1. American Confinement in “We Grown Now” and “Stress Positions” - A crisis turns home into a place of constraint in two new independent features.
2. Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 22nd - “I’m denying your motion to delay because it’s Passover and Earth Day and your client doesn’t like Mondays.”
3. Jonathan Haidt on “The Anxious Generation” - The evidence implicating social-media apps, the social psychologist says, is not another moral panic over technology. “Actually, this time is different,” he insists. “Here’s why.”
4. Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation - How bots, mercenaries, and table scalpers have turned the restaurant reservation system inside out.
6. A Tamarind Tree’s Sweet and Sour Inheritance - My ancestor was gifted a huge orchard just outside Delhi. The fruits it produced were the taste of my childhood.
7. When Babies Rule the Dinner Table - In the past two decades, American parents have started to ditch the purées and give babies more choice—and more power—at mealtime.
8. Restaurant Review: The Return, Again, of the Power Lunch - Four Twenty Five, a luxe new dining room from the mega-restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten, takes square aim at the expense-account crowd.
9. The Morality Play Inside Trump’s Courtroom - “This idea of the old ‘Teflon Don’ is just finished,” Evan Osnos says. “The guy is now a creature of the court.”
10. The “Epic Row” Over a New Epoch - Scientists, journalists, and artists often say that we live in the Anthropocene, a new age in which humans shape the Earth. Why do some leading geologists reject the term?
11. Who’s Afraid of Judging Donald Trump? Lots of People - At the ex-President’s criminal trial, where Trump has been reprimanded for intimidating a potential juror, and a man self-immolated outside, it has been challenging to find twelve people willing to sit in the jury box.
12. Jonathan Haidt Wants You to Take Away Your Kid’s Phone - The social psychologist discusses the “great rewiring” of children’s brains, why social-media companies are to blame, and how to reverse course.
13. In Justine Kurland’s Photographs, a Mother and Son Hit the Road - Some of the portraits in “This Train” have an Edenic quality to them, as if Kurland is asking: What if my kid and I were the only two people in the world?
14. The War Games of Israel and Iran - While Netanyahu and the Islamic Republic exchange ballistic “messages,” the question of Palestine demands the moral and strategic courage of actual statesmen.
15. Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Reviewed - “The Tortured Poets Department” has moments of tenderness. But it suffers from being too long and too familiar.
16. Jonathan Haidt on the Plague of Anxiety Affecting Young People—Plus, Judi Dench - It’s not another moral panic, the social psychologist says: the evidence clearly implicates social-media apps for a decline in mental health. Plus, Judi Dench on a life in Shakespeare.
17. East Palestine, After the Crash - More than a year after a train derailment and chemical fire in Ohio that made international news, residents contend with lingering sickness, uncertainty, and, for some, a desire to just move on.
18. When a Pro-Free-Speech Dean Shuts Down a Student Protest - An online argument erupted after a video of a law professor grabbing a microphone from a student went viral. But the debate has obscured some fairly basic truths.
19. It’s Taylor Swift Day, Again - Upon the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” an appraisal, and a Pick Three.
20. Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 19th - “We’ve had a few more jurors drop out—either to protect their identities or to listen to the new Taylor Swift album.”
21. Julio Torres on the Rocky Relationship That Drives “Problemista” - The director dissects a key scene that establishes the dynamic between his character, who is embroiled in the U.S.’s immigration systems, and Tilda Swinton’s “temperamental art-world lady,” down to the meanings of their hair styles.
22. Recommendations from the Guy Who Works at Your Local Dispensary - Turpentine Gelato, Fiscal Daydream, and . . . what was the question again?
23. How Gaza’s Largest Mental-Health Organization Works Through War - Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei on providing counselling services to Palestinian children: “When relatives are killed, we try somehow to calm the child and then ask questions: What are you going to do tomorrow? What are you going to do the day after tomorrow?”
24. Did Mike Johnson Just Get Religion on Ukraine? - The Speaker’s sudden willingness to bring foreign-aid bills to the House floor risks his Speakership—and Trump’s wrath.
25. Biden Is the Most Pro-Labor President Since F.D.R. Will It Matter in November? - The President is winning over union leaders, but not necessarily rank-and-file voters.
26. Ralph Fiennes Sidles His Way Into Power as Macbeth - A hit British production of Shakespeare’s ever-timely tragedy arrives in D.C.
28. “Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images - Alex Garland’s latest film, in which the U.S. has collapsed into brutal internecine conflict, has polarized audiences with its depiction of violence—and its evasion of politics. In art and in life, how do such visuals change the viewer?
29. Ideas for the New York City Officials Implementing Rat Birth Control - Encourage male rats to recount the plots of “Dune” and “Dune: Part Two” on first dates.
30. Ronan Farrow on the Scheme at the Heart of Trump’s New York Trial - A back-room deal between the former President, his then lawyer, and the C.E.O. of American Media plays a central role in the criminal felony charges he faces in Manhattan.
31. The Rediscovery of a Depression-Era Masterpiece - A new restoration of Frank Borzage’s “Man’s Castle,” starring Loretta Young and Spencer Tracy, showcases the visionary Hollywood director’s lusty yet spiritual artistry.
32. Trump’s America, Seen Through the Eyes of Russell Banks - In his last book, “American Spirits,” Banks took stories from the news about rural, working-class life and turned them into fables of national despair.
33. The Supreme Court Asks What Enron Has to Do with January 6th—and Trump - The former President notwithstanding, the government’s position in Fischer v. United States is unsettling.
