What ‘Intifada Revolution’ Looks Like
Some Columbia students are embracing extreme rhetoric.
For Xi Jinping, Religion Is Power
As Tibetan Buddhism spreads through China, Xi sees an opportunity to consolidate his rule.
No Subject
A poem for Sunday
What Will Biden’s Stance on Israel Mean for His Campaign?
“The actual war is in Gaza, but you wouldn't know it from news coverage this week of American campuses.”
Milk’s Identity Crisis
The ubiquity of plant-based alternatives has challenged ideas about what the word encompasses.
Oh Great, Spiders Can Swim
They can eat, breathe, and reproduce underwater too.
When the National Guard Arrived at Kent State, Images From 1970
Photographs from a pivotal day in American history
ElevenLabs Is Building an Army of Voice Clones
A tiny start-up has made some of the most convincing AI voices. Are its creators ready for the chaos they’re unleashing?
Is Venezuela Serious About Invading Guyana?
A war between two Latin American states is nearly unimaginable. Then again, so was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Utter Absurdity of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. Running as ‘Outsiders’
Can you believe the chutzpah of these two?
Trump’s VP Search Is Different This Time
His 2024 considerations are less about logic or persuasion and more about personality.
The Thingification of AI
The broken-gadget era is upon us.
Racehorses Have No Idea What’s Going On
If you give a horse a trophy, will he even know he raced?
Poetry Is an Act of Hope
Through verse, we can perhaps come closest to capturing events that exist beyond our capacity to describe.
Medieval Pets Had One of Humanity’s Most Cursed Diseases
Medieval people had a lot of leprosy. So did their pet squirrels.
Don’t Both-Sides This One, Joe
Biden’s speech about anti-Semitism is a test of courage as well as compassion.
House Republicans Showed Up at a Campus Protest. Of Course.
Just what the college unrest needed: political theater
When Writers Silence Writers
PEN America and the authoritarian spirit
The Blindness of Elites
Walter Kirn and the empty politics of defiance
How Do You Make a Genuinely Weird Mainstream Movie?
Jane Schoenbrun, the director of the unsettling new film I Saw the TV Glow, has some ideas.