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Shouts & Murmurs by Simon Rich: The man with the fife was good at getting rid of Hamelin’s rats. What,…
Dan Mintz, Reanimated
The comedian and voice artist puts his “Bob’s Burgers” expertise to the test with a cartoon standup special—produced by the…
Alexandra Grant Brings Spirit Back
Walking through her new exhibition, “Antigone 3000,” the artist known to online hordes as Keanu Reeves’s mysterious silver-haired girlfriend reflects…
Isabel J. Kim Makes Her Own World
At a board-game café on the Upper West Side, the lawyer and author discusses her new book, “Sublimation,” about borders,…
What’s the Point of Sex, Anyway?
Elizabeth Kolbert on “On the Origin of Sex,” by Lixing Sun; “The Sexual Evolution,” by Nathan H. Lents; and “Poking…
The NY-12 Primary Is Awash with Money but Short on Belief
The race—whose candidates include Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, George Conway, and Jack Schlossberg—is at once glitzy, confusing, and uninspiring.
The Repo Man Coming for Your Ride
As America’s auto debt nears $1.7 trillion, repossessions are reaching levels not seen since the Great Recession. Inside an industry…
Happy-Go-Lucky
The author reflects on his last visit with his father: “ ‘Who are you? I want to ask the gentle…
Clearing Out Dad’s Room
Navied Mahdavian illustrates the objects he encountered and the emotions he went through while clearing out his late father’s room.
How Matthew Rhys Stays Hungry
Emily Nussbaum talks with the star of “Widow’s Bay” about the series’ emotional season finale, his formative love for Richard…