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The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source
Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.
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We Can Never Understand Elizabeth Holmes, or Nathan Fielder
Unlike Nathan Fielder’s past work, “You Can See Everything” isn’t very funny, according to Naomi Fry. Instead, it’s a haunting exploration…
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The Toxic Logic Behind the Shaming of Cornell’s Jane Doe
One of the biggest failures of the post-#MeToo moment is our collective inability to provide a confident, humane account of sex as a basic…
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The Most Cursed Team in American Sports
Why Buffalo Bills fans are convinced this is finally their year
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Encountering the Past in “Music Against the Night”
John Field and Adelaide Percheron, the protagonists in my new book, were born in the eighteenth century. Was I writing a historical novel?
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Betty Gilpin Is Having a Moment
On the heels of her Emmy win for “Widow’s Bay,” Betty Gilpin reflects on growing up with actor parents, taking on Cole Escola’s role in…
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How I Became a Lock Picker
For those who appreciate “locksport,” a well-crafted lock may be more interesting than whatever it locks up.
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“Fjord” Keeps the Faith
In Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning drama, starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, a family of conservative Christian immigrants…
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What Aaron Sorkin Forgot About The Social Network
The Social Reckoning lacks the most compelling element of its predecessor.
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MacKenzie Scott’s Substack Novel Can’t Escape the Amazon Juggernaut
Scott’s decision to self-publish could be seen as a protest against her ex-husband’s company—or as a sign of how profoundly it’s altered…
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Restaurant Review: Trudie’s Tavern
The new spot in Brooklyn joins its siblings, Gertrude’s and Gertie, as a bastion of playfully Ashkenazi-ish cooking.
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Jeremy Strong on Playing Mark Zuckerberg and Other Unpopular Characters
Jeremy Strong on finding sympathy for Mark Zuckerberg, Kendall Roy, and Roy Cohn—and why the New Yorker Profile of him still stings.
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Zoe Kazan’s Heady and Bighearted “East of Eden”
While Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist duke it out as John Steinbeck’s Trask brothers, Florence Pugh’s Cathy is a gothic villain you…
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Is What We’re Watching True or False?
A.I. is everywhere, and it’s often hard to tell what’s even real. Vinson Cunningham writes about the rise of A.I. in advertisements.
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Caleb Hammer’s Humiliation Economy
Caleb Hammer, the host of the popular YouTube series “Financial Audit,” claims that his goal is to make his viewers more financially…
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Taryn Simon’s Father Figures
In a new show at the Guggenheim, the artist grapples with patriotism and patriarchy through the long career of an anonymous F.B.I. agent.
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“Resident Evil” Is Fun, but Soulless. What Else Could It Be?
Zach Cregger’s new “Resident Evil” movie is a great video-game adaptation. Does that make it a great film?
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“NAZA” Puts Israel Face to Face with the War in Gaza
In this documentary, Israeli military and intelligence sources reveal systems, policies, and practices that have resulted in high numbers…
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Even Ed Sheeran’s Apology Took Both Sides
After allowing Macklemore to be removed from his tour for pro-Palestinian remarks, the pop star took the stage in Philadelphia alone, said…
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Sharon Horgan, Autofiction Auteur
The TV writer-actor on the sandwich generation, finding love onscreen, and growing older with her shows.
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Should the Classroom Be More Like the Gym?
As A.I. presses harder on the academic enterprise, we might look to a place where process is its own reward.
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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”
The New Yorker staff writer examines America’s unique problem with gun violence, and why he thinks under-policing is at the root of our…
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A Never Trumper and a Democrat on Beating MAGA for Good
Sarah Longwell’s “How to Eat an Elephant” and Adam Jentleson’s “Supermajority” grapple with how to defeat Trumpism.