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STATES OF PLAY

With a lopsided conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, progressive
activists are seeking legal opportunities on the state level. Can they
preserve—and perhaps expand—constitutional rights? Eyal Press reports.

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ABOVE THE FOLD

Essential reading for today.


WHAT ISRAEL’S LEADERS CAN’T—OR WON’T—SAY ABOUT BIDEN’S CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT



Netanyahu’s chief rival, Benny Gantz, has issued an ultimatum for the Prime
Minister to come up with an exit strategy for the war. What options are
available to him?

By Isaac Chotiner


SPEECH UNDER THE SHADOW OF PUNISHMENT



For years, universities have been less inclined to protect speech and quicker to
sanction it. After this spring’s protests, it will be difficult to turn back.

By Jeannie Suk Gersen


WHAT DOGE TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE INTERNET



The death of the Shiba Inu behind one of the silliest memes of the twenty-tens
is a reminder of how much digital culture has changed.

By Kyle Chayka


THE DELICATE ART OF TURNING YOUR PARENTS INTO CONTENT



Gen Z creators are learning the lessons of Scorsese and Akerman: putting mom and
dad in your work brings pathos, complexity, and a certain frisson.

By Jessica Winter

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Profiles


A SURF LEGEND’S LONG RIDE

For Jock Sutherland, being hailed as the world’s best surfer was just one phase
in an unlikely life.

By William Finnegan

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Annals of Inquiry


ARE WE DOOMED?

Climate change, artificial intelligence, nuclear annihilation, biological
warfare—the field of existential risk is a way to reason through the dizzying,
terrifying headlines. Students in a course at the University of Chicago sorted
through the future that they will inherit.

By Rivka Galchen

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THE POLITICAL SCENE


DONALD TRUMP IS GUILTY, BUT VOTERS WILL BE THE FINAL JUDGE



The jury has convicted the former President of thirty-four felony counts in his
New York hush-money trial. Now the American people will decide to what extent
they care.

By David Remnick


THE SHADOW OF TIANANMEN FALLS ON HONG KONG



The anniversary of the massacre coincides with verdicts in the trial of the
pro-democracy activists known as the Hong Kong 47.

By Evan Osnos


WHEN THE VERDICT CAME IN, TRUMP’S EYES WERE WIDE OPEN



In the courtroom with the ex-President at the moment he became a convicted
felon.

By Eric Lach


THE TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT PROVIDED THE BLUEPRINT FOR AN ATTACK ON PUBLIC
EDUCATION



When conservative activists began waging battle against diversity plans, some
had a much bigger target in mind.

By Jessica Winter

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A Reporter at Large


WILL MEXICO DECIDE THE U.S. ELECTION?

Top officials from the two countries are wrangling over immigration policy. What
they resolve will have huge implications on both sides of the border.

By Stephania Taladrid

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THE CRITICS

The Current Cinema


THE SEXY MIND GAMES OF “HIT MAN”



In Richard Linklater’s romantic crime comedy, an undercover operative transforms
his love life by means of professional deceptions.

By Richard Brody

Infinite Scroll


THE NEW GENERATION OF ONLINE CULTURE CURATORS



In a digital landscape overrun by algorithms and A.I., we need human guides to
help us decide what’s worth paying attention to.

By Kyle Chayka

The Art World


JENNY HOLZER HAS THE LAST WORD, AT THE GUGGENHEIM



In the exhibition “Light Line,” the best work is made of phrases on an L.E.D.
spiral, which add up to a single epic poem that is a gift to art history.

By Jackson Arn

Kitchen Notes


THE MAILLARD OVER-REACTION



Have we reached peak browning?

By Ruby Tandoh

The Current Cinema


ALL THE FILMS IN COMPETITION AT CANNES, RANKED FROM BEST TO WORST



The twenty-two films that premièred in the 2024 festival’s main program offered
much to savor and revile.

By Justin Chang

Cultural Comment


CHATSWORTH, REVISITED



“Picturing Childhood” highlights the private, familial side of a storied estate.

By Rebecca Mead

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WHAT WE’RE READING THIS WEEK

An exploration of hypochondria through the ages; a narrative history of economic
growth and its paradoxical effects on our world; a memoir that braids a family
story of immigration and identity with the natural history of ferns; and more.

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The Front Row


COULD ELAINE MAY FINALLY BE GETTING HER DUE?

A new biography gives a compelling sense of a comic and cinematic genius, and
also of the forces that derailed her Hollywood career.

