admin I Need a Critic: June, 2026, Edition
The hosts recommend art works about entering a new phase of life, what to read while serving in the military,…
Maggie O’Farrell and the Art of Inventing the Past
Katy Waldman on a new book by the Northern Irish novelist Maggie O’Farrell, whose book “Hamnet,” from 2020, was adapted…
Cowboy Heaven, in MOMA’s Westerns Series
Also: the third-wave emo of Jimmy Eat World, Jean Genet’s “The Maids” TikTokified, Rachel Syme’s shoe of the summer, and…
What Did “Lady Chatterley” Liberate?
Louis Menand reviews “Lady C: The Long, Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” by Guy Cuthbertson.
The Changing Face of “Authenticity” in Politics
What Graham Platner’s scandal-plagued Senate run says about a tired cliché. Jon Allsop on Platner, Zohran Mamdani, Donald Trump, and…
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…