Russia’s economy is an ‘illusion’ built on debt, and a banking crisis is ready to explode, intel report says, while the Kremlin may seize pensions (finance.yahoo.com)
Howard Lutnick Tells Samsung and SK Hynix They Have ''No Choice'' but to Build US AI Memory Fabs— and Micron''s CEO May Not Be Happy (finance.yahoo.com)
Donald Trump’s Needless War with Iran Is His Biggest Economic Blunder - As the midterm elections approach, gas prices have started to rise again, and the President’s poll ratings are in the cellar. (www.newyorker.com)
Meet the Minion-Maker - Off the release of “Minions & Monsters,” the director Pierre Coffin reflects on creating the language of Minionese, partly inspired by Indian food. (www.newyorker.com)
Madonna Wants to Take You There - The pop star launched her new album, “Confessions II,” at a party in London, complete with watery drinks and nostalgic hits. Her co-host for the evening? Grindr. (www.newyorker.com)
New York Is a Pickle Kind of Town - The Dutch authors of a new book, “The Pickled City: The Story of New York Pickles,” stop by the brined-delicacy staple Russ & Daughters. (www.newyorker.com)
The Met Turns Orientalism Inside Out - In a new show, exotic colonial fantasies are set beside paintings that depict the so-called East from within. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Melanie Thernstrom’s piece about a concierge women’s-health doctor, Burkhard Bilger’s piece about the lone-star tick, and Adeline Goss’s piece about the potential connections between frontotemporal dementia and criminality. (www.newyorker.com)
Voting Rights, Updated - To run for office in New York, you must play pickleball with the guy they call Zohran the Man and be able to wear a yarmulke, a crucifix, and a rainbow Pride wig simultaneously. (www.newyorker.com)
Franz Wright’s Final Poems, Reviewed - In his final days, Franz Wright tapped into a rich vein of material, recording dark, beautiful, and self-deprecating poems on tape and in scribbles all over his apartment. (www.newyorker.com)
The Lost Art of the Bromance - New books, articles, and shows lament a crisis of connection among American men. But the picture of friendship that emerges can feel romanticized and brittle. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside ICE’s Largest Detention Center - On a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design. (www.newyorker.com)
How “Piss Christ” Became a Culture-War Bomb - The fight over Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, and the National Endowment for the Arts became a preview of the politics that followed. (www.newyorker.com)
“Review to Remember,” by Terrance Hayes - “You argued whether one had to lie to dream, / the tensions between charm & narcissism, / & the existence of Time with everyone younger than you.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Remaking of Lindsey Graham - Once a harsh critic of Donald Trump, the South Carolina senator became one of the President’s most dependable allies—a sign of what it takes to remain influential in today’s Republican Party. (www.newyorker.com)
An O.M.B. Plan to Defund Science—and Anything Trump Doesn’t Like - Under a new proposal, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project on the ground that it didn’t fit the President’s agenda. (www.newyorker.com)
The Summer I Surrendered to Wilson Phillips - In 1990, three daughters of rock royalty—nepo babies before the term was invented—released “Hold On,” a song so wholesome and unguarded that it could disarm even the angstiest teen. (www.newyorker.com)