Targeted Attacks on Chinese Nationals in Afghanistan: A Wake-Up Call for Beijing? - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine (news.google.com)
The 2026 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Been Picked - It’s a pleasant surprise to find some of the year’s best movies enthusiastically acknowledged by the Academy, but plenty of greatness has been left by the wayside. (www.newyorker.com)
Two New Yorker Films Receive 2026 Oscar Nominations - The dark comedy “Two People Exchanging Saliva” and the dreamy animation “Retirement Plan” will vie in short-film categories at the ceremony in March. (www.newyorker.com)
TV Review: Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty,” on FX and Hulu on Disney - Ryan Murphy attempts to comment on incels, celebrity culture, and the age of Ozempic in a new FX series about a drug that makes its users young and gorgeous—at a terrible price. (www.newyorker.com)
A Massacre in Mashhad - Under the cover of an internet blackout, Iranian security forces killed hundreds of demonstrators. Only now are details of the carnage starting to emerge. (www.newyorker.com)
I Need a Critic: One-Hundredth-Episode Edition - The hosts of Critics at Large offer advice on crafting the perfect road-trip playlist, reading in a second language, and how to choose a baby name. (www.newyorker.com)
Of Course You Can Bring Your Husband Along - Seriously, it’s electrifying how many third rails exist whenever he’s around, such as politics, or any subject that doesn’t revolve around him. (www.newyorker.com)
Should Progressive Organizers Lean More on the Church? - The anti-ICE protests—concentrated in Minneapolis—echo the mass mobilizations of 2020, and raise questions about what institutions and alliances make political dissent sustainable. (www.newyorker.com)
A Début Novel About the Quest for Eternal Youth - In Madeline Cash’s “Lost Lambs,” the distinction between responsible adult and dependent child has frayed. (www.newyorker.com)
The Battle for One of the Richest and Smallest Counties in Texas - A few families have been duelling for control of Loving County for decades. Then the followers of a hustle-culture influencer moved in. (www.newyorker.com)
Bringing Zohran Mamdani to the Big Screen - In 2023, Julia Bacha began filming a backbench state assemblyman. Little did she know that she was making a documentary about the next mayor of New York City. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Albums Drop and Movies Launch - The ephemeral nature of contemporary music consumption has made it much harder to elevate an album—even a very good one—into the category of an event. (www.newyorker.com)
An Artist Seeks Reinvention by Living Off the Grid in “Far West” - In Stephen Michael Simon’s documentary, Lala Abaddon leaves New York City and finds peace and creativity in her new hardscrabble desert home. (www.newyorker.com)
How Europe Can Respond to Trump’s Greenland Imperalism - The President’s obsession with acquiring the Danish territory has put the transatlantic alliance at risk. (www.newyorker.com)
Can American Churches Lead a Protest Movement Under Trump? - The Sanctuary Movement was led by clergy, and many religious leaders are activists today. But, as congregations have shrunk, dissent has diminished. (www.newyorker.com)
An Unhappy Anniversary: Trump’s Year in Office - The toll of a destructive twelve months—and what can be done to repair the damage. (www.newyorker.com)
The Overlooked Deaths of the Attack on Venezuela - To many on the ground, civilian fatalities were simply the cost of ousting Nicolás Maduro. (www.newyorker.com)