“Holy —!”Sean McVay began his postgame news conference like a slack-jawed sailor, but he spoke the truth.Holy rebound. Holy resilience. Holy Rams.They began this stomach knot of a Sunday afternoon flat on their backs, trailing the San Francisco 49ers by two to... More »
The Political SceneAmong the Gaza Protest VotersSome progressives in Michigan say that they won’t support Kamala Harris unless she changes her policy on Israel. Will their tactics persuade her, or risk throwing the election to Trump?By Andrew MarantzSeptember ... More »
BooksBriefly NotedSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyLife and Death of the American Worker, by Alice Driver (One Signal). This intimately reported chronicle focusses on the migrant workers who staff Tyson Foods chicken plants in Arkans... More »
ProfilesThe Priest Who Helps Women in the Mob EscapeDon Luigi Ciotti leads an anti-Mafia organization, and for decades he has run a secret operation that liberates women from the criminal underworld.By D. T. MaxSeptember 23, 2024Ciotti says that a woman faces ... More »
Cover StoryPierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “Shadow Story”The artist attempts to preserve the most perfect time of year.By Françoise MoulyArt by Pierre-Emmanuel LyetSeptember 23, 2024Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyWith the tang of fall in th... More »
There are six weeks to go now, and as we enter the home stretch of this election year, I think it’s crucial for all of us to remember something. Liberals tend to ascribe to conservatives the quality of an evil-genius. It plays into a lot of stereotypes. In one... More »
Countries and corporations like pledging to reduce methane—in part because reducing methane emissions seems like low-hanging fruit: You can cut a lot just by reducing leaks and excess flaring from drilling sites and refineries. As part of the Global Methane Pl... More »
Annals of GastronomyCan Your Stomach Handle a Meal at Alchemist?At the Copenhagen restaurant, diners are served raw jellyfish—and freeze-dried lamb brain served in a fake cranium—while videos about climate change swirl on the ceiling. Is it “gastronomic opera,... More »
Life and LettersComing AliveThe author, in 1988, not long before the film adaptation of his book “Awakenings” was released.Photograph by Lowell HandlerSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyIn 1966, the London-born neurologist Oliver Sacks... More »
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 »