anger and sorrow at the ways women in extremis aren’t believed.
Should You Believe in Fate?
We’d be happier, perhaps, if we found meaning not through abstractions but through the physical things around us.
Get a Tech Job, Babies!
The puzzling rise in high-level science books for infants and toddlers.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 21st
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians
The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run-up…
He Gave the Knicks Their Name. Why Was He Forgotten?
In “A Washington Irving Sketch Book,” the essayist Phillip Lopate tries to rescue New York City’s original mythmaker from literary oblivion.
The Humbling of Scott Bessent
Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to…
Does Anybody Know Who Darline Graham Is?
Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, who was appointed to his South Carolina Senate seat upon his death, may soon be elected to a full term. Political insiders say she is a “black…
Google Chrome’s Latest Updates
We understand that downloading and re-starting your browser disrupts your workflow, but you weren’t working anyway.
Mark Wunderlich Reads Spencer Reece
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “My Great-Grandmother's bible,” by Spencer Reece, and his own poem “The Bats.”
Dolly Parton, Honky-Tonk Angel
Dolly Parton belonged to a beloved category: the outlaw Christian, who loved Jesus and refused to hate anyone else.
Adam Hamilton and Taking Back Religion from the Right
Democratic socialists are getting more of the attention, but Democratic Christians may prove more influential this November.
Melissa Auf der Maur’s Chronicle of Nineties Rock
The photographer, who played bass for Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, captured a moment in which one generation’s subculture became the next generation’s mainstream.
Stumped by a Medical Mystery? Try Metagenomics
When doctors can’t figure out what’s ailing us, they can search our bodies for snippets of genetic material from viruses, bacteria, and fungi.
Dolly Parton for the People
She was commonly called the Queen of Country Music, but that is exactly wrong: she was democratic to her bones.
General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War
How drones and asymmetric warfare are upending the battlefield and what the U.S. military can do to adapt.
The Coming (and Not Coming) of the Sex-Recession Movie
In films like “One Night Only” and “I Want Your Sex,” our prudish age becomes the scene of a crime.
“Wishes and Fears,” by Caleb Crain
It was the end of the world, and a number of us had gathered in a large, abandoned house.
Jon Lovett Answers Your Questions
The “Pod Save America” host answers listeners’ questions about the 2026 midterm elections and what they tell us about the 2028 Presidential race.
The Least-Wanted Items at My Parents’ Estate Sale
Seventeen years’ worth of National Geographics, stacked by my father in order of “least to most erotic.” Price: $400.
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, August 27th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
How the Job Market Will Shape the Next Generation
Young people are already discontented. It’s not going to get better anytime soon.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, August 26th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
The author recommends poetry and post-apocalyptic works.
The author recommends poetry and post-apocalyptic works.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 25th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 24th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Drake’s “Janice STFU” on Every Corner
With his new album, “Iceman,” the master of the summer banger is not done airing his grievances.
Restaurant Review: Zig Zag Oyster Bar
Contemplating life’s mysteries over a seafood tower at Zig Zag Oyster Bar.
Cinema Lessons from a Trash-Movie Auteur
Why do we love trash and hate slop? Neil Breen’s so-bad-they’re-great movies elucidate the difference.
Meg Stalter Commits to the Bit
The “Hacks” actress and comedian on her red-carpet-outfit stunts, her star turn in “Oh, Mary!,” and why she believes that God loves gays.
On Jackie the Eagle and the Nature of the Soul
Live-streaming tragedy and seduction from a nest in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas
Pouria Zeraati, a dissident who was living in London, was stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs. His case is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian regime to silence its…
What If Canada Joined the E.U.?
The Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada has pushed a fringe idea into mainstream conversation, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?
A case for cautious optimism about the Trump Administration’s war on vaccines.
Going Through the Motions with Khloé Kardashian’s “The Girls”
Yes, there are Botox parties and rollerblading dates, but the women in the family’s latest spinoff give the sense that they are just clocking in at the reality-show office.
Kacey Musgraves, Crossover Queen
Also: John David Washington plays a tech bro in “Disruption,” Samara Joy and Christian McBride perform at Central Park, Jacob Elordi’s stars in Ridley Scott’s latest movie, and…
A Sex Tape Won’t Make You Famous Anymore
Influencers inspired by the Kardashian origin story seem to have drawn the wrong lessons from it.
Sean Duffy in the Real World
Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary got his big break on reality TV, and is now out with a six-part YouTube show about a family road trip. How bad could it be?
Ian Frazier and Samy Burch on “Coyote vs. Acme”
Frazier, the author of the New Yorker humor essay that inspired the new, buzzy film, talks with Burch, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter who reimagined it as a satire of legal…