I moved from the Boston area to upstate New York 11 years ago. My life has improved in many ways, but there are things I miss. (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine wants Russia to pay for every square kilometer it takes with at least 200 losses -- and it''s been hitting its number (www.businessinsider.com)
US special ops veterans are teaching regular Ukrainians how to keep each other alive in a war that''s ''just so blatantly civilian'' (www.businessinsider.com)
Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes — and it''s due to the ancient Egyptians'' ''extraordinary'' engineering knowledge (news.google.com)
Singing the Knicks’ Praises, with a Dash of Metal - Doug Berns, a.k.a. DugLust, is a Knicks nut and a modern-day Weird Al, who counts Ben Stiller among his devotees. With the team in the playoffs, he’s busy. (www.newyorker.com)
Where Do Men Go from Here? - A new slate of cultural offerings presents divergent ideas about the struggles men and boys face today—and how to resolve them. (www.newyorker.com)
August Sander’s Enormous Attempt to Capture a Lost World - In “People of the 20th Century,” the photographer set out to document every type and profession in the fading epoch of prewar Germany. (www.newyorker.com)
The Fear Driving “Well, I’ll Let You Go” and “Othello” - A new Off Broadway play and Shakespeare’s tragedy hinge on a universal anxiety: How well do you know your partner? (www.newyorker.com)
Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives - In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American. (www.newyorker.com)
Updated Birdsong Mnemonics for Donald Trump’s America - The ovenbird’s two-syllable, passionate cry can sound like “Tea-CHER! Tea-CHER! Tea-CHER!” increasing in volume with each repetition. Or was it “ep-STEIN! Ep-STEIN! Ep-STEIN!”? (www.newyorker.com)
What Is Hakeem Jeffries’s Plan for the Midterms, and After? - The House Minority Leader has kept his caucus together and eked out small victories. But if Democrats win the House, his consensus-driven approach will face new tests. (www.newyorker.com)
A Booming Shadow Market of Sketchy A.I. Investments - As OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s valuations soar, Silicon Valley outsiders are rushing to secure a small slice however they can. (www.newyorker.com)
Marie Arana and Writing Between Reality and Imagination - The “LatinoLand” author discusses a few of the books that she has turned to while working on her new novel. (www.newyorker.com)
Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost - The cases of Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried at least offered a pleasant sense of comeuppance. But in Musk v. Altman, to root against Tweedledum was effectively to root for Tweedledee. (www.newyorker.com)
A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope - Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit. (www.newyorker.com)
The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece - Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence. (www.newyorker.com)
Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest - “Three six five,” a new collection of writing exercises by the writer Lucy Ives, belongs to a venerable tradition of goofy, esoteric, and avant-garde guides to unlocking the creative mind. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Yorker’s Ava Kofman Wins a 2026 National Magazine Award - The prize, for a Profile of the far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin, follows recent recognition for the magazine’s celebrity photography by Gilian Laub. (www.newyorker.com)
Drake Would Like to Settle the Score - On a trio of comeback albums—“Iceman,” “Habibti,” and “Maid of Honour”—the rapper tries to address some unfinished business. But he sounds better when he’s having fun. (www.newyorker.com)
The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere - More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm. (www.newyorker.com)
The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It? - As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition. (www.newyorker.com)
Kentucky Primary-Elections Map: Live Results - A race to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate and Thomas Massie tries to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District. (www.newyorker.com)