By Cal Newport
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
By Kyle Chayka
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.
By Jessica Winter
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.”
By Doreen St. Félix
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.
By Barry Blitt
The Ghosts of Gracie Mansion Meet Mr. Mamdani
The Mayor will see you now.
By Ruth Marcus
How the Supreme Court Defines Liberty
Recent memoirs by the Justices reveal how a new vision of restraint has led to radical outcomes.
By Jessica Winter
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.
By nkoo Kang
“Death by Lightning” Dramatizes the Assassination America Forgot
The new Netflix miniseries makes the 1881 killing of President James Garfield feel thrillingly current.
By Jessica Winter
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.
By Helen Rosner
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.
By Helen Rosner
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.
By Hannah Goldfield
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?
By Hannah Goldfield
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.
By Richard Brody
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.
By Richard Brody
“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.
By Richard Brody
“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.
By Richard Brody
“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.