By Richard Brody

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IDEAS


ARE WE TOO RICH?



Capitalism, as it has been practiced throughout the past century, has brought
with it plenty of problems. To preserve humanity—and the planet—should we give
up growth?

By Idrees Kahloon


NOT YOUR CHILDHOOD LIBRARY



An ambitious experiment is changing the way librarians work with their homeless
patrons and challenging how we share public space.

By Paige Williams


THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THE BOYMOM



Gender norms are the ultimate zero-sum binary, and the #boymom phenomenon could
not exist without them.

By Jessica Winter


LITTLE COMMUNES EVERYWHERE



In a time when it can feel almost impossible to create a collective sense of
anything, parents could learn something from radical movements.

By Jay Caspian Kang

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A PORTRAIT OF JAPANESE AMERICA, IN THE SHADOW OF THE CAMPS

An essential new volume collects accounts of Japanese incarceration by patriotic
idealists, righteous firebrands, and downtrodden cynics alike.

By Hua Hsu

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PERSONS OF INTEREST


RACHEL CHAVKIN’S BROADWAY CHOICES

By Rachel Syme


LUCY JONES ON THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MOTHERHOOD

By Anna Russell


AASIF MANDVI CONTAINS MULTITUDES

By Inkoo Kang


GEORGE MILLER ON MAKING THE “MAD MAX” MOVIES

By Burkhard Bilger

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The New Yorker Documentary


“COMPTON’S 22”

Drew de Pinto’s documentary explores the legacy of a 1966 riot in San
Francisco’s Tenderloin district that was nearly lost to history.

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PUZZLES & GAMES

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THE CROSSWORD

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THE MINI

A bite-size crossword, for a quick diversion.


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NAME DROP

Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer?


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CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The Weekend Essay

The Missionary in the Kitchen
I longed for purpose, meaning, the sense of being found. Then, one summer, I
sort of was.

By Clare Sestanovich

Daily Comment

Images of Climate Change That Cannot Be Missed
Just as we risk becoming inured to the crisis, an exhibition, “Coal + Ice,”
serves as a stunning call to action.

By Bill McKibben

The Sporting Scene

The Boston Celtics and What Greatness Looks Like
The team has dominated all season. Why does it have so many doubters?

By Louisa Thomas

Fault Lines

Summer Camp and Parenting Panics
Camps once sold a story about social improvement. Now we just can’t conceive of
an unscheduled moment.

By Jay Caspian Kang

The New Yorker Interview


JONATHAN GROFF ROLLS MERRILY BACK

The actor reflects on his journey in reverse: from his latest Tony nomination to
his arrival in New York, waiting tables and dreaming of Broadway.

By Michael Schulman

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THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Here To There Dept.



WHEN YORKIE-POOS FLY

By Adam Iscoe

At Wicket



IF YOU BUILD IT (A CRICKET STADIUM ON LONG ISLAND), WILL THEY COME?

By Simon Webster

Follow the Money



HOW TO PICK STOCKS LIKE YOU’RE IN CONGRESS

By Jack Truesdale

The Boards



THE ACTORS RECORDING A STUDIO ALBUM FOR A PLAY ABOUT RECORDING A STUDIO ALBUM

By Alex Barasch

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FICTION


“BEYOND IMAGINING”

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By Lore Segal

Illustration by Bénédicte Muller
Bessie, Lotte, Ruth, Farah, and Bridget, who had been lunching together for half
a century, joined in later years by Ilka, Hope, and, occasionally, Lucinella,
had agreed without the need for discussion that they were not going to pass,
pass away, and under no circumstances on. They were going to die. It was now
several years since Lotte had died in an assisted-living facility.Continue
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Lore Segal on the Obvious and the Inexplicable
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DAILY CARTOON

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SHOUTS & MURMURS

Cartoons, comics, and other funny stuff. Sign up for the Humor newsletter.


THE MILLENNIAL’S LAMENT

By River Clegg


A CARTOONIST’S ORIGIN STORY

By Asher Perlman


GOD EXPLAINS THE RULES OF HIS NEW BOARD GAME

By Teddy Wayne


DEAR PEPPER: ALONE BUT NOT LONELY

By Liana Finck


THERE’S BEEN AN ACCIDENT AT THE MAGICAL COOKIE FACTORY!

By Robert Carlock and Sam Means


ALL OF THE KEYS TO NEW YORK CITY

By Miriam Jayaratna and Ali Solomon

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