Russian general buried in Moscow identified as Valery Plokhotnyuk. He likely died in explosion at Aerospace Forces chief’s birthday party. (news.google.com)
Can Extreme Morning Sickness Be Cured? - For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has found a biological cause. (www.newyorker.com)
Are Psychedelics Right-Wing Now? - How the conservative activist Bryan Hubbard, with help from Rick Perry and Joe Rogan, persuaded Trump and the G.O.P. to embrace ibogaine, a psychedelic drug derived from an African shrub. (www.newyorker.com)
The Modern R. & B. of Olivia Dean and Baby Rose - Also: Cat Cohen’s one-woman musical comedy, the Anthony Bourdain bio-pic “Tony,” Battery Dance Festival by the water, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
The Godmother of the “Conspiracy Mom” - Sixty years ago, a J.F.K.-assassination buff in Oklahoma provided a preview of a contemporary archetype. (www.newyorker.com)
G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost - A new book, “Little Blue Dot,” by Katherine Dunn, raises questions about the unintended consequences of knowing where we are. (www.newyorker.com)
Critics’ Cult Classics: Hanif Abdurraqib on Camp Lo’s “Uptown Saturday Night” - The 1997 album marked a crossroads for hip-hop, as the genre was being torn between elaborate mythmaking and a kind of true crime. (www.newyorker.com)
A Mostly True History of Marco Rubio - No one