19:00 Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry Debora MacKenzie (www.theguardian.com)
18:00 I never thought I’d see an asylum hotel on fire, or worry about my staff’s safety. The past five years changed that Enver Solomon (www.theguardian.com)
04:30 TWC Security Party - Group education event for tech workers to improve their privacy and make friends - Jan 26, 17:30 ET (dev.techworkerscoalition.org)
19:00 The Mental Pratfalls of Anne Gridley, in “Watch Me Walk” - Also: Jodie Foster’s new movie, New York City Ballet’s winter season, music inspired by the poetry of the Black Arts Movement, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
19:00 A D.H.S. Shooting Puts Portland Back Under the Microscope - After a year under siege, the city’s police department contends with the tactics of federal immigration agents. (www.newyorker.com)
08:43 The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment - The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it. (www.newyorker.com)
04:12 Album Review: Zach Bryan’s “With Heaven on Top” - The singer-songwriter has become one of the most popular musicians in America without much changing his no-frills approach. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Jay Powell, the Prepster Banker Who Is Standing Up to Trump - The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Have You Saved Enough for Retirement If Your Life Culminates in Decades of Escalating Misfortune? - You need assets that grow in value constantly, like original paintings by legendary artists, or houses that haven’t been carried away by drones or invaded by mastermind insects. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Why Football Matters - It remains far and away the most popular sport in the U.S., even in the face of growing concerns about players’ safety. What do we get from the spectacle? (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 How Colombia’s President Reached an Uneasy Détente with Donald Trump - After the attack in Venezuela, its neighbor state reckons with U.S. aggression. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE - A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.” (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Is Everything Going According to Marco Rubio’s Plan? - The Secretary of State is often described as the architect of U.S. policy toward Venezuela. How much control he actually exercises remains uncertain. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 In Two Films About Palestinian Struggle, Time Is of the Essence - In “All That’s Left of You” and “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” medical emergencies beget agonizing moral conundrums. (www.newyorker.com)
01-14 The Lights Are Still On in Venezuela - After the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro, some residents fear that one unelected despot has been swapped for another. (www.newyorker.com)
01-14 “The Chronology of Water” Is an Extraordinary Directorial Début - Kristen Stewart’s first feature, based on a memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, packs great emotional power into its boldly original form. (www.newyorker.com)
01-13 What Comes After the Protests - The killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis will continue to bring people to the streets. Can it bring change? (www.newyorker.com)
01-13 Iran’s Regime Is Unsustainable - Political repression and a teetering economy have sparked widespread protests and chants of “Death to the Dictator.” (www.newyorker.com)