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Personal History
A woman in a bubble tea shop

Chronicles of a Bubble-Tea Addict

Like me, boba spent its adolescence as a scrappy, enterprising immigrant at America’s periphery. For a new generation, it’s a ubiquitous, Instagram-friendly mark of Asian identity.

Daily Comment
Side profile of President Joe Biden speaking at a podium with John Kerry and Vice President Kamala Harris standing behind him

The Biden Administration’s Landmark Day in the Climate Fight

The newly announced actions may well mark the beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel era.

Letter from Biden's Washington
Joe Biden signing executive orders at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office

Did Biden Just Make Everything Normal Again?

Reflections on a post-Trump week of refreshingly Presidential behavior and predictably partisan feuding.

The Current Cinema
The Little Things

Denzel Washington Sweats “The Little Things”

Few actors rise so effortlessly above poor material, but the implausibilities of John Lee Hancock’s film are a challenge for Washington and his co-stars.

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Our Columnists
Donald Trump speaks onstage at the "Save America March."

Did Trump and His Supporters Commit Treason?

Few events in American history have matched the Framers’ definition as clearly as the insurrection of January 6th.

The Art World
Morandi’s “Natura Morta (Still Life)"

The Revelations of an Unlikely Pairing

In a show at Zwirner, the soft cosmos of Giorgio Morandi’s domestic tableaux is relieved and refreshed by the architectonics of Josef Albers’s squares.

Culture Desk
Guitar maker Todd Clinesmith in his workshop

A World-Class Guitar-Maker Picks Through the Ashes

Fire undid Todd Clinesmith’s way of life in a few moments.

Tables for Two
Rolo

A Taste of New York at Rolo’s

The new restaurant and grocery store in Ridgewood, Queens, opened by five partners who met at Gramercy Tavern, aims to emulate the city’s best and most affordable establishments, with high-quality hot dogs, seventeen-dollar dinner specials, and globally inspired pastries.

Crossword
Eustace with a crossword puzzle

The Weekend Puzzle

Leader who died in exile on St. Helena: eight letters.

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William Barber, and the Question of Faith and Politics

An illustrated portrait of Reverend William Barber

The prominent liberal pastor talks about bringing religious principles back into policy. And we consider how Biden’s Catholic faith might affect his leadership.

January 29, 2021

The Most Daring Watercolorists of the Nineteenth Century

Watercolorist named Virginia St. James painting in the mouth of an alligator.

These five artists managed to capture nature in all its grisly glory.

January 29, 2021

Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 29th

“Look, I’m going to have to ask for the money back—the rich are really getting pissed off.”

January 29, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Video of Her Is Actually George Soros in Disguise

George Soros.

“Whenever I donate clothes to a consignment shop, Soros gets a ping on his phone and buys it all up,” the congresswoman alleged.

January 29, 2021

Now That I’m Getting Married, I Need a Bamboo Cheese Board

A stack of presents in all-white wrappings against a pink background

We’ve never once invited anyone over to our studio apartment, but now we’re going to start hosting fancy dinner parties, because that’s what married people do.

January 29, 2021
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Classical Music

A Philip Glass Opera in Stop-Motion

Boston Lyric Opera streams a film of Glass’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which sets Edgar Allan Poe’s tale in a doll-like world populated by star-crossed characters.

A Critic at Large
Joan Didion

What We Get Wrong About Joan Didion

She’s been canonized for impeccable style, but Didion’s real insights were about what holds society together, or tears it apart.

The Pictures
Justin Timberlake

Once More, with Feeling: Justin Timberlake’s Sensitive-Guy Role

Days before the singer performed for Joe Biden’s Inauguration extravaganza, he checked in with Fisher Stevens, his director in the movie “Palmer.”

Fiction
sunrise

“The Wind”

“Mama, we need to drive, my mother said. We need to drive now. We need to go.”

Video

The Seminole Tribe Perfected Alligator Wrestling

“Being able to be so close to an animal who is so powerful and has lasted so long, you have to show it respect.”

Daily Cartoon

Podcasts

Jane Mayer and Evan Osnos on the Balance of Power in a New Washington

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden with their hands on a bible in front of a large US flag.

Two New Yorker political writers on the early days of President Biden’s agenda, and the limits of the Democrats’ control. Plus, a lesson in digital archeology.

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