34. The Internet’s New Favorite Philosopher - Byung-Chul Han, in treatises such as “The Burnout Society” and his latest, “The Crisis of Narration,” diagnoses the frenetic aimlessness of the digital age.
35. Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 17th - “As a juror, do you think you could be impartial to my client? And if so—how?”
36. An Iranian Woman Finds Her Might, in “The Smallest Power” - Both the subject and the makers of this animated short discover their identities and a new love of their nation.
37. The Highest Tree House in the Amazon - In 2023, conservationists and carpenters converged on Peru to build luxury accommodations in the rain-forest canopy.
38. José Antonio Rodríguez Reads Naomi Shihab Nye - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “World of the future, we thirsted,” by Naomi Shihab Nye, and his own poem “Tender.”
40. How to Both-Sides a “Civil War” - In his new film, Alex Garland seems to be trying to have it both ways, using our dire politics as buzzy I.P. while tap-dancing around conversations that might get him in trouble.
41. Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 16th - “First, Goldilocks said the interest rates were too high. Then, Goldilocks said they were too low. Then, in agreement with the Federal Reserve Board, she finally said they were just right.”
42. The Unseen Sides of Francesca Woodman - A new show at the Gagosian Gallery showcases the photographer’s tragically abbreviated career, including a never-before-exhibited masterpiece.
43. The Fate of Israel’s Hostages After Iran’s Rocket Attack - As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oversees an increasingly fraught regional confrontation, the families of Hamas captives work to free their loved ones.
44. How I Use the Internet, According to Nineties Action Movies - I pull up a digitized photo on the screen. Leaning in, I drag a bright-green box around a detail in the image, type rapidly for a full fifteen seconds, and then softly say, “Enhance.”
45. “The Sympathizer” Has an Identity Crisis - The HBO adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel is part espionage thriller, part war drama, and part Hollywood satire—wild genre shifts that come at the expense of its protagonist’s interiority.
47. “Annie Bot” and “Loneliness & Company,” Reviewed - Two new novels, “Annie Bot” and “Loneliness & Company,” reflect anxieties about A.I. coming for our hearts as well as for our jobs.
49. What Is Noise? - Sometimes we embrace it, sometimes we hate it—and everything depends on who is making it.
50. Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Late Love” - The author reads her story from the April 22 & 29, 2024, issue of the magazine.
52. A Bipartisan Effort to Carve out Exemptions to Texas’s Abortion Ban - Rare across-the-aisle coöperation in Austin aims to protect the lives of some women who need abortions—and protect their doctors from prosecution.
53. The Death Valley Lake That’s Gone in a Flash - Lake Manly forms in Badwater Basin only after especially heavy rains. Paddlers grab their paddles and go.
54. Hearing the Voices of Grenfell Tower - The survivors of the deadly 2017 London fire speak in a theatre piece opening at St. Ann’s Warehouse.
55. “The Collected Poems of Delmore Schwartz,” Reviewed - Delmore Schwartz tried to change poetry, often by putting his own painful life on the page. The cost was that failure felt all the more acute.
56. Are Flying Cars Finally Here? - They have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Now a variety of companies are building them—or something close.
57. The Evanescent Art of the Sandcastle - In a new book, “The Work of Art,” Adam Moss, the former editor-in-chief of New York magazine, draws out artists on what makes them make art.
58. A Millionth-Anniversary Surprise - When one has been married forever, one sometimes feels that there is nothing new one will ever discover about one’s person, however . . .
59. Culling the Kim’s Video Mother Lode - “Interview with a Vampire”? Out. Snuff compilation? In. The cinematographer Sean Price Williams sorts the dusty stock of the legendary movie-rental store in a FiDi basement.
60. Olivia Rodrigo’s Relatable Superstardom on the Guts Tour - The pop star appears to revel in pleasure—even when she knows that whatever it is she’s thirsting after will probably get her into trouble.
61. Christopher Durang’s Stage Directions for Life - The Tony-winning playwright’s dark, antic satires were many people’s gateway to theatre. I was one of those people.
62. Stories from the Trump Bible - And Jesus said to Pontius Pilate, “This trial is very unfair. You are a corrupt judge, and your wife is a very nasty woman.”
63. The Fake Fake-News Problem and the Truth About Misinformation - People may fervently espouse symbolic beliefs, cognitive scientists say, but they don’t treat them the same as factual beliefs. It’s worth keeping track of the difference.
64. The Food Issue, a Special Digital Edition - New articles, cartoons, photography, and more will publish each day between April 22nd and 28th.
65. Ana Juan’s “Clickbait” - The artist captures the mesmerizing—and distracting—glow of modern entertainment.
66. The Mail - Letters respond to Sam Knight’s article about Conservative rule in the U.K. and Kyle Chayka’s piece about Waterstudio.
67. Peter Attia’s Quest to Live Long and Prosper - The average American celebrates just one healthy birthday after the age of sixty-five. Peter Attia argues that it doesn’t have to be this way.
71. How Perfectly Can Reality Be Simulated? - Video-game engines were designed to mimic the mechanics of the real world. They’re now used in movies, architecture, military simulations, and efforts to build the metaverse.
72. Israel’s Momentous Decision - After Iran’s dramatic but largely ineffective attack, Benjamin Netanyahu’s response will have tremendous consequences.
73. Restaurant Review: Corima - Corima offers attention-grabbing tortillas, Japanese flourishes, and an ambitious tasting menu that hasn’t quite found its stride.
74. Donald Trump’s Very Busy Court Calendar - The first criminal trial of a former President starts this week. After all the legal posturing, the action will finally get real—that’s the theory, anyway.
