A Worthy Heir to David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon
In Wellness, Nathan Hill recounts a love story, but also much, much more.
‘We Must Never Forget the Evil That Occurred to Individuals With Developmental Disabilities’
Readers respond to our September 2023 cover story.
Lest Darkness Fall
There’s still time to avert a new dark age.
America Is About to See Way More Driverless Cars
Robotaxis are now picking up riders in L.A. and Houston—and facing a whole new set of challenges.
Judge Chutkan’s Impossible Choice
Which itself is only going to lead to more impossible choices.
An Awkward Evolutionary Theory for One of Pregnancy’s Biggest Complications
Some of our species’ most peculiar sexual traits could be guards against preeclampsia.
Poland Shows That Autocracy Is Not Inevitable
The ruling party tried to use the Polish state to hold on to power, but voters rejected the effort.
Taylor Swift Did What Hollywood Studios Could Not
Her record-breaking concert film brought viewers to the theater in droves during a tricky season for cinema.
What Hamas Wants
The straightforward explanation that the experts missed
A ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Over the Americas
Images of this weekend’s amazing celestial phenomenon, and some of its many observers
Photos: Evacuation of Gaza City
Scenes from northern Gaza, where Israel has ordered more than 1 million residents to leave
Animals Are Avoiding Us
Humans have an image problem. But we might be able to use it for good.
Why Children Are Everywhere in Louise Glück’s Poetry
By placing mothers and their babies at the center of her poems, the Nobel laureate explored a world made of reality and myth.
Newt Gingrich’s Degraded Legacy
Gingrich had a vision of what America ought to be about. But his successors seem dour and unimaginative in their pugnacity.
Something Is Golden in the State of Denmark
Can Novo Nordisk’s success really be a problem for the Danish economy?
She Who Remembers
A short story
Black Success, White Backlash
Black prosperity has provoked white resentment that can make life exhausting for people of color—and it has led to the undoing of policies that have nurtured Black advancement.
Pete Davidson Might Be the Comedic Hero We Need Now. No, Really.
The SNL alum returned to host the show’s much-anticipated return—and was somehow the perfect choice for it.
Explaining Pain
A poem for Sunday
How Starbucks Perfected Autumn
The pumpkin spice latte has defined fall for 20 years.