The New Yorker
The Israeli Settlers Attacking Their Palestinian Neighbors
With the world’s focus on Gaza, extremist settlers in the West Bank have used wartime chaos as cover for violence and dispossession, Shane Bauer reports. “I believe that everything is ours,” one settler said.
Above the Fold
Essential reading for today.
The Sterile Spectacle of “Dune: Part Two”
Denis Villeneuve’s sequel is better than its predecessor, but only in a few extravagant moments does it rise above proficiency and flirt with transcendence.
Can You Want an Oscar Too Much?
It’s the ultimate paradox of campaigning: an actor must somehow be dedicated but not try-hard, authentic but not award-hungry.
Mourning Flaco, the Owl Who Escaped
The Eurasian eagle-owl lived for a year outside captivity, learning to hunt and travelling widely in Manhattan. “I felt like I lost a friend,” one birder said.
The Increasing Attacks on Kamala Harris
The Vice-President is trying to cast herself as a leader and connect with voters who are not excited about the Democratic ticket.
The Women Trapped in North Korea’s Forced-Labor Program in China
Workers describe enduring beatings and sexual abuse, wage theft, and threats that they’ll be killed if they try to escape.
Starburst
Disturbances on the sun could devastate the planet’s power grids. When the next big solar storm arrives, will we be prepared for it?
Comment
Opinions, arguments, and reflections on the news.
My Family’s Daily Struggle to Find Food in Gaza
In my homeland, where we used to cook and celebrate together, my relatives are eating animal feed to keep from starving.
On the Trail
Reporting and analysis on the 2024 campaign for the White House.
Nikki Haley’s Last Stand
In her home state, Haley came to power as an outsider and never won over the good ol’ boys of the local Republican establishment. Now they’re supporting Trump.
The Crazy Collapse of the Impeachment Case Against Biden
House Republicans had a fever dream of impeachment that relied on a source who now admits to spreading lies fed to him by Russian intelligence.
The Tangled Fates of Fani Willis and Her Biggest Case
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Will the Fulton County D.A.’s “clandestine” relationship derail her effort to prosecute Trump?
Trump’s Wild Pursuit of Presidential Immunity
The former President has already lost the immunity case twice, but he has also won something.
His Latex Goddess
I spent months in an all-consuming affair with a man who refused to meet me in person. How did this happen?
The Critics
Two African Migrants’ Fantastical, Harrowing Odyssey in “Io Capitano”
Matteo Garrone’s epic about two young Senegalese cousins attempting to reach Italy is his finest film since “Gomorrah.”
In “Shōgun,” an Update Is a Double-Edged Sword
The FX series attempts to tailor its source material—a 1975 novel about an English sailor turned samurai—for modern audiences.
The Weirdest Night in Pop
A Netflix documentary looks back at the recording session for “We Are the World,” the 1985 charity single sung by a motley crew of America’s biggest stars.
The Forced Erotic Whimsy of “Drive-Away Dolls”
Ethan Coen, writing the script with his wife, Tricia Cooke, leans on comical violence and genre winks for this road movie of lesbians seeking love.
From House Arrest to the Oscars Circuit
Bobi Wine, the leader of the Ugandan opposition—and the star of a film nominated for Best Documentary Feature—meets Hollywood.
A Reflective “Sunset Baby” Dawns Off Broadway
Dominique Morisseau revives her drama about a daughter, part revolutionary, part survivor, whose father devoted his life to the struggle for Black liberation.
The Best Books We Read This Week
Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.
Ideas
The Hair Does the Talking
The early nineties had no shortage of panicked people who already feared young Black folks. But the targets of the panic knew better.
Did the Year 2020 Change Us Forever?
The COVID-19 pandemic affected us in millions of ways. But it evades the meanings we want it to bear.
All Good Sex Is Body Horror
David Cronenberg’s work proposes that transformation can attend disgust and that our desires might be elevated when we are torn apart.
What Do We Owe a Prison Informant?
There are very few rules protecting those who provide law enforcement with information.
One of the Last Abortion Doctors in Indiana
Caitlin Bernard is risking her career, and her safety, to care for pregnant patients.
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