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The Human Toll of the Suspension of SNAP
The food-assistance program serves around forty-two million Americans. In Texas, even people with decent jobs are feeling the pain.
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What Was the American Revolution For?
Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.
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The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Their health effects extend far beyond official death tolls.
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Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age
The director revived the cozy mystery with “Knives Out.” In a new sequel, can he find his way to the end of the maze?
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Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
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Governments and Billionaires Retreat Ahead of COP30 Climate Talks
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.
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Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?
What the Party got out of the longest government closure in American history.
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David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service
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That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.
Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.
Movies
“Peter Hujar’s Day” Gives the Past a New Life
Ira Sachs’s film, starring Ben Whishaw as the renowned photographer and Rebecca Hall as his interviewer, is a personal memorial for the protagonist and his milieu.
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“Die My Love” Is Smaller Than Life
Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson exert themselves strenuously to give this fervent drama of marriage and motherhood a semblance of reality.
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“Fire of Wind” Is a Bold and Inspired Début
The first feature by the Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus, featuring nonprofessional actors in natural settings, explores and expands modern traditions of political cinema.
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Why Can’t A.I. Manage My E-Mails?
Chatbots can pass the Turing test—but they can’t yet handle an office worker’s inbox.
Books & Culture
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
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he Mess at the BBC Will Never End
The public broadcaster desperately needs the public to believe in it. Between its own stumbles and ceaseless right-wing hostility, it is in danger of losing its way.
Reporting & Essays
What Was the American Revolution For?
Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.
Commentary
The Human Toll of the Suspension of SNAP
The food-assistance program serves around forty-two million Americans. In Texas, even people with decent jobs are feeling the pain.
Commentary
The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Their health effects extend far beyond official death tolls.
Reporting & Essays
Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age
The director revived the cozy mystery with “Knives Out.” In a new sequel, can he find his way to the end of the maze?
Reporting & Essays
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
Commentary
Governments and Billionaires Retreat Ahead of COP30 Climate Talks
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.
Commentary
Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?
What the Party got out of the longest government closure in American history.
Reporting & Essays
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service
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That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.
Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.
Movies
“Peter Hujar’s Day” Gives the Past a New Life
Ira Sachs’s film, starring Ben Whishaw as the renowned photographer and Rebecca Hall as his interviewer, is a personal memorial for the protagonist and his milieu.
Movies
“Die My Love” Is Smaller Than Life
Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson exert themselves strenuously to give this fervent drama of marriage and motherhood a semblance of reality.
Movies
“Fire of Wind” Is a Bold and Inspired Début
The first feature by the Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus, featuring nonprofessional actors in natural settings, explores and expands modern traditions of political cinema.
Books & Culture
Why Can’t A.I. Manage My E-Mails?
Chatbots can pass the Turing test—but they can’t yet handle an office worker’s inbox.
Books & Culture
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
Books & Culture
The Allure—and the Policing—of Subway Surfing
Mayor Eric Adams’s administration has wrapped an expansion of invasive surveillance in the apolitical packaging of saving teen-agers from their addled selves.
Books & Culture
The Ghosts of Gracie Mansion Meet Mr. Mamdani
The Mayor will see you now.
Books
How the Supreme Court Defines Liberty
Recent memoirs by the Justices reveal how a new vision of restraint has led to radical outcomes.
Books
The Grim Resonance of “The Innocents of Florence”
A slim, compelling book about one of the first orphanages in Europe contains painful echoes of the present.
Books
The Lessons of “The Perfect Neighbor”
A new documentary, now on Netflix, shows how disconnected from one another Americans have become—and also how cohesive some of us still are.
Food
Helen, Help Me: How Do I Get Beyond Tripadvisor?
Our food critic advises a reader on where to find out-of-town restaurant recommendations, and answers another about a salad-dressing shortcut.
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Mark Bittman’s Experiment in Sliding-Scale Fine Dining
Fine-dining restaurants are premised on exclusivity and scarcity. What happens when patrons can pay what they want?
Movies
The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
Richard Linklater’s dramatization of Jean-Luc Godard’s making of “Breathless” embraces the legend of the French New Wave and its enduring influence.
Food
The Surprising Endurance of Martha Stewart’s “Entertaining”
Home-cooking culture has leaned into the loose and unfussy. Stewart’s 1982 classic, newly reissued, makes the case for hosting as an endurance sport.
Books
“Death by Lightning” Dramatizes the Assassination America Forgot
The new Netflix miniseries makes the 1881 killing of President James Garfield feel thrillingly current.
Food
La Boca Is All Smoke, No Fire
The Argentinean chef Francis Mallmann is notorious for his love of cooking over open flames. With his New York début, he fizzles out.
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