The Politics Behind India’s COVID Crisis
The coronavirus thrives off of complacent leaders, such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi—and has exacerbated the contours of global inequality.
By Steve Coll
Doug Mastriano and Christian Nationalism
The Pennsylvania lawmaker embodies the belief that God intended America to be a Christian nation.
By Eliza Griswold
Don’t Panic Over One Weak Jobs Report
Many indicators point to the economy continuing to rebound strongly from the pandemic.
By John Cassidy
Revisiting the Brat Pack
Andrew McCarthy reflects on being typecast, his struggles with addiction, and learning to like John Hughes movies.
By Michael Schulman
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We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.
Spotlight
Telecommuting to Mars
A geologist and an aerospace engineer from NASA offer a virtual tour of the planet and discuss the challenges of working on Mars time.
By Nicholas Schmidle
The Small Worlds of “About Endlessness”
Roy Andersson’s film unfolds in thirty-three fables, but there is nothing unfinished about the fragments.
By Anthony Lane
Cardi B and Other “Rockstars”
A show at Yossi Milo Gallery, in New York, features exuberant mixed-media portraits of artists and friends.
By Hassan Hajjaj
The Secret Papers of a Republican Operative
Lee Atwater’s unpublished memoir shows how the G.O.P. came to embrace lies and winning at any cost.
By Jane Mayer
The Complicated Case of a Pennsylvania Cheerleader
The Supreme Court considers whether schools can discipline students for their online behavior.
By Jeannie Suk Gersen
Four Rarities from the TCM Festival
The festival this weekend features classics of wild comedy and bold politics.
By Richard Brody
Instagram’s Computer-Generated Interiors
“Renderporn” domesticates the aspiration and surreality of the digital age.
By Anna Wiener
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
Gideon Lewis-Kraus on U.F.O.s, Sam Knight on Nicola Sturgeon, Matthew Hutson on how to regrow limbs, the art of Winfred Rembert, and more.
Humor
Customer Reviews of Mom: The V.R. Experience
A lot of it just doesn’t make sense. Why is Mom the only one who knows how the thermostat works? Or what the next-door neighbors’ names are?
By Sarah Schmelling
Dear Bill and/or Melinda
I don’t even want to broach money at this point in our relationship.
By John Kenney
Millions Ask Facebook to Ban Their Relatives
The signatories to the petition praised Facebook for its decision to ban the online rants of Donald Trump, but argued that the move “does not go far enough.”
By Andy Borowitz
Villainous “S.N.L.” Hosts We’re Excited to See Next
The Zodiac Killer, the guy knocking on the door of the clearly locked public-restroom door, smallpox, and more.
By Meghana Indurti and Madeline Horwath
Dracula Is Off the Case
“You’re the only native Transylvanian speaker on the police force, but we need officers who can work during daylight hours.”
By Ian Frazier
Fiction & Poetry
“Balloons”
“In those days, Joan stirred up our town with her air of dangerous glamour and the sense that her marriage to Roger couldn’t possibly last.”
By Thomas McGuane
Thomas McGuane on Writing from Dreams
The author discusses “Balloons,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Deborah Treisman