admin Lizzo in the Age of Backlash
Lauren Michele Jackson writes about Lizzo’s fifth album “BITCH,” and the artist’s unproven political heft and retreating fan appeal.
A Wondrous Array of Boundary Pushers at SummerStage
Also: Lucy Sante’s poignant humor, American Ballet Theatre’s summer season, the incisive melodrama of Satyajit Ray, and more.
Why “Book-Shaming” Won’t Solve the Children’s Literacy Crisis
Jessica Winter on the children’s-book author Mac Barnett, who said that most kid lit is “crud.” But matters of literary…
“Mudville,” Reviewed: An Atlanta Filmmaker’s Expansive D.I.Y. Family Drama
Richard Brody reviews “Mudville,” by Adam Pinney, who made the movie on a five-hundred-dollar budget and cast his own wife…
Are Americans Too Old?
In “Gerontocracy in America,” the historian Samuel Moyn argues that the central conflict of our era is between the young…
How the Moroccan World Cup Team Became a Symbol of the Global South
Dan Greene writes about Morocco’s standing in the 2026 World Cup, where it represents both the Arab world and the…
How the Dangerous Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics Went Mainstream
Isaac Chotiner interviews Daniel Trilling, the author of the book “If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the…
For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony
Sloane Crosley, the author of “Grief Is for People,” reports on misophonia, the neurophysiological disorder characterized by a severe aversion…
3 A.M. Thoughts on the Greatest Knicks Win Ever
David Remnick reflects on the victory of the New York Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of…
This Summer’s Hottest Audiobooks for Dogs
Patricia Marx jokingly suggests good audiobooks for our canine companions.