The New Yorker
Bluesky’s Quest
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to build a nontoxic social-media site that gives power back to the user. Kyle Chayka reports.
Today’s Mix
“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”
The Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.
The Other Side of Signalgate
The Trump Administration’s extraordinary security breach has elicited shock, amusement, and anger. An eyewitness in Yemen describes what happened when the bombs started to fall.
The Trump Show Comes to the Kennedy Center
Can the fifty-four-year-old arts hub weather the next four years?
Will A.I. Save the News?
Artificial intelligence could hollow out the media business—but it also has the power to enhance journalism.
The Dire Wolf Is Back
Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s extinct ancestors. Is the woolly mammoth next?
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
At the Smithsonian, Donald Trump Takes Aim at History
The urge to police the past is hardly an invention of the Trump Administration. It is the reflexive obsession of autocrats everywhere.
Has Trump’s Legal Strategy Backfired?
Federal judges do not take well to being lied to or treated, as one put it, like idiots.
Donald Trump’s Ego Melts the Global Economy
On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the President announced he would single-handedly blow up a century’s worth of globalization.
The “Snow White” Controversy, Like Our Zeitgeist, Is Both Stupid and Sinister
Placing the failure of the live-action remake largely at Rachel Zegler’s feet is almost perversely flattering to her.
Fighting Elon Musk, One Tesla Dealership at a Time
“It’s ironic that, as a pro-democracy and pro-climate group, we’re protesting against electric cars,” one activist said.
Why Benjamin Netanyahu Is Going Back to War
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The public’s fears for the fate of the ceasefire and the hostages have become a struggle over the rule of law.
Katie Kitamura Knows We’re Faking It
The novelist discusses her new book, “Audition,” the role of performance in everyday life, and the trick of crafting a narrative that functions as a “Rorschach blot.”
The Critics
The Frick Returns, Richer Than Ever
After a few years away, the Frick Collection reopens with a renovated grandeur that marries Old Master power portraits to a domestic intimacy.
In “Dying for Sex,” Cancer and Kink Are Just the Beginning
The Michelle Williams-led series, about a woman seeking erotic fulfillment amid a terminal diagnosis, starts off as an unorthodox comedy—then deepens into something far better.
James C. Scott and the Art of Resistance
The late political scientist enjoined readers to look for opposition to authoritarian states not in revolutionary vanguards but in acts of quiet disobedience.
The Evolution of a Folk-Punk Hero
Nine years after retiring his alter ego, Pat the Bunny, Patrick Schneeweis is ready to sing again.
“Warfare” Offers a Hyperrealist Rebuke of the American War Movie
Alex Garland’s latest film, which he co-directed with the former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, dramatizes a little-known 2006 episode from the Iraq War.
The Second Season of “Wolf Hall” Surpasses Its Acclaimed Predecessor
In the culmination of the Hilary Mantel adaptation, Mark Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell becomes a more poignant figure, weighed down by regrets.
The Best Books We Read This Week
A vivid history that chronicles England’s bloodless taking of New Amsterdam from the Dutch; a twisted novel that examines motherhood and the arbitrary expectations of adulthood; a reverential portrait of the human-feline relationship; and more.
Our Columnists
The Launch of the Torpedo Bat
The New York Yankees quietly brought a physics experiment to the plate. Then came the home-run barrage.
The Shameless Redemption Tour of Jonathan Majors
In “Magazine Dreams,” the actor—who was found guilty of assault—plays a bodybuilder undone by the pressures of image-making. Majors has relied on the slippage between character and actor to facilitate his rebrand.
The Play Where Everyone Keeps Fainting
Dozens of audience members have lost consciousness watching Eline Arbo’s adaptation of “The Years.” The internet has come to believe that a conspiracy is afoot.
A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice
The Trump Administration wants to punish schools for student activism. Michael Roth, of Wesleyan, argues that colleges don’t have to roll over.
Ideas
Who Gets to Define Divorce?
Many recent memoirs chronicle the dissolution of relationships and the dissatisfactions of heterosexual marriages.
Why Catullus Continues to Seduce Us
Imbuing his work with a mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record of a divided and fascinating self.
Welcome to the Preschool Plague Years
Young children bring so much joy into their parents’ lives—and so, so many germs.
The Marriage Plot
In the cutthroat wedding industry, d.j.s, caterers, florists, and other venders are desperate to connect with spouses-to-be. The website the Knot offers to help. But does it have a “fake brides” problem?
The Heiress Who Blew a Vast Fortune on Fashion
Luisa Casati probably spent more money on clothes and jewels than any queen in history. Her fetishes and costumes no longer seem so outré. In 2003, Judith Thurman wrote about how an It Girl from the Belle Epoque spent like a royal and ended up penniless.
Puzzles & Games
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In Case You Missed It
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