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 »
Hello, meme lovers! Welcome back to another Monday morning.Yes, it's Monday. Yes, it sucks, but hey … it could be worse. You could have been woken up by your pager in Lebanon.AdvertisementWe're going to kick this day off with our own explosive start by ch... More »
Francis, 87, is scheduled to visit Belgium and Luxembourg, meeting with sexual abuse survivors, within weeks of returning from a grueling Asia-Pacific tour.Pope Francis canceled appointments on Monday because of a mild flu, according to the Vatican, which said... More »
Sony's eye-catching PlayStation 5 30th Anniversary Edition bundles were announced last week with a key component missing - the prices.Now, Dealabs' reliable leaker bilbil-kun has obtained US pricing information, and found the PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary bund... More »
Activism/ September 23, 2024Electing Kamala Harris and then pushing her to deliver is the only chance for climate survival, says the Hollywood actress and activist.Ad PolicyJane Fonda speaks at the CCNow Newsmaker Interview.(Covering Climate ... More »
Final Fantasy 16 was released on PC last week and has set the fourth-highest concurrent player count for a Square Enix game on Steam. Over the weekend, the game hit a peak concurrent player count of 27,508 (according to SteamDB). That beats out the likes of Fi... More »
Beginning Tuesday, world leaders will discuss three wars, climate change, rising sea levels and proposals to expand representation on the Security Council.When the United Nations General Assembly convenes on Tuesday, attention will focus on the major wars ragi... More »
Siri’s major Apple Intelligence overhaul could arrive sooner than expected so you might not need to wait until iOS 18.4 to get your hands on the voice assistant’s swanky new features.According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, some of the new Apple Intelligence-pow... More »