Sam Smith on Their New Album
On The New Yorker Radio Hour, the Grammy-winning singer talks about “Hazel Eyes,” which marks a departure for them: these…
August 2026
admin Hannah Arendt’s American Education
David Denby reviews “Hannah Arendt: A Life of the Mind,” by Thomas Meyer.
What a Blighted Beach Town Says About England’s Forgotten North
George Francis Lee writes about Blackpool, an English resort town near Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s home city of Manchester.
Perez Hilton and Our Live-Streaming Nightmare
Brady Brickner-Wood on how the advent of the live stream has allowed ordinary people to become both the celebrity and…
Inside Russia’s New Gulag
Human-rights groups estimate that more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the…
Eat the Lotus!
Shouts & Murmurs by Anthony Lane: Times editors realized that, unless emergency procedures were initiated, the next day’s edition would…
Instructions for Pet-Sitting My Dog, Cerberus
Brandon Follick reimagines the multi-headed hound of Hades as a rescue mutt.
The Many Masks of Dan Hoyle
The actor performs real people’s stories onstage—from loyal Trump voters to superfans of the band Phish. Now he’s bringing his…
The World’s Borough Gets a New Slogan
In 2007, local artists painted a mural decreeing “Queens is the future.” Now the tagline is proudly displayed on welcome…
I Spy with My Little Eye . . . a Spy
Atlanta has more street cameras per capita than anywhere outside of China. On a walking tour of the city, can…