16:00 ‘Tickets have become status symbols’: from Harry Styles to Taylor Swift, why is live music bigger and more expensive than ever? (www.theguardian.com)
14:00 ‘It’s dedicated exclusively to female artists, from Frida Kahlo to Tracey Emin’: readers’ favourite unsung museums in Europe (www.theguardian.com)
03:01 He played Putin and broke NATO in three days. Alexander Gabuev, the scholar behind an alarming wargame, tells Meduza how he did it. (news.google.com)
08:08 Donald Trump Already Knows the 2026 Election Is “Rigged” - The question is not if he will undermine confidence in the midterms but how. (www.newyorker.com)
05:30 TV Review: “Riot Women,” Streaming on BritBox - Sally Wainwright’s irresistible new series follows a group of middle-aged women who start a band—and find an outlet for the kinds of female grievances that tend to go unsung. (www.newyorker.com)
02-05 The People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care Happen - Zohran Mamdani delivered a political victory—but making his plans a reality will require the help of a workforce that’s already struggling. (www.newyorker.com)
02-05 How to Break Up with Your Phone - He knows your rhythms, your insecurities, your REM cycle—your cycle. He’s made himself needed, and now you don’t exist without one another. (www.newyorker.com)
02-05 The “Melania” Documentary Offers an Intimate Look at Very Little - The circumstances of the movie’s production and release are revealing. The film itself is far less so. (www.newyorker.com)
02-05 Stewart Brand on How Progress Happens - The counterculture icon discusses a few of the books that informed his new project, “Maintenance: Of Everything.” (www.newyorker.com)
02-05 Sundance Is a Feast of World Cinema - This year’s edition of the prime showcase for American independent filmmaking offered two instant classics, “Filipiñana” and “zi,” made in Asia. (www.newyorker.com)
02-05 How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post - The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline. (www.newyorker.com)
02-04 Animals Say Hello, but Do They Say Goodbye? - In recent years, researchers have challenged the idea that farewells are uniquely human. (www.newyorker.com)
02-04 The Good Old Days of Sports Gambling - Recent memoirs by the retired bookie Art Manteris and the storied gambler Billy Walters provide a glimpse of an industry in its fledgling form—and a preview of the DraftKings era to come. (www.newyorker.com)
02-04 Gay Figure Skaters Pave Their Own Way in “Icebreakers” - Marlo Poras and Jocelyn Glatzer’s short film explores the legacy of the Gay Games as an all-inclusive answer to the Olympics—and celebrates the queer ice dancers striving to redefine their sport. (www.newyorker.com)
02-04 What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt? - The icy buildups blocking crosswalks around New York have been dubbed sneckdowns. Some urbanists think they offer a vision of a less car-dependent city. (www.newyorker.com)
02-04 Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis? - A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond. (www.newyorker.com)
02-04 A Minneapolis Winter Like No Other - A new series of photographs documents residents’ evolving resistance to the surge of ICE agents in their city. (www.newyorker.com)
02-03 Discovering Where Your Interests Lie - Your interest in baking is a lie, although your interest in baked goods remains very much true. (www.newyorker.com)
02-03 How Bad Bunny Saved the Grammys - At a ceremony that got things uncharacteristically right, the Puerto Rican superstar claimed the top prize and criticized Trump’s deployment of ICE. (www.newyorker.com)
02-03 Catherine O’Hara’s Unforgettable Delivery - The Canadian actress’s oddball utterances became lasting comedic earworms, among them her one-word scream in “Home Alone”: “Kevin!” (www.newyorker.com)