admin Jamil Jan Kochai on Unmooring Memories
Deborah Treisman interviews the writer Jamil Jan Kochai about “The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai,” his story from the June 8, 2026,…
The Tally
Anne Enright, the author of “The Wren, the Wren” and “The Gathering,” writes about her mother’s radical honesty.
Jonathan Franzen on Talent, Theatre, and His Next Novel
Deborah Treisman interviews the writer Jonathan Franzen about “A Talent for Seeming,” his story from the June 8, 2026, issue…
Aidan Turner Can’t Stop Smoldering
The actor discusses toxic masculinity on the second season of “Rivals” and a new adaptation of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.” Anna…
This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like
The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and…
The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California
The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants? Nathan Heller…
A Talent for Seeming
Fiction, excerpted from a novel in progress, by Jonathan Franzen, the author of “Crossroads” and “The Corrections”: Lust wasn’t her…
Victor Wembanyama Towers Over the Thunder, and the Game of Basketball
San Antonio’s Game Seven victory against Oklahoma City announced the arrival of the N.B.A.’s most remarkable new superstar in years,…
All That Glimmers at Ambassadors Clubhouse
Helen Rosner reviews the Punjabi restaurant Ambassadors Clubhouse, in NoMad, from Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi and their restaurant group…
Ben Gibbard on Breaking Out of Lyrical Jail
Hanif Abdurraqib interviews Ben Gibbard, the front man of Death Cab for Cutie, discussing nostalgia, loss, and why he can’t…