75. When Preachers Were Rock Stars - A classic New Yorker account of the Henry Ward Beecher adultery trial recalls a time in America that seems both incomprehensible and familiar.
76. How to Publish a Magazine in a Maximum-Security Prison - For decades, Wilbert Rideau investigated America’s prison system—from the inside.
77. Donald Trump’s Trial of the Century - Manhattan prosecutors have argued that the Stormy Daniels case—the first criminal trial of a former President in American history—is about much more than hush money. And legal experts believe that a conviction is likely.
78. The Vatican’s Statement on Gender Is Unsurprising, and a Missed Opportunity - A new document that strives to reconsider matters of human dignity nevertheless echoes Church rhetoric from decades ago.
79. Will an 1864 Abortion Law Doom Trump in Arizona? - Understanding the current politics around abortion, Arizona’s Civil War-era ban, and how the issue of reproductive health care will affect both parties’ chances in November.
80. Is This Israel’s Forever War? - Foreign-policy analysts whose careers were shaped by the war on terror see troubling parallels.
81. The Avant-Garde Is Back on the Launchpad - The Wooster Group gives the Richard Foreman play “Symphony of Rats” its signature spins.
82. How a Republican and a Democrat Carved out Exemptions to Texas’s Abortion Ban - Rare across-the-aisle coöperation in Austin aims to protect some people who need abortions and the doctors who provide them. Plus, a band rehearsal with the songwriter and actor Maya Hawke.
83. Inside Israel’s Bombing Campaign in Gaza - The Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham on his investigations of the I.D.F.’s use of A.I.-backed targeting systems and the dire cost to Palestinian civilians.
85. Anni Albers, Reviewed: Exhibits at the Met and the Blanton Museum of Art - Her textiles are quiet revelations, but even her later prints show how restraint can generate ravishing beauty.
86. What Phones Are Doing to Reading - It’s becoming harder, or at least less common, to read the old-fashioned way. But the new ways of reading are not all bad.
87. Alex Garland and Park Chan-wook Reckon with America - Also: the Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its centennial, Method Man & Redman play Terminal 5, “The People’s Joker” parodies the Batman universe, and more.
88. “Civil War” Presents a Striking but Muddled State of Disunion - Kirsten Dunst plays a war photographer in the trenches of Alex Garland’s speculative dystopian thriller.
91. What to Expect from Trump’s First Criminal Trial - A cast of characters from Donald Trump’s past is due to appear in the first-ever criminal trial of a former President of the United States.
92. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and the Art of the Finale - After twelve seasons and nearly twenty-five years, Larry David’s masterpiece of observational comedy has come to an end. What does it mean to say goodbye to a work of fiction that’s become a fixture in our everyday lives?
94. Overheard in New York: Waiting for the Eclipse at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden - “She’s a flat-earther.”
95. The Heart of Low - Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker’s marriage was one of the most extraordinary collaborations in rock. Now, a year and a half after Parker’s death, Sparhawk is back on the road.
96. The Counterculture Counter Culture of Kim’s Video - A new documentary revels in the legend of the downtown rental store and seeks to recover its treasures.
97. John Cazale’s Barbaric Squawk - He was Hollywood’s master of the everyday, an actor who looked, felt, and even squealed like one of us.
98. The Dumbphone Boom Is Real - A burgeoning cottage industry caters to beleaguered smartphone users desperate to escape their screens.
99. Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 10th - “The time machine is a success, but unfortunately it can only go back four years to the last election.”
100. Crashes and Community in “Demolition” - In Alec Sutherland’s short film, upstate New York’s demolition derbies are a loud, brutal, deeply physical antidote to the isolation of digital life.
101. U.F.C. Fighter on How to Protect Yourself from Being Swept Off Your Feet - The Eye Gouge: The eye gouge prevents love at first sight by ending their sight. This is why the Three Stooges never got laid.
102. Watching the Eclipse from the Highest Mountain in Vermont - People cracked cans of beer and smoked cannabis and popped mushroom gummies and ate smoked-meat sandwiches as totality approached at fifteen hundred miles per hour.
103. I Can’t Stop Calling the National Guard - I called the National Guard when I overbaked my brownies and my smoke alarm went off; I called the National Guard when I underbaked my brownies and I was worried they might make me sick.
104. Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 9th - “Son, we won’t see this many eclipse glasses returned to Amazon for another twenty years.”
105. Will Historic Job Growth Bring an End to the “Vibecession”? - The Labor Department’s March employment report shows the U.S. economy continuing to power ahead. Yet many voters’ perceptions remain stubbornly negative.
106. Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 8th - “Don’t stare directly into it, but, right behind me, is that . . . ?”
107. Old-Fashioned Know-How - Kids today! You ever fought a forest fire that you yourself started? You ever had thirteen kids by seventeen different women?
108. Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Cocktails with George and Martha,” “Cahokia Jazz,” “The Limits,” and “The Tower.”
110. The Truth Behind the Slouching Epidemic - From the onset of the twentieth century, poor posture has been associated with poverty, bad health, and even civilizational decadence. But does the real problem lie elsewhere?
111. Peter de Sève’s “Undercover” - The artist depicts the feathered friends behind the celebratory soundtrack of the season.
112. Maya Hawke Goes Back to School - The “Stranger Things” actress, and college dropout, explains why she visited her brother at Brown before writing her new studio album, “Chaos Angel.”
113. Park Chan-wook Gets the Picture He Wants - With “The Sympathizer,” the director of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” comes to American television.
114. Battling Under a Canopy of Russian and Ukrainian Drones - The commander of one of Ukraine’s most skilled units sent his men on a dangerous mission that required them to elude a swarm of aerial threats.
