The Stellar New Restaurant That’s Put a Museum on the Map
Helen Rosner writes that Zoli, which anchors the sprawling East Williamsburg art space Amant, earns its experimental flourishes by delivering…
July 2026
admin The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.
Atul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., talks with David Remnick about the devastating effects of…
The Summer I Surrendered to Wilson Phillips
Naomi Fry on “Hold On,” by Wilson Phillips, MTV, teen-age angst, and the summer of 1990.
Ana Mendieta, the Body Artist
Four decades after her death, Mendieta’s bold work is finally being appreciated on its own terms. Rebecca Mead meets with…
Day at the Beach
Al Franken humorously imagines a scenario in which a group photo on a beach goes wrong.
New York Beaches to Visit Before You Die
Jiji Lee and Patrick Clair offer a humorous list of New York beaches for different categories of New York City…
The Best Beach Reads for When You Left Your Book at Home
Alex Watt offers a humorous list of reading recommendations for the beach when you’ve forgotten to bring along a book.
What’s Your Ocean Style?
Teresa Burns Parkhurst humorously images various ocean-going types, such as the Suit Clutcher, the Masochist, and the Body Surfer Who…
Beach Rules
No alcoholic beverages. The beach’s personality really changes after a couple of drinks.
An O.M.B. Plan to Defund Science—and Anything Trump Doesn’t Like
Under a proposed rule, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project that didn’t fit the President’s…