UAE Joins Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UK, France, Kuwait, China, Japan and Other Major Nations in Responding to Iran and Oman’s Joint Control of the Strait of Hormuz Shaping Global Oil Transit, Maritime Navigation and Tourism Flows Across the Gulf and Beyond (news.google.com)
''The golden years are not golden'': Boomers are hoarding most of America''s wealth and power because they''re terrified of outliving their money (news.google.com)
Rahm Emanuel’s long résumé would traditionally be an asset, but it could be a liability in a Democratic Party where some are calling for younger leaders after former President Joe Biden (on.wsj.com)
John Early Is Ready to Go There - The actor and comedian talks about collaborating with Wallace Shawn, embracing the emotion of performance, and his directorial début, “Maddie’s Secret,” in which he plays a food influencer struggling with an eating disorder. (www.newyorker.com)
For the Nation’s Birthday, Making It Harder to Become an American - The Trump Administration has chosen to honor the Semiquincentennial of a nation of immigrants with a vision that sends the country back in time. (www.newyorker.com)
“Rafa”: the Destruction of a Man, and the Making of a Legend - For tennis champion Rafael Nadal, pain has always felt like weakness leaving the body, and a new Netflix docuseries shows the boons of this ideology, as well as its undeniable costs. (www.newyorker.com)
When Should You Say Goodbye to a Pet? - Across the country, the booming industry of pet hospice is teaching people how to face the loss of their beloved companions. (www.newyorker.com)
How City Kids Used to Play on the Streets of New York - A retrospective of Martha Cooper’s work shows the ramshackle toys and improvised games from a bygone era of growing up. (www.newyorker.com)
The Washington Roundtable Live: The Backlash Midterms - With Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows, why are many Democrats anxious about winning control of the House, and perhaps the Senate, in November? (www.newyorker.com)
Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It - Proponents and critics of artificial intelligence often compare the technology to industrial automation—really, it’s more like an intern. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside Phoebe Bridgers’s Secret Show at Madison Square Garden - After shunning the spotlight for years, the singer-songwriter has returned on her own terms—with an improbably intimate arena show and some introspective new ballads. (www.newyorker.com)
Jack Schlossberg Makes His Case - The Kennedy scion explains his winding path to electoral politics, his relationship to his family legacy, and why he thinks he should represent New York’s Twelfth Congressional District. (www.newyorker.com)
Seeing the Dark Side of the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II Mission - The commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, on travelling farther from Earth than any humans have gone. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Little Sister,” Reviewed: an Intellectual Yet Passionate Coming-Out Drama - Nadia Melliti, in her début role, offers a quietly spectacular performance as a French teen-ager who struggles with her forbidden attraction to women. (www.newyorker.com)
Cowboy Heaven, in MOMA’s Westerns Series - Also: the third-wave emo of Jimmy Eat World, Jean Genet’s “The Maids” TikTokified, Rachel Syme’s shoe of the summer, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Peru’s Politics Are a Disaster, but Does It Matter? - A runoff election, on June 7th, will decide which of two candidates—down from thirty-six, in the first round of voting—becomes the next Peruvian President. The economy may not notice. (www.newyorker.com)
A Stunning New LACMA Descends Upon a City in Crisis - Peter Zumthor’s building recalls a spaceship loaded with several thousand artifacts of life on Earth, ready to leave this planet behind. (www.newyorker.com)
I Need a Critic: June, 2026, Edition - The hosts recommend art works about entering a new phase of life, what to read while serving in the military, and the best songs for lulling a baby to sleep. (www.newyorker.com)
Even Basketball Players Lie About Their Height - From guys trying to make it past women’s six-foot filter on dating apps to basketball players hoping to get drafted, men continue to exaggerate how tall they are. (www.newyorker.com)