How Trump Is Trying to Weaken Migrant Children’s Legal Defense
Ruth Marcus on the Trump Administration’s move to stymie the work of unaccompanied minors’ lawyers, pushing cases toward entities that…
August 2026
admin When Middle Age Comes Into Focus
E. Tammy Kim writes about receiving a diagnosis of presbyopia—Greek, but not poetic, for “old eye”—and about the experience of…
Help—I’m a Narrator Stuck in the Calm.com Meditation App!
Erita Chen jokingly explains how life inside of a meditation app is not as mindful as it seems.
A.O.C.’s Eggs and the Working Woman’s Inconvenient Truth
By preserving her fertility, Anna Russell writes, the youngest woman elected to Congress is facing trade-offs familiar to many women.…
Pope.L’s Pleasing Refusal to Be Interpreted
Zachary Fine reviews “Certainly an Act: Works on Paper,” a new show of Pope.L’s work at the Drawing Center.
Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in “Coyote vs. Acme”
Justin Chang reviews “Coyote vs. Acme,” Dave Green’s adaptation—starring Will Forte, John Cena, and a host of cartoon characters—of a…
What to Do in New York City This Fall
Fall 2026 culture preview: what’s coming this season in TV, movies, art, theatre, dance, and music.
Phoebe Bridgers Comes Back to Earth
Mitch Therieau reviews “Lost Weekend,” the latest album from the indie singer-songwriter.
What’s the Value of an Hour?
Joshua Rothman on the value of time, and the forces that seek to optimize and monetize it.
Are You a Human?
Jill Lepore on the A.I. companies inventing new ways of proving humanity in the bot era.