admin The Iran War and the End of the “Middle East”
Ishaan Tharoor catalogues how, with the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision for the Middle East…
New Reading Series We Are Strongly Considering Hosting
Blythe Roberson and Zach Zimmerman joke that, in order to prove that you read, you should carry around a book…
A Stunning New LACMA Descends Upon a City in Crisis
Dana Goodyear on David Geffen Galleries, the new LACMA complex, designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
The Knicks Steal Game 1 from the Spurs: A Post-Game Conversation
David Remnick, Louisa Thomas, and Vinson Cunningham discuss Jalen Brunson’s heroics, Victor Wembanaya’s struggles, and how the Knicks managed to…
Taiye Selasi on How to Survive Perfectionism
Cressida Leyshon interviews the writer Taiye Selasi about “Firstborn Immigrant Daughter,” her story from the June 8, 2026, issue of…
The Rise of the Meta-Gay Show
Emily Nussbaum reviews Morgan Bassichis’s “Can I Be Frank?” and Dylan MarcAurele’s “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical,” in which gay…
Peru’s Politics Are a Disaster, but Does It Matter?
Daniel Alarcón writes about the runoff Presidential election, on June 7th, and the strange relationship between Peru’s chaotic politics and…
The Men Who Lie About Their Height
From guys trying to make it past women’s six-foot filter on dating apps to Spurs players, it seems no man…
When Dance in New York Took Center Stage
Marina Harss reviews the book “Nonstop Bodies: How Dance Shaped New York City,” by Rennie McDougall, considering the cultural evolution…
The Absurd Virtual Spectacle of Trump’s D.C.
I recently moved away from Washington, but there’s no way to escape propagandistic imagery of the President’s urban vanity projects,…