18:00 The Surreal Images of Erick and Elliot Jiménez - In “El Monte,” the Cuban American photographers construct a dizzying world inspired by a seminal work of ethnography. (www.newyorker.com)
18:00 The Lush Pain Music of Nourished by Time - The artist’s latest album, “The Passionate Ones,” catches your weariness, and, with a dreamer’s irrationality, asks if you would consider transforming it, even for a while. (www.newyorker.com)
18:00 What Ghislaine Maxwell Told the Justice Department - Listening to the convicted sex offender’s lengthy interview reveals that she and her interviewer had one goal—to satisfy Donald Trump. (www.newyorker.com)
02:00 Fred Armisen on “100 Sound Effects” - The comedian talks about his new album, a sound-effects record for the modern era, with the staff writer Michael Schulman. (www.newyorker.com)
02:00 Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow - Adam Gopnik discusses the Administration’s moves to dictate what is acceptable and unacceptable in American culture, and why pluralism remains essential to democracy. (www.newyorker.com)
00:24 The New Orleans That Hurricane Katrina Revealed - Twenty years ago, the storm showed how few resources a city built on extraction had. (www.newyorker.com)
08-29 Pictures of Life on a Christian Commune - Kate Riley’s début novel, “Ruth,” is about the workings of an insular religious community—and the irresistible pleasure of making up rules. (www.newyorker.com)
08-29 Your Midlife Girls’ Trip: A Waiver - By signing, you accept that going on this outing is voluntary, even if your group chat made it not feel that way. (www.newyorker.com)
08-29 The Long History of Life on Mars - A new book explores how Americans came to believe in an advanced Martian civilization at the turn of the twentieth century. What does it reveal about our current obsession with the Red Planet? (www.newyorker.com)
08-29 The Orgasm Expert Who Ended Up on Trial - Jurors in New York were asked to decide whether Nicole Daedone’s once high-profile California company, OneTaste, promoted a culture of empowerment or exploitation. (www.newyorker.com)
08-29 A Letter from Ghislaine Maxwell - I’d like to take this opportunity to clear up any lingering doubts, particularly in regard to President Trump’s involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s life. (www.newyorker.com)
08-28 “Caught Stealing” Makes New York a Comedic Criminal Nightmare - Darren Aronofsky brings philosophical heft to his violent and frantic neo-noir, starring Austin Butler as a bartender trapped in a vortex of danger. (www.newyorker.com)
08-28 What Would Free Buses Look Like, Actually? - Zohran Mamdani has promised to make the bus fare-free, and so has Andrew Cuomo, sort of. Is New York City ready? (www.newyorker.com)
08-28 “Ritu,” by Akhil Sharma - Everyone was looking at us as though they all knew that Ritu had done the work and I had tried to mooch off her. (www.newyorker.com)
08-28 The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis - Donald Trump’s unpopularity hasn’t translated into strength among the Democratic Party. Why are key blocs of voters drifting away? (www.newyorker.com)
08-28 Scenes from the “This Is Spinal Tap” Cutting-Room Floor - On any given day, brilliant stuff would spontaneously fly out of someone’s mouth. A lot of that stuff had to go, to keep the film’s motor running. (www.newyorker.com)
08-28 Racing Mount Pleasant Makes Quiet Emotions Sound Grand - On its self-titled album, the Michigan band uses orchestral arrangements to get the most out of every song. (www.newyorker.com)
08-27 The Lessons of a Glacier’s Collapse - In May, an unprecedented landslide destroyed an Alpine village. Scientists are studying the role of climate change, and residents are trying to rebuild. (www.newyorker.com)