Solving an Old Soviet Mystery
The strange fate of a group of skiers in the Ural Mountains has generated endless speculation.
By Douglas Preston
Sheikh Jarrah and the Renewed Israeli-Palestinian Violence
Until the evictions, unequal rights, and pervasive discrimination in Jerusalem end, clashes will continue.
By Raja Shehadeh
Is Mars Ours?
Discussions abound about what an ethical human presence on the red planet might look like.
By Adam Mann
Robinhood’s Big Gamble
Is the app democratizing finance or encouraging risky behavior?
By Sheelah Kolhatkar
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Spotlight
Who Gets to Decide What Food Is “Disgusting”?
At the Disgusting Food Museum, I felt both like a tourist and like one of the exhibits.
By Jiayang Fan
India’s Epidemic of False COVID-19 Information
Elected officials have fuelled denialism and specious talk of miracle cures.
By Rahul Bhatia
The Movement for Police and Prison Abolition
Mariame Kaba is at the center of an effort to “build up another world.”
By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Netflix’s Flat “The Circle”
On Season 2 of the reality show, the contestants all sound the same.
By Naomi Fry
Doug Mastriano and Christian Nationalism
A Pennsylvania lawmaker’s rise embodies the spread of a movement.
By Eliza Griswold
On the State of the Pandemic
America is at a turning point, while other nations face a new wave.
With Dorothy Wickenden
The Politics Behind India’s COVID Crisis
The coronavirus thrives on the complacency of leaders.
By Steve Coll
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
Sheelah Kolhatkar on Robinhood and Wall Street, David Sedaris on thirty years with Hugh, Jiayang Fan on the world’s most disgusting food, and more.
Humor
Jorge Luis Borges and Nancy Meyers Pitch a Movie
Because, admit it, you’ve watched everything else.
By Nina Sharma
Catching Up with Sisyphus
A friendly visit with the hardest-working guy in the underworld.
By Jason Adam Katzenstein
G.O.P. Claims Biden Is Artificially Inflating Job-Approval Rating
The President is being accused of driving the number up through “blatant displays of competence.”
By Andy Borowitz
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?
By Sarah Schmelling
Emily Post’s Post-Pandemic Etiquette
Business Meetings: remember that, unlike on Zoom, there is no mute button for real life.
By Nicky Guerreiro and Ethan Simon
Fiction & Poetry
“Children of the Good Book”
“The situation would’ve been funny—like Shaq holding off that little white kid in ‘Kazaam’—if they hadn’t been the men in our lives, putting us up on the wrong kind of game.”
By J. M. Holmes
J. M. Holmes on Black Manhood in America
The author discusses his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Deborah Treisman
“Skeletons”
“Sundays I spend feeling sorry for myself I’ve got a / knack for it I’m morbid.”
By Deborah Landau