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Is This Finally It for Andrew Cuomo?

A damning new report corroborates allegations of sexual harassment and other abuses by New York’s governor.

The Epic Style of Kerry James Marshall

The artist—a virtuoso of landscape, portraiture, still-life, and history painting—can do anything.

Simone Biles Takes the Bronze

The gymnast’s return to Olympic competition was something she did for herself.

John Kerry on the U.N. Climate Conference

The Presidential envoy discusses the best outcome he can hope to achieve.

Puzzles & Games

Name Drop

A quiz that tests your knowledge of notable people, published every weekday.

Crossword

A thrice-weekly puzzle that ranges from lightly to considerably challenging.

Cryptic Crossword

A weekly puzzle for lovers of wily wordplay.

Caption Contest

We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.

Spotlight

The Delta Variant Is Changing the Public-Health Playbook

An expert describes the challenges of convincing vaccine skeptics.

It’s Crunch Time for Democrats

Leaders must hold their Party together to enact Biden’s economic agenda.

In “The Green Knight,” Chivalry Was Always Dead

The movie replaces the codes of the quest with the journey of the self.

Meaning in Misunderstanding

The poet Kaveh Akbar turns illegibility into a site of creativity.

An Uncertain New Phase of the Pandemic

People now have to make different calculations about personal risk.

Happy-Go-Lucky

“Who are you?” I want to ask the gentle gnome in front of me.

Clairo Recovers from Viral Fame

The singer slows down and reëvaluates life on her sophomore album.

The Education of Melvyn Bragg

He’s spent more than fifty years championing the joy of knowledge.

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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.

Dept. of Returns

Stories of life after the vaccine.

The Future of Democracy

An exploration of democracy in America.

From This Week’s Issue

Jane Mayer on who’s funding the election-fraud myth, David Sedaris on his father, Calvin Tomkins on Kerry James Marshall, and more.

August 9, 2021
Dogs gazing excitedly up at a hand holding a single treat.

“Summer Treat,” by Mark Ulriksen.

Humor

Finally, a World Without Borders!

Only now we’re living in the 1995 film “Waterworld,” starring Kevin Costner.

How to Be a Tourist in New York

Ask your “cool friends” to take you to a “cool bar” so you can spot celebrities.

Person Claiming He Was Elected President Scams Millions

“E-mails from a Nigerian prince are more legit,” an expert said.

Michael Bloomberg’s Latest Incredible Feat

The ex-mayor continues to astonish.

The New Puppy

It’s really been something.

Feeling Left Behind by My Alien-Parasite-Infected Friends

Every time I see one of them spewing black bile from her eyeballs, I ask myself, When’s it going to be my turn?

Fiction & Poetry

“Superstition”

“The fish meant nothing. But on eBay he called it ‘Lucky trout!’ Starting bid: fifteen dollars.”

“Handbag”

“I felt some desire and I lost my cents.”

Sarah Braunstein on the Early Web’s Magic

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

“Notes Toward an Elegy”

“She says there’s so much other movement I do not perceive.”