admin The Antagonist
Han Ong, the author of the novel “Fixer Chao,” cut ties with his family when he was twenty. Almost thirty…
Forward Into Foreignness
That’s how we did things in my family—tabbouleh, hurling, helva, “Inshallah,” “godverdomme”—all of it was our culture, Joseph O’Neill writes.
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,…