Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest rescued while crawling to base camp - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (news.google.com)
It’s no surprise that an AI-faked presidential speech condemning foreign exploitation went viral – the world is suffering from a leadership vacuum (www.theguardian.com)
Steve Hilton mounts unlikely California governor bid, challenging Democrats amid high costs, voter frustration and a tightly contested jungle primary (on.wsj.com)
Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra advanced to the general election for California governor in November, making him the favorite to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom (on.wsj.com)
A WSJ midterms profile: Maine oyster farmer Graham Platner’s dark years are a liability for Democrats in their quest to gain control of the Senate (on.wsj.com)
Your wall outlet is actually a two-way street for electricity, writes Christopher @Mims. Plug-in solar-panel systems can add juice to your home—and save you money on your electric bill. (on.wsj.com)
I moved from the UK to the US to grow my business. I feel like I''m aging more quickly here, but I love the fast-paced work culture. (www.businessinsider.com)
The Washington Roundtable Live: The Backlash Midterms - With Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows, why are many Democrats anxious about winning control of the House, and perhaps the Senate, in November? (www.newyorker.com)
Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It - Proponents and critics of artificial intelligence often compare the technology to industrial automation—really, it’s more like an intern. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside Phoebe Bridgers’s Secret Show at Madison Square Garden - After shunning the spotlight for years, the singer-songwriter has returned on her own terms—with an improbably intimate arena show and some introspective new ballads. (www.newyorker.com)
Jack Schlossberg Makes His Case - The Kennedy scion explains his winding path to electoral politics, his relationship to his family legacy, and why he thinks he should represent New York’s Twelfth Congressional District. (www.newyorker.com)
Seeing the Dark Side of the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II Mission - The commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, on travelling farther from Earth than any humans have gone. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Little Sister,” Reviewed: an Intellectual Yet Passionate Coming-Out Drama - Nadia Melliti, in her début role, offers a quietly spectacular performance as a French teen-ager who struggles with her forbidden attraction to women. (www.newyorker.com)
Cowboy Heaven, in MOMA’s Westerns Series - Also: the third-wave emo of Jimmy Eat World, Jean Genet’s “The Maids” TikTokified, Rachel Syme’s shoe of the summer, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Peru’s Politics Are a Disaster, but Does It Matter? - A runoff election, on June 7th, will decide which of two candidates—down from thirty-six, in the first round of voting—becomes the next Peruvian President. The economy may not notice. (www.newyorker.com)
A Stunning New LACMA Descends Upon a City in Crisis - Peter Zumthor’s building recalls a spaceship loaded with several thousand artifacts of life on Earth, ready to leave this planet behind. (www.newyorker.com)
I Need a Critic: June, 2026, Edition - The hosts recommend art works about entering a new phase of life, what to read while serving in the military, and the best songs for lulling a baby to sleep. (www.newyorker.com)
Even Basketball Players Lie About Their Height - From guys trying to make it past women’s six-foot filter on dating apps to basketball players hoping to get drafted, men continue to exaggerate how tall they are. (www.newyorker.com)
The Meta-Gay Antics of “Can I Be Frank?” and the “Heated Rivalry” Musical - Emily Nussbaum reviews Morgan Bassichis’s “Can I Be Frank?” and Dylan MarcAurele’s “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical,” in which gay fandom generates funny and moving new material. (www.newyorker.com)
New Reading Series We Are Strongly Considering Hosting - The easiest way to inform people that you are literary is by hosting a reading series. You’ll want yours to have a catchy premise. (www.newyorker.com)
The Absurd Virtual Spectacle of Trump’s D.C. - I recently moved away from Washington, but there’s no way to escape propagandistic imagery of the President’s urban vanity projects. (www.newyorker.com)
When Dance in New York Took Center Stage - A new history explores how the city’s commingling of popular forms and artistic experimentation shaped dance in the twentieth century. (www.newyorker.com)
How Pakistan Is Using the Iran War to Reinvent Itself - The country’s emergence as an unlikely mediator between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic illustrates how diplomacy has become more personal and transactional under President Donald Trump. (www.newyorker.com)
A World Cup Final and a Teen’s Quest for Belonging in “Amarela” - For the girl at the center of André Hayato Saito’s short film, the 1998 World Cup final between France and Brazil is a moment of reckoning. (www.newyorker.com)
Emotional-Labor Laws - If you are serving as your friend/parent/boss/partner’s unpaid therapist because they refuse to get a licensed one, you are entitled to invoice them. (www.newyorker.com)