The Financial PageDonald Trump’s Many Lucky BreaksSource photograph by Spencer Platt / GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyCircumstances change; Donald Trump doesn’t. In early 1973, when he was twenty-six years old, he and his fath... More »
Isabelle Popp has written all sorts of things, ranging from astrophysics research articles and math tests to crossword puzzles and poetry. These days she's writing romance. When she's not reading or writing, she's probably knitting or scouring used book stores... More »
In the most recent season of Clarkson’s Farm, the Amazon Prime show that follows Jeremy Clarkson as he tends his Cotswolds farm in the UK, the eponymous gearhead-turned-agronomist finds a lucrative sideline growing fungi in a converted bunker.But his mushrooms... More »
BooksIs It Time to Torch the Constitution?Some scholars say that it’s to blame for our political dysfunction—and that we need to start over.By Louis MenandSeptember 23, 2024The political scientists Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler compare the system of governme... More »
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Wondery have set a new true crime podcast called “Kill List” about an elaborate murder for hire scheme on the dark web. Made by podcast production company Novel, “Kill List” follows tech journalist Carl Miller as he stumbles across a list of people on the dark... More »
BooksColor, Class, and Carnality Collide in Alan Hollinghurst’s New NovelIn his previous novels about gay life, Hollinghurst has eroticized racial difference; in “Our Evenings,” he politicizes it.By Giles HarveySeptember 23, 2024Hollinghurst launched his caree... More »
A Critic at LargeRhythm CollectorMeridian Brothers, in New York, in July: (left to right) Mauricio Ramírez, Alejandro Forero, Eblis Álvarez, César Quevedo, and María Valencia.Photograph by Steven Molina Contreras for The New YorkerSave this storySave this stor... More »
Pop MusicSophie Is Gone. Her Music Lives OnThe artist’s posthumous album is less an expression of her journey than a guide for the rest of us—a last gift.By Jia TolentinoSeptember 23, 2024The final album from Sophie, who died in 2021, is a dance-floor odyssey.... More »
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been no stranger to taking things to the extreme since its launch on Christmas day 2021, observing early galaxies billions of light-years away that existed when the universe was at a fraction of its currently 13.8 bill... More »
WASHINGTON — The House plans to vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill as the clock ticks down and Donald Trump pressures Republicans to shut down the government without policy concessions they have no realistic chance of achieving.Defying Trump,... More »
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