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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.
By Rachel Aviv
Why Was Mario González Detained After the Atlanta Shooting?
For hours, no one told him what had happened to his wife after she was killed.
By Charles Bethea
The Men and Women Who Make Lives with Strippers
For his series “Gentlemen’s Club,” Chris Buck sought out the romantic partners of exotic dancers.
By Dan Piepenbring
Recovering from the Emotional Challenges of the Pandemic
By Isaac Chotiner
Inside the Effort to Block Election Reform
By Jane Mayer
Why Animals Don’t Get Lost
By Kathryn Schulz
Biden and the Blame Game at the Border
By Jonathan Blitzer
The Secret Life of Sharon Stone
By Michael Schulman
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Spotlight
Fighting America’s Gun Plague
In 2020, shootings in New York City were up more than eighty per cent.
By Ian Frazier
How Benny Blanco Cooks Up Good Vibes
The music producer likes to be an unserious oasis in a serious world.
By Naomi Fry
The Politics of Stopping Pandemics
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, global instability had caused a rise in epidemics.
By Jerome Groopman
A Neuroscientist Studies How We Forget Most Things in Life
An efficient memory system, Lisa Genova writes, involves “a finely orchestrated balancing act between data storage and data disposal.”
By David Kortava
Sybille Bedford and the Unruly Art of the Origin Story
The writer never pretended that her narrative cohered.
By Madeleine Schwartz
“Nobody”: Bob Odenkirk in a Delusional Fantasy of Redemptive Violence
The actor rebrands himself as an action hero in this clever yet blinkered drama of a retired government hit man.
By Richard Brody
The Movement to Exclude Trans Girls from Sports
The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes and a vast liberal conspiracy.
By Masha Gessen
A Challenging Puzzle
Performer who ended his 1967 Monterey Pop set by lighting his guitar on fire: seven letters.
By Natan Last
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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.
From This Week’s Issue
Ian Frazier on combatting gun violence, Rachel Aviv on a psychologist’s theory of memory, Kathryn Schulz on how animals navigate, and more.
Humor
Opening Lines Rewritten for a Pandemic
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But, mostly, it was the worst of times.”
By Eli Grober
Ivanka Loves Florida!
Some people might simply lounge at the beach, but I’m determined to advance my thriving political career.
By Cara Michelle Smith
Georgia Governor Declares Water a Gateway Drug to Voting
Brian Kemp said that he was considering measures to address water addiction.
By Andy Borowitz
Making Press Conferences Interesting Again
The President keeps members of the media on their toes.
By Barry Blitt
Dear Pepper: An Artistic Decision
The hardest thing about being an artist is that there isn’t really a set way of doing it.
By Liana Finck
A Pandemic College Essay That Probably Won’t Get You Into Brown
“Perhaps Fate is the real Stage Manager.”
By Michael Ian Black
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.”
By Sterling HolyWhiteMountain
Sterling HolyWhiteMountain on Culture Shock
The author discusses “Featherweight,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Willing Davidson