The New Yorker
Borderlands
The Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski has made a career out of examining the mysteries of borders, both spiritual and political. His latest film retraces a road trip that Thomas Mann took in 1949, across a scarred and divided Germany. Anthony Lane reports.
Today’s Mix
Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War
The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress’s top target.
How the “Cornell Seven” Rape Case Became a National Scandal
The dismal responses from both the D.A. and the university reveal a larger pattern of institutional carelessness.
Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans
The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups.
Zoe Kazan’s Heady and Bighearted “East of Eden”
While Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist duke it out as John Steinbeck’s Trask brothers, Florence Pugh’s Cathy is a gothic villain you can’t help but root for.
“Verity” Is a Criminal Waste of Talent
The melodramatic power of Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway is squandered in a romantic tale that’s ludicrously muddled by suspicions of monstrous misdeeds.
Hockey Dads and Hockey Sons
Parenting is a practice. You learn from your mistakes and then repeat them anyway.
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
The Humanism Driving the Anti-A.I. Movement
At the Pro-Human Assembly in D.C., attendees talked less about jobs and policy, and more about their philosophy of life.
The President vs. the Press
Donald Trump’s behavior cannot be called unexpected at this point. What was noteworthy last week, however, was the way that the media responded.
Iran’s Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump
After a heated week at the U.N. General Assembly, a new ceasefire proposal came and apparently went.
Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers
A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died.
Susan Collins’s Maine Money Machine
The senator uses her seniority in Congress to bring significant resources to her state. Is that enough for voters who hate her party?
There Is No A.I. “Race”
We’re constantly told that Chinese advances would have catastrophic consequences. But the first to innovate is rarely the one who wins.
Danger Drive
The Million Dollar Highway, in the mountains of southwestern Colorado, is prone to rockfall and avalanches, and is the site of horrific crashes and courageous rescues. Why doesn’t anyone want to fix one of America’s scariest roads?
The Critics
Tom Cruise Is a Scream—and a Gas—in “Digger”
In Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s conceptually elaborate apocalyptic farce, hectoring satire and visual sublimity fight to a draw.
Is What We’re Watching True or False?
A.I. is everywhere, and it’s often hard to tell what’s even real.
“Resident Evil” Is Fun, but Soulless. What Else Could It Be?
Zach Cregger has made a great video-game movie, in part by leaving out the things that make a Zach Cregger movie great.
When “Gender Deception” Is a Crime
A new book revisits a notorious British sexual-assault trial in which a woman was convicted of posing as a man in bed.
“NAZA” Puts Israel Face to Face with the War in Gaza
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In this documentary, Israeli military and intelligence sources reveal systems, policies, and practices that have resulted in high numbers of civilian deaths and widespread destruction.
Gut Renos of Ionesco and Chekhov
In “Delirium” and “The Cherry Orchard,” experimental directors smash up and rebuild classic plays.
Why America Looks the Way It Does
From vast grids to winding suburbs, Americans have spent two centuries remaking the landscape around property.
Our Columnists
Mayors vs. Nationalists
Leaders of cities around the world are standing up for democracy, even if the leaders of their countries are not.
Individual Choices Won’t Fix America’s Public Schools
Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to a struggling local school and has come to regret it. But personalizing the problem is the wrong approach.
Caleb Hammer’s Humiliation Economy
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The host of “Financial Audit,” a popular YouTube series, claims that his goal is to make his viewers more financially literate, with his down-and-out interviewees serving as extreme test cases for what not to do.
Taryn Simon’s Father Figures
In a new show at the Guggenheim, the artist grapples with patriotism and patriarchy through the long career of an anonymous F.B.I. agent.
What We’re Reading
A book that offers a new account of how antifascism became a vital part of Americans’ self-conception; a short-story collection by the Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann; and more.
Ideas
Is A.I. Above the Law?
A.I. agents can already collaborate, deceive their creators, and break rules. Soon, androids may be doing the same in the physical world, and our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.
Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine?
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner.
What’s Really Behind the Baby Bust?
People say they want more children than they’re having. Is modern life stopping them—or have our ideas about a good life changed?
Should the Classroom Be More Like the Gym?
As A.I. presses harder on the academic enterprise, we might look to a place where process is its own reward.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The quandary faced by government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice.
“The Journey”
Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? A five-part podcast series investigates a scandal that threatens to undermine the surrogacy industry.
Puzzles & Games
Take a break and play.
The Cellmate Who Taught Me the Codes of Russian Prison
On the outside, we would have never been friends. But in our small shared space we established a delicate rapport.
In Case You Missed It
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It happened like this. The availability of bread was in a phase of so-called temporary difficulties. There was a crush of many hundreds outside the bread shops. The limit was two kilos per person, and no ration cards had been instituted yet. The family of Gleb Nerzhin’s wife, Nadya, had gone three days without bread, but Gleb had grown up during the first Five-Year Plan and had mastered the art of waiting in line or in a milling crowd, of sprinting and scrounging.Continue reading »
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