115. Maggie Rogers’s Journey from Viral Fame to Religious Studies - The singer-songwriter’s sudden celebrity made her a kind of minister without training. So she went and got some.
117. “Finistère,” by Kevin Barry - A man travelling alone in his morbid fifties does not talk to a girl in her teens without family or guardian in sight, especially not in this black romantic mood.
118. Why Israel’s Approach to Civilian Casualties May Not Affect U.S. Support - An analyst with the International Crisis Group on how strikes are being carried out in Gaza and whether the Biden Administration is ignoring American laws by continuing to provide Netanyahu with military aid.
119. Jessica Tisch, the Ex-N.Y.P.D. Official Trying to Tame New York’s Trash - The city has lived in filth for decades. Can Jessica Tisch, a scion of one of the country’s richest families, finally clean up the streets?
120. “Love Song, with Removed Cyst,” by Sharon Olds - “He lies on his side, I lie on my back, / he keeps the hand elevated / on my breast.”
121. Kevin Barry Reads “Finistère” - The author reads his story from the April 15, 2024, issue of the magazine.
122. The Warhol “Superstar” Candy Darling and the Fight to Be Seen - The sui-generis trans actress inspired works by Warhol, Lou Reed, and others, yet never broke through to the mainstream herself. A new book captures the brilliant persona she created.
123. The Attack on Black History In Schools - Why are so many states restricting what schools can teach about racism? Two leading journalist-historians discuss the efforts to ban or rewrite the teaching of Black history.
124. In the Kitchen with Joan Nathan, the Grande Dame of Jewish Cooking - Any home cook who’s hosted a Passover Seder or a Rosh Hashanah dinner has likely consulted a recipe by Joan Nathan.
125. Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court Majority: You’re Doing It Wrong - In our system of government, the Constitution has the final say. But it doesn’t come with a user manual.
127. The Mail - Letters respond to Rachel Monroe’s piece on Julien’s Auctions, Paige Williams’s article on retail theft, Doreen St. Felix’s piece on Bryan Stevenson’s Legacy Sites, and Jackson Arn’s review of the Whitney Biennial.
129. Maggie Nelson on the Conversations She Wants to Be Having - The author of “The Argonauts” and the new collection “Like Love” discusses the performative aspect of writing, reading her old work, and becoming “lightly interested” in genre for the first time.
130. “The People’s Joker” Is an Outlaw Vision of the Superhero Movie - Vera Drew’s D.I.Y. parody of “Joker” has all the wild humor and transgressive freedom of John Waters’s films.
131. Mike Tyson Enters His Renaissance-Man Period - The fifty-seven-year-old boxer, weed mogul, and actor—he stars in “Asphalt City” opposite Sean Penn—perspires, philosophizes, prepares for his fight with Jake Paul.
132. Joe Biden and U.S. Policy Toward Israel - After six months of war, has Israel’s killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers compelled the President to do more to save lives in Gaza?
133. After the World Central Kitchen Attack, How Far Will Biden Shift on Israel? - “There is a degree to which Biden has looked around and realized,” Evan Osnos says, “that he had to catch up to where the country was.”
134. Josef Koudelka Could Locate Beauty Anywhere - His latest show is titled “Industry,” a word that defines not just the subject matter but the artist.
135. The Day Ram Dass Died - He taught me to be more curious, present, and self-loving. His final lesson was more surprising.
136. Nayib Bukele’s Authoritarian Appeal - El Salvador’s President has targeted critics, sent troops into the legislature, and violated the country’s constitution to maintain his hold on power. Why is he still so popular at home and abroad?
137. Waking Up to a New York City Earthquake - After the most powerful quake in more than a century, the city was full of stories, arm-waving, and whispers of California.
138. The Attack on Black History, with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jelani Cobb - Why are so many states legislating restrictions on what schools can teach about racism? Plus, the film critic Justin Chang on what he’s looking forward to seeing in 2024.
140. Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 5th - “In light of national and world events, we’ve repealed our no-crying-at-your-desk policy.”
141. The Unexpected Delight of “Sasquatch Sunset” - In David and Nathan Zellner’s other films, the action often feels fabricated to yield images of twee idiosyncrasy. There is no similar sense of contrivance here.
142. Andrew Scott Joins the Pantheon of Talented Mr. Ripleys - Also: a Polaroid-inspired oratorio at PAC NYC, the mesmerizing art of Francesca Woodman, a documentary about Kim’s Video, and more.
143. A Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse - Eclipses dazzled the ancient world. Now that we understand them better, they may be even more miraculous.
144. It’s Time to Show Trump Speeches Again - Mainstream networks have become too guarded about airing the views of Trump and his supporters in their own words.
145. Hyper-Telegenic Noodles, at Okiboru House of Udon - The beguilingly wide Himokawa udon noodles at this new East Village spot are already famous, thanks to fervent foodie TikTokers.
146. Donald Trump’s Amnesia Advantage - The 2024 race comes down to just how much America has lost its collective mind about its disastrous former President.
147. Is the Fight Against Climate Change Losing Momentum? - Some financial institutions are backing away from emission pledges.
148. The Salacious Glossiness of Netflix’s Prince Andrew Drama, “Scoop” - Rufus Sewell and Gillian Anderson star in a re-creation of an infamous BBC interview that feels like a hallucinated episode of “The Crown.”
149. Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 4th - “And so, freaked out about the coming election, they moved to France and lived happily ever after.”
150. The Fight to Restore Abortion Rights in Texas - With a statewide ban in effect, an unlikely political coalition works to insure that women can get lifesaving care.
