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A Lesson of Vietnam: Getting in Is Easier than Getting Out
The war was sustained by a seductive delusion: that an unwinnable conflict might still be managed into an outcome short of humiliation.…
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Culture
R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Meet-Cute”
For the cover of the April 20, 2026, issue, the cartoonist R. Kikuo Johnson, a new father, tackled an issue that people in his age…
Culture
The Violence in Vermeer
As yet, archival research has failed to substantiate this conversation, although it appears, more or less intact, in the 2003 movie…
Culture
Zara Larsson Gets Her Flowers
“Midnight Sun” is more adult, more sexed, and more camp than Larsson’s past music, which tended toward the subgenre known as tropical…
Business
The Dignity Act Is the Same Bad Deal as Ever
Make no mistake, the proposal grants legal residence to millions of illegal immigrants. Source link
Culture
“Blue Heron” Is an Exalted Drama of Troubled Childhood
The movie’s fluid observational construction conjures drama by compounding micro-incidents; its narrative emerges from the shaping of…
Culture
Elle Fanning Gets Maternal
The Oscar-nominated actress discusses collaborating with Nicole Kidman, the art of playing a performer, and her new series, “Margo’s Got…
News
Flood advisory issued for parts of L.A., Ventura County
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for parts of Los Angeles as heavier rain is expected to fall across the region…
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It’s the Economy, Viktor
Hungary’s prime minister could lose his election bet on ‘unorthodox economics.’ Source link
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There Are Many Reasons to Cheer Up About the State of the Middle Class
Statistics show that the middle class is healthier and more secure than ever before. Source link
Culture
Mad About the Mandolin
Calace, I discovered, was a Neapolitan workshop that had been making mandolins since 1825, and Raffaele Calace, the grandson of the…
Culture
“Exit 8” Is a Video-Game Adaptation That Ingeniously Subverts Its Source
The rules of this netherworld announce themselves, early on, via a nondescript wall sign. “Do not overlook any anomalies,” it says. “If…
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San Francisco’s Latest Radical Experiment
Unlike some of the city’s other adventures, this one is actually working out. Source link
Culture
Isa Genzken Finds Chaos in Order
Also: Raye’s ambitious new album, Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s seminal “Firebird,” and more. Source link
Business
Commentary: Wipe out a 'civilization'? Minor stuff compared with what just happened in AI
While many of us were worried in recent days about our president ending a “whole civilization,” one Silicon Valley tech company was…
News
Police union pulls support for city attorney after leak of thousands of LAPD files
The disciplinary files of Los Angeles police officers are closely guarded secrets, protected by some of the nation’s strictest…
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“Big Mistakes” Is a Crime Show for the Girls and the Gays
At the start of the new comedic thriller “Big Mistakes,” the lives of Nicky Dardano (Dan Levy), a quasi-closeted pastor, and his sister…
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It Starts in Chicago: Where to See Frank Lloyd Wright’s Genius Unfold
A deep dive into Wright’s Prairie Style via the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. Source link
Business
Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
Tech behemoths, including Oracle and Meta Platforms, are laying off hundreds of California workers as they invest heavily in artificial…
Culture
It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
© 2026 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as…
Culture
A Reading List from the Director of the Noguchi Museum
In 1986, Amy Hau started working with the Japanese American artist, designer, and architect Isamu Noguchi as an assistant at his studio…
News
An Uncertain Cease-Fire
There’s a cease-fire for now, but there won’t be an end to the larger war until the Islamic Republic falls. Source link
Culture
The Patron Saint of Oddballs and Delinquents
The New Orleans writer Nancy Lemann conjures scenes of booze-soaked calamity, where everyone and everything is on the verge of rot. Source…