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An ICE Killing Puts Minneapolis on the Brink
The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis. E. Tammy Kim reports.
Today’s Mix
What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time
Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.
How an Attack on Obamacare Saved Abortion in Wyoming
In the most conservative state in the U.S., libertarianism can lead in surprising directions.
Donald Trump Was Never an Isolationist
He once defied the G.O.P. by blasting military interventions. But what looked like anti-interventionism is really a preference for power freed from the pretense of principle.
The Delicious Anticipation–and, Yes, Release—of “Heated Rivalry”
The show, a sexy romance between two closeted hockey players, began on a small Canadian streaming platform, but has become a huge, unexpected hit.
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
What “The Pitt” Taught Me About Being a Doctor
It’s as if the show’s creators absorbed every important conversation in health care today—and somehow transfigured it into good television.
The Aggressive Ambitions of Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine”
After his assault on Venezuela, the President is turning his attention to the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
What Will Become of Venezuela’s Political Prisoners?
Jésus Armas, a prominent opposition leader, has been in prison in Caracas for the past year. With the country in turmoil, his mother worries about his fate.
How Did Astoria Become So Socialist?
Some people have started calling the neighborhood, which elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani, “the People’s Republic.”
J. D. Vance’s Notable Absence on Venezuela
Was the Vice-President’s exclusion from the operation in Venezuela an expression of his anti-interventionist ideology—or a political calculation?
Who’s Running Venezuela Now?
The country’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, is in the awkward position of having to appease two hard-line, opposing audiences.
The Robot and the Philosopher
In the age of A.I., we endlessly debate what consciousness looks like. Can a camera see things more clearly?
Goings On
Recommendations on what to read, eat, watch, listen to, and more.
Dances of the Georgian Court and Countryside
Brian Seibert on “Samaia,” a dance inspired by the country’s history, making its Carnegie Hall début. Plus: Jennifer Wilson on three cold-weather comforts.
In Tracy Letts’s “Bug,” Crazy Is Contagious
Emily Nussbaum reviews a Broadway revival that arrives at a moment when paranoia plots are everywhere.
“Dead Man’s Wire” Is a Tangle of Loose Threads
In dramatizing a real-life hostage crisis from 1977, Gus Van Sant teases out enticing themes that remain undeveloped, Richard Brody writes.
Mr. Mamdani’s (New) Neighborhood
The corner of the Upper East Side the Mayor will call home is both far and not so far from Astoria.
The Critics
The Zealous Voyagers of “Magellan” and “The Testament of Ann Lee”
In two historical bio-pics, the directors Lav Diaz and Mona Fastvold employ bold formal devices to hold their protagonists at a compelling remove.
Lagos Is a Vortex of Energy
In a recent book, “Èkó,” the photographer Ollie Babajide Tikare captures the messiness and hope of the Nigerian city.
The Gospel According to Emily Henry
How the best-selling author of “People We Meet on Vacation” channelled her love of rom-coms—and her religious upbringing—into a new kind of romance novel.
The Perils of Killing the Already Dead
Fear of what the dead might do to us didn’t start with Dracula, and it didn’t end with him, either.
How Consent Can—and Cannot—Help Us Have Better Sex
The idea is legally vital, but ultimately unsatisfying. Is there another way forward?
What Can Conversion Memoirs Tell Us?
Two recent books follow young religious converts down the winding back roads of belief.
Can We Save Wine from Wildfires?
The industry has lost billions of dollars, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution.
Our Columnists
Is Life a Game?
In “The Score,” the philosopher C. Thi Nguyen argues that play is the meaning of life.
ICE’s New-Age Propaganda
With its string of “wartime recruitment” ads, often featuring pop songs and familiar meme formats, the agency has weaponized social media against itself.
The Former Trump Skeptics Getting Behind His War in Venezuela
A onetime adviser to Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney argues that the U.S. has been “too cautious” in its use of force since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
What a Viral YouTube Video Says About the Future of Journalism
A streamer’s investigation of fraud in Minnesota garnered millions of views. His content was questionable, but his methods will likely inspire scores of imitators.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Big Breakup
The congresswoman split with the President over the Epstein files; then she quit. Where will she go from here?
Ideas
Why Millennials Love Prenups
Long the province of the ultra-wealthy, prenuptial agreements are being embraced by young people—including many who don’t have all that much to divvy up.
Dyslexia and the Reading Wars
Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
The Psychology of Fashion
Our garments offer glimpses of the unconscious; we may also choose them because they feel nothing like us—because they allow us, briefly, to become someone else.
What If Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
The Making of the First American Pope
Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and Peru may shed light on his approach.
Joan Lowell and the Birth of the Modern Literary Fraud
A century ago, an aspiring actress published a remarkable autobiography. She made up most of it.
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