151. Depressing! You Cumulatively Spend Three Days a Year Playing a Game You Enjoy - Just think about how many better ways you could be spending that time—like by doing something you hate.
152. Why We Want What Tom Ripley Has - Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel, “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” tells the story of a grifter who goes to unthinkable lengths to assume a life style he covets. In the age of influencers, “Ripley” is more winning than ever.
153. How Should Reporters Cover Donald Trump? - As Trump faces his first criminal trial in New York, reporters continue to encounter challenges in covering the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee and his supporters.
154. When the World Goes Quiet - “The Hearing Test” probes the inner life of a narrator stricken by sudden deafness.
155. The Meltdown at a Middle School in a Liberal Town - A post-pandemic fight about racism, the respectful treatment of trans kids, and the role of teachers’ unions has divided Amherst, Massachusetts.
156. “Coup de Chance,” Reviewed: Woody Allen Reëmerges with a Movie About Getting Away with Murder - The director’s films have often specialized in denunciation and retribution, and the comedic thriller “Coup de Chance,” set in Paris, fits this pattern all too plainly.
157. Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 3rd - “Someday you could be President, if you work hard and raise obscene amounts of money.”
158. Can Chicago Manage Its Migrant Crisis? - Hosting tens of thousands of new arrivals has stoked Black residents’ sense of neglect.
159. Beyond Country: Forthcoming Beyoncé Albums in Surprising Genres - A German-synth-pop record: Notable tracks include “If I Were Ein Boy,” “All the Single Fräulein,” and “Hälo.”
160. Trump’s Social-Media Potemkin Village - After an I.P.O. last week, Truth Social is confronting the gaping incongruity between its valuation and the paltry reality of its product.
161. Conductors Had One Job. Now They Have Three or Four - Klaus Mäkelä and the age of the multitasking maestro.
162. What a Right-Wing Militia Sounds Like, From the Inside - “Chameleon: The Michigan Plot” is the latest podcast to show how extremist groups pair dangerous beliefs with an ordinary desire for community.
163. Biden’s Increasingly Contradictory Israel Policy - A former State Department official explains the Administration’s sharpening public critique of Israel’s war and simultaneous refusal to “impose a single cost or consequence.”
165. What You’ve Been Missing in My Instagram’s “My Close Friends” - The photo of the weird spill on my jeans is exclusively for my Instagram close friends, sorry.
166. Can Beyoncé Ever Burn Down the Barn? - On “Cowboy Carter,” the artist wants to make “Beyoncé” the synecdoche for an American, but the album highlights only her singularity.
167. Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 1st - “I’m so happy to have something new to point out on our walks.”
168. “Bozo,” by Souvankham Thammavongsa - I wanted to invite him to my place, to ask when his shift was over. But he probably got questions like that every night.
169. The Brazilian Special-Forces Unit Fighting to Save the Amazon - As miners ravage Yanomami lands, combat-trained environmentalists work to root them out.
171. Dervish’s Post-St. Patrick’s Day Pilgrimage - An Irish band crisscrosses the Bronx to pay respects at the grave of Michael Coleman, a Sligo fiddler who revived the genre.
172. So You Think You’ve Been Gaslit - What happens when a niche clinical concept becomes a ubiquitous cultural diagnosis.
173. Scooter Braun and the Twilight of the Music Manager - Colonel Tom Parker made Elvis an icon; Brian Epstein bled for the Beatles. But these days the all-powerful backstage hustler looks more and more like a relic of the past.
174. David Van Taylor Revives a Late Friend’s Passion Project - Jamie Livingston had a Spidey sense for when to take a photo; a new oratorio featuring his one-Polaroid-a-day habit opens at PAC NYC.
175. Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads “Bozo” - The author reads her story from the April 8, 2024, issue of the magazine.
179. Amitava Kumar and the Novel of the Translated Man - In “My Beloved Life,” a father is resurrected by his children, and an ordinary life transcends its station.
181. Kara Swisher on Tech Billionaires: “I Don’t Think They Like People” - One of the most influential Silicon Valley reporters chronicles the rise of an industry, and moguls like Elon Musk, in “Burn Book.”
182. Pascal Campion’s “Into the Light” - The artist depicts stepping out of the subway into the overwhelming glow of the city.
183. The Mail - Letters respond to Andrew Marantz’s article about A.I. doomsayers, Emma Green’s report on the classical-education movement, and Maya Binyam’s Profile of Percival Everett.
184. The Lou Gehrig of Beer Guys - Reggie Duvalsaint, who is seeking to become the first seat vender to work at all sixty M.L.B. and N.F.L. stadiums, explains why he quit banking for hawking.
185. How Captain James Cook Got Away with Murder - When he died, admirers believed that he deserved the “gratitude of posterity.” Posterity, of course, has a mind of its own.
186. David Bezmozgis Reads Sarah Shun-lien Bynum - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “Likes,” which was published in a 2017 issue of The New Yorker.
187. The Hottest Restaurant in France Is an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet - Les Grands Buffets features a seven-tiered lobster tower, a chocolate fountain, and only what it considers traditional French food. Gourmands are willing to wait months for a table.
188. Mannequin Pussy, Set Loose from Big Tech Jail - The members of the punk band muse on the nature of profanity and describe how their name got shadow-banned by TikTok and Amazon’s Alexa.
189. Our Environmental Pledge - Because we are so dedicated to the future of this planet, our C-suite will no longer use the company’s private jets to drag-race in the sky.
190. How Chinese Students Experience America - COVID, guns, anti-Asian violence, and diplomatic relations have complicated the ambitions of the some three hundred thousand college students who come to the U.S. each year.
