admin Kash Patel’s Slap Shot
The F.B.I. director’s Trump-inspired hockey team, the Dons, faced their rivals in a beer league. With rogue slap shots and…
The Good-Hang Economy
Dan Brooks writes about the evolution of comedy from sketches to standup to podcasts, as the humor industry has begun…
Who Won the Redistricting War?
Jon Allsop on the current redistricting fights sweeping the country ahead of the 2026 midterms.
How I Became a Lock Picker
Shayla Love on lock picking and the sport of opening locks.
I’m Starting to Suspect That the F.D.A. Is Just Trying to Get Me to Cook
Greg Mania humorously writes about a person trying to follow the F.D.A.’s shifting food guidelines.
Medically Misunderstood
Illustration by Eva Azenaro Acero: Clearly your five-year-old tattoo is causing the infection, so let this be a lesson to…
“Fear Fokol” Looks Inside the Private-Security Forces That Patrol South Africa’s Wealthy Enclaves
In Tuva Björk’s documentary, the patrolmen hired to protect the city’s wealth operate in a culture of paranoia, inequality, and…
Back the Way You Went
Garland Because she has a broken heart and then her mother dies, D and F take her with them on…
Funny You Should Ask
Poetry by Anne Carson: “How was your trip to New York?”