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Why Was Mario González Detained After the Atlanta Shooting?

González was on a date with his wife, Delaina Ashley Yaun, when she was killed. But, for hours, no one told him what had happened to her.

Fighting America’s Gun Plague

In 2020, shootings in New York City were up more than eighty per cent.

Inside the Effort to Block Election Reform

New legislation popular with voters of both parties threatens the influence of dark-money groups.

Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory

The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work collides with our traumatized moment.

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We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.

Spotlight

The Secret Life of Sharon Stone

In her new memoir, the actor opens up about surviving pre-#MeToo Hollywood.

A Trump Tableau

Politics and art in a Catskill front yard.

The Politics of Stopping Pandemics

Even before the COVID-19 crisis, global instability had caused a rise in epidemics.

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain on Culture Shock

The author discusses his story from the latest issue of the magazine.

Stanley Tucci Eating Italian Food

In CNN’s culinary travel series, the food of Italy is beautiful—and so is Tucci.

The Movement to Exclude Trans Girls from Sports

The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes and a vast liberal conspiracy.

“Stephanie Daley,” a Bold Film About Teen Pregnancy

In Hilary Brougher’s 2007 drama, a high-school student is charged with killing her newborn baby.

A Challenging Puzzle

Performer who ended his 1967 Monterey Pop set by lighting his guitar on fire: seven letters.

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In Focus

The Coronavirus Crisis

Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.

Racial Injustice and Policing

Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.

Reopening and the Economy

The impact of the pandemic and the efforts at recovery.

The Future of Democracy

An exploration of democracy in America.

Humor

A Pandemic College Essay That Probably Won’t Get You Into Brown

“Perhaps Fate is the real Stage Manager.”

Pepé Le Pew Apologizes

“And I am getting help. I have hired many, many lawyers to help me through this difficult time.”

Carlson Accuses Biden of Faking Mental Sharpness

The Fox News host blasted Biden for using “suspiciously complete sentences.”

Making Press Conferences Interesting Again

The President keeps members of the media on their toes.

Dear Pepper: An Artistic Decision

The hardest thing about being an artist is that there isn’t really a set way of doing it.

Visions of the Post-Pandemic Future (Revised)

Preparing to reënter the new-normal world, however weird we’ve become.

Fiction & Poetry

“Featherweight”

“Sometimes the irony is so great that the irony turns into cherry pie: I met Allie on the first day of Native American Heritage Month.”

“Peers”

“We were about to // inherit the world, and we had no idea / what to do with it.”

Sterling HolyWhiteMountain on Culture Shock

The author discusses “Featherweight,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.

“My Empire”

“My empire made me / happy because it was an empire / and mine.”