191. Vampire Weekend’s “Only God Was Above Us,” Reviewed - The band’s new album, “Only God Was Above Us,” is a treatise on inheritance, decay, generational dissonance, and the delicate idea of choosing optimism.
192. Restaurant Review: Caribbean Staples Made “Healthy as a Motha” - HAAM, in Williamsburg, veganizes Dominican and Trinidadian food without diminishing it.
193. In Praise of the Benediction - Whether it’s a sombre Good Friday service or the trumpets of Easter Sunday, the blessing confers both the promise of a future and a surrender to its uncertainty.
194. Joe Biden’s Texas Showdown - In some ways, Gregg Abbott, as the governor of a border state, poses a more acute political problem for the President than Donald Trump does.
195. Black Holes Are Even Weirder Than You Imagined - It’s now thought that they could illuminate fundamental questions in physics, settle questions about Einstein’s theories, and even help explain the universe.
197. The Trump Stock Bubble: How Long Will It Last? - On paper, a Wall Street deal to take public the former President’s social-media company has given him a windfall of nearly $4.9 billion. But the stock is grossly overvalued and Trump can’t sell it immediately.
198. “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show” Is Exhibitionism as Art - Two years after “Rothaniel,” the comedian has committed another moving—and deeply entertaining—act of self-exposure.
199. Alicia Keys Returns to Her Roots with Her New Musical, “Hell’s Kitchen” - In her musical opening on Broadway, Keys tells a story very much like her own life—but don’t call it autobiographical. Plus, Rhiannon Giddens on the Black roots of country music.
200. It’s Shohei Ohtani Season in L.A. - Even before the startling accusations made against Ohtani’s interpreter, the Dodgers’ star was seemingly at the center of civic life.
202. Daily Cartoon: Friday, March 29th - “I don’t mind them making effigies of us in chocolate, but biting off the ears is too much.”
203. Harrowing Melodrama in “A Different Man” - Also: Emotion experiments in “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,” the art of Sonia Delaunay, Reyna Tropical’s electro-cumbia, and more.
204. Online Gambling Is Changing Sports for the Worse - Betting should be legal, but pro leagues and major networks are undermining the value of sports in a bid to get in on the action.
205. The Rise and Fall of the Trad Wife - Alena Kate Pettitt helped lead an online movement promoting domesticity. Now she says, “It’s become its own monster.”
206. This Easter, Is Christianity Still Promulgating Antisemitism? - The Gospel narratives of the passion and death of Jesus have, across centuries, framed how Jews are perceived.
207. The Enchanting Archaeological Romance of “La Chimera” - The ghosts of the past haunt Alice Rohrwacher’s fourth feature, which stars Josh O’Connor as a tomb raider nursing a broken heart.
209. How Andy Kim Took on New Jersey’s Political Machine - In his bid for the Senate, the third-term congressman had to overcome a challenge from the state’s First Lady—and a Democratic Party system that favors the powers that be.
210. Kate Middleton and the Internet’s Communal Fictions - In the months leading up to the announcement of Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, online sleuths created a vivid fictional world explaining her absence. When conspiracy steps in, where does that leave reality?
211. “The Who’s Tommy” Plays the Old Pinball - The 1993 musical’s already bizarre story, derived from Pete Townshend’s beautiful 1969 album, is even less clear in Des McAnuff’s reanimation for Broadway.
212. Can We Get Kids Off Smartphones? - We know that social media is bad for young people, who need more time—and freedom—offline. But the collective will to fix this problem is hard to find.
213. Cillian Murphy’s Bedtime Routine - 5 P.M.: Call ’round to the pub and dine on a hearty meal of potatoes, bangers, and the knowledge that you are Christopher Nolan’s favorite.
214. Should Big Tech Stop Moderating Content? - We know that social media breeds propaganda, misinformation, and feelings of isolation among users, especially children. How do we resist its effects without encroaching on civil liberties?
215. The Shameless Oral Arguments in the Supreme Court’s Abortion-Pill Case - Even some conservative Justices seemed unpersuaded by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine’s claims.
217. Flipping the Script on Trans Medical Encounters - Noah Schamus and Brit Fryer’s short film offers a vision of how physicians and trans patients can meet one another on equal footing.
218. How Kate Middleton Shamed the Internet - After the princess’s cancer diagnosis, some who had pushed conspiracy theories about her absence seemed chastened. Others were less contrite.
219. Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About Whether Trump Is a Fascist - In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.
221. The Aftermath of China’s Comedy Crackdown - Standup flourished during the pandemic. Now performers fear the state—and audience members.
222. “The Real Housewives of Roku City” - These ladies bring tons of drama and are no strangers to a TV screen.
223. Percival Everett’s Philosophical Reply to “Huckleberry Finn” - In his new novel, “James,” Everett explores how an emblem of American slavery can write himself into being.
224. Canoeing in a Superfund Site - Paddling in the Gowanus Canal, in Brooklyn, has inspired one recovering lawyer to write poetry about toxic sludge, floating condoms, and gentrification.
225. Why the Biden Administration Is Suing Apple and Investigating Big Grocers - A new generation of trustbusters is trying to use anti-monopoly laws to roll back concentrations of economic power.
226. New York City Travel Posters Through the Decades - Images from a century past showcase colorful dreams of a magnetic metropolis.
228. Casting Call! “January 6th: The Movie”! - Who will play the QAnon Shaman? Can Gritty find a role?
229. Mark Ulriksen’s “Standing Guard” - The artist depicts the tail-wagging occasion of the first signs of spring.
230. A Dutch Architect’s Vision of Cities That Float on Water - What if building on the water could be safer and sturdier than building on flood-prone land?
