News & Culture
Biden Takes a Bow
Finally, Infrastructure Week is for real—and bipartisanship lives!
By Susan B. Glasser
The Birth of Gay Rights in L.A.
Five men imagined a world in which they did not have to hide.
By Alex Ross
“Summer of Soul” Pulses with Long-Silenced Beats
Questlove’s directorial début knits a wealth of unseen footage into a joyous whole.
By Anthony Lane
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A weekly mix of in-depth interviews, profiles, and more, hosted by David Remnick.
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Uncommon perspectives on issues that matter to us now.
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The work of great photographers, past and present.
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We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.
Spotlight
Learning to Love Goat Testicles
Pig head and goat offal are highlights of the menu at Dhamaka.
By Hannah Goldfield
An Iranian Crime Story of Outrage and Wonder
“Crimson Gold” reveals hidden traumas of Iranian society.
By Richard Brody
Can Congress Insure Fair Elections?
A legal scholar discusses election subversion and voter suppression.
By Isaac Chotiner
Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn” Is an Ideal Audiobook
Read by Meryl Streep, the book is what it always ought to have been.
By Helen Rosner
What Is It Like to Be Dying?
A couple who work in palliative care share their experiences after one of them receives a terminal diagnosis.
Film by Sara Joe Wolansky
Text by Douglas Watson
People of Earth: Hello
Is the most powerful Thought Leader in your nation Tucker Carlson? Really?
By Will Stephen
Biology’s Image Detective
Elisabeth Bik has identified studies containing potentially doctored images.
By Ingfei Chen
The Weekend Puzzle
Author depicted in the Broadway musical “Finding Neverland”: eight letters.
By Anna Shechtman
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.
Dept. of Returns
Stories of life after the vaccine.
From This Week’s Issue
Evan Osnos on Joe Manchin’s key vote, Margaret Talbot on the women who would be priests, Doreen St. Félix on Ziwe, and more.
Humor
I Wrote All My Own Raps
I’m building a legacy that will lead the next generation astray.
By Ronald Metellus and Kyle Harris
How to Expand Your Imagination
If nothing works, try something new, such as trying not to cry today.
By Pepita Sandwich
Americans Shocked That Giuliani Had Law License
“I just thought he was some skeezy guy Trump met at a wedding or something.”
By Andy Borowitz
Flirting or Polite: A Lesbian Game Show
A girl who passes you by on your way to work constantly compliments your outfits. Is she flirting?
By Arantza Peña Popo
Fiction & Poetry
“Offside Constantly”
“I was afraid sometimes that there was nothing wrong with me—that I was just trying to get my parents’ minds off my brother.”
By Camille Bordas
Camille Bordas on Death and Doppelgängers
The author discusses her story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Willing Davidson
“Bioluminescence”
“There’s a dark so deep beneath the sea the creatures beget their own / light.”
By Paul Tran