232. Bryan Stevenson Reclaims the Monument, in the Heart of the Deep South - The civil-rights attorney has created a museum, a memorial, and, now, a sculpture park, indicting the city of Montgomery—a former capital of the domestic slave trade and the cradle of the Confederacy.
234. You Say You Want a Revolution. Do You Know What You Mean by That? - Two new books, by Fareed Zakaria and Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, demonstrate the concept’s allure and perils.
235. Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Ashoka,” “Pax Economica,” “Here in Avalon,” and “Bitter Water Opera.”
237. Adam Gopnik on Hitler’s Rise to Power - The writer considers how Hitler came to power, and what it tells us about the 2024 election.
238. Lila Neugebauer Interrogates the Ghosts of “Uncle Vanya” - A director of the modern uncanny steers the first Broadway production of Chekhov’s masterpiece in twenty years.
239. Has Capitalism Been Replaced by “Technofeudalism”? - The former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis argues in his new book that Big Tech has turned us into digital serfs. One solution? A “Star Trek”-based economy.
240. What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? - Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.
241. The Escher Quartet and Igor Levit Test Musical Limits - The chamber ensemble played all six of Bartók’s string quartets, and the pianist played devilishly difficult transcriptions of symphonic scores by Mahler and Beethoven.
242. “Allah Have Mercy,” by Mohammed Naseehu Ali - I was aware that my daring escape had made Uncle look like a fool, and I knew that from that evening on I would be in the crosshairs of his vengeance.
243. Regina King (No Relation to M.L.K.!) Takes on Shirley Chisholm - The actress hikes in Shirley Chisholm State Park and explains why she felt moved to spend fifteen years on her Netflix bio-pic, “Shirley.”
244. Robert Downey, Jr. (Fuel-Efficiently) Pimps His Rides - The Oscar winner asked Chris Mazzilli, a vintage-car restorer, to turn his gas-guzzlers green, with vegan-leather interiors, solar panels, and e-bike chargers.
245. Signs You Should Give Up on a Book - You’re using the book to squash bugs; you’re waiting for the book to initiate physical contact; you can’t stop thinking about Gary Oldman movies.
246. The Mail - Letters respond to Jackson Arn’s piece about a Keith Haring biography and James Wood’s review of Marilynne Robinson’s “Reading Genesis.”
247. Mohammed Naseehu Ali Reads “Allah Have Mercy” - The author reads his story from the April 1, 2024, issue of the magazine.
248. When New York Made Baseball and Baseball Made New York - The rise of the sport as we know it was centered in Gotham, where big stadiums, heroic characters, and epic sportswriting once produced a pastime that bound a city together.
249. The Face of Donald Trump’s Deceptively Savvy Media Strategy - The former President and his spokesman, Steven Cheung, like to hurl insults at their political rivals, but behind the scenes the campaign has maintained a cozy relationship with much of the mainstream press.
250. How Will Putin Respond to the Terrorist Attack in Moscow? - The Russian President has a long history of spinning lapses in security for his own political gain.
251. The Heartbreak of an English Football Team - The Netflix series “Sunderland ’Til I Die” serves as a thesis both for fandom and for the inevitability of its disappointments.
252. What the Abortion-Pill Battle Is Really About - The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case set in a reproductive-rights landscape upended by the Dobbs decision.
253. Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us - The “White Lotus” and “Sopranos” star discusses his formative first encounter with Martin Scorsese, his philosophy of acting, and the climate protest that just disrupted his Broadway début.
254. Life in a Luxury Hotel for New Moms and Babies - My month of rest, relaxation, and regret at a Taiwanese postpartum-care center.
255. The Political Books That Help Us Make Sense of 2024 - The works of fiction and nonfiction that offer clarity on the Trump-Biden rematch, U.S. foreign policy, and even Vladimir Putin.
256. The Moral Plea Behind Kate Middleton’s Cancer Disclosure - After weeks of conspiracy theories and online calls for her private medical information, the Princess of Wales offered an appeal for basic public decency.
257. Trump’s Authoritarian Pronouncements Recall a Dark History - Adam Gopnik considers how Hitler came to power, and what it tells us about the 2024 election. Plus, rewriting “Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of Jim.
258. What It Takes to Give Palestinians a Voice - A new poll conducted during war in Gaza and escalating tensions in the West Bank allows Palestinians to tell the world what they want for their future.
259. The Form-Blurring Fury of “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” - Radu Jude’s TikTok-tinged movie can be breathtakingly funny, but the absurdity is rooted in a powerful sense of outrage.
260. Daily Cartoon: Friday, March 22nd - “Why is it that you only start to worry about the flames once they reach you?”
261. Masterstroke Casting in “An Enemy of the People” - Jeremy Strong finds urgency and conversational menace in Ibsen’s 1882 drama, also with Michael Imperioli, in a new version by Amy Herzog, directed by Sam Gold.
262. The 2024 Whitney Biennial, Reviewed - The long-running survey has its usual missteps, but several works shine with wit and insight about the human body.
263. The Misguided Attempt to Control TikTok - The freedom to use social media is a First Amendment right, even if it’s one we should all avail ourselves of less often.
264. Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” Heads to Broadway - Also: The soft-rock palette of Arlo Parks, the tearjerker musical “The Notebook,” Eric Fischl’s paintings of bourgeois cocoons, and more.
265. Why Robert Hur Described Joe Biden as an “Elderly Man with a Poor Memory” - Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses her interview with the special counsel in the classified-documents investigation of President Biden, the first since he sparked an uproar with his description of Biden as having a deficient memory.
266. Exquisite Beach Vibes at Quique Crudo - A seafood-focussed counter from the owners of Casa Enrique—the first Mexican restaurant in the city to earn a Michelin star—opens in the West Village.
267. The Clown Suit of Middle Age - We all have a beast inside us, right? Well, middle age takes that beast and makes it wear a clown suit. Everything in you that was fun is now foolish and gross.
268. Why Robert Hur Called Biden an “Elderly Man with a Poor Memory” - In his first interview after the release of his controversial report, the former special counsel insists that it was not his job to write for the public.
269. Is It Finally Donald Trump’s Time to Pay Up? - The ex-President, triggered by the thought of losing Trump Tower, contemplates a 2024 reckoning.
270. How Lucy Sante Became the Person She Feared - In her memoir of transitioning in her sixties, the writer assesses the cost of suppressing her identity for decades.
271. The Brutal Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners - Since the attacks of October 7th, Israel has detained thousands of people from Gaza and the West Bank in detention camps and prisons.
272. Why Does the “Road House” Remake Pull Its Punches? - There’s lots of violence in Doug Liman’s update of the 1989 slugfest, but, despite the menacing presence of Jake Gyllenhaal, it’s more timid than its predecessor.
274. Beyond Mob Wife: The Next Wave of Aesthetic Trends - Gen Z Retiree: This is not a look—it’s a mind-set and life style, plus Crocs.
275. The Children Who Lost Limbs in Gaza - More than a thousand children who were injured in the war are now amputees. What do their futures hold?
276. Is Science Fiction the New Realism? - In an era of life-altering pandemics, advanced A.I., and climate catastrophe, anticipating the future can seem like a futile exercise. Is sci-fi our best chance at making sense of what’s to come?
277. Med Hondo’s Vital Political Cinema Comes to New York - The Mauritanian filmmaker, long active in France, reveals the legacy of colonialism in society at large and in the art of movies.
278. The Unkillable Appeal of Multilevel Marketing - The M.L.M. presents an ingenious—and very American—marriage of prosperity theology and conservative gender roles.
279. For Black Women, Embracing Natural Hair Is About More Than Style - Lindsay Opoku-Acheampong’s film “Textures” follows three women through the private and meaningful rituals of caring for their hair.
280. Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, March 20th - “After dancing and embroidery, you’ll have to learn Photoshop.”
281. Ada Limón Reads Carrie Fountain - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “You Belong to the World,” by Carrie Fountain, and her own poem “Hell or High Water.”
282. The Art of the Robocall - “Lennox Mutual,” a one-on-one immersive theatrical experience, raises questions about performance, A.I., and corporate culture.
283. Boston’s Mayor Makes Friends—and Enemies—with Her Focus on Housing - In one of the country’s most expensive cities, Michelle Wu is pursuing ambitious policies intended to reverse inequality and a declining population.
284. A Financial Reckoning for Donald Trump - The former President’s inability to secure a $464-million bond in his New York civil fraud case is a reminder of the deep legal and financial peril he’s in.
285. Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, March 19th - “March is great. You can binge all four seasons in one day.”
286. Films That Have Been Rewritten Now That Everyone Is Talking About Polyamory - “Lord of the Rings”: The four hobbits all move in together. No judgy hobbit can say anything, because they did save Middle Earth.
287. The Lifelike Illusions of A.I. - Animators, toy designers, and video-game creators have spent decades creating believable fictional characters. Are artificial-intelligence researchers doing the same?
288. The Best Bio-Pics Ever Made - The genre presents very particular artistic challenges, but here are thirty-three films that transcend them.
289. A Musical for—and About—Grammar Sticklers - “The Angry Grammarian” asks whether two lovebirds can overcome differing opinions on the Oxford comma.
290. Daily Cartoon: Monday, March 18th - “Sigh. . . . That was a relaxing weekend, but now it’s time to dive back into royal conspiracy theories.”
291. How Julien’s Auctions Leads the Booming Market in Celebrity Memorabilia - As the art market cools, Julien’s Auctions earns millions selling celebrity ephemera—and used its connections to help Kim Kardashian borrow Marilyn Monroe’s J.F.K.-birthday dress.
292. Gustav Klimt at the Neue Galerie, Reviewed - The artist can still dazzle, but his achievements sometimes come at the cost of passion or purpose.
293. “Untitled,” by Nasser Rabah (translated, from the Arabic, by Emna Zghal, Khaled al-Hilli, and Ammiel Alcalay) - “And a day goes by, and tanks, and the sky a festival of kids flying kites, and blood / flowed behind a panting car.”
294. The Mail - Letters respond to Kathryn Schulz’s piece about space weather and Jay Caspian Kang’s article about Elizabeth Hoover.
295. An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children - Jamaica Kincaid’s alphabet of the colonized world, with illustrations by Kara Walker.
296. The Bodega as Chaotic Good, the Salad Joint as Neutral Evil - Christine Mi imagines a Dungeons & Dragons-style alignment system for New York storefronts.
297. Klaas Verplancke’s “On the Grid” - The artist blends the preferred pastimes and stylish attire of New York’s commuters.
298. “Neighbors,” by Zach Williams - Here was his chance to descend the stairs and exit the house. But he didn’t do it.
299. “3 Body Problem” Is a Rare Species of Sci-Fi Epic - The Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin’s trilogy mixes heady theoretical questions with genuine spectacle and heart.
300. How Candida Royalle Set Out to Reinvent Porn - As a feminist in the adult-film industry, she believed the answer wasn’t banning porn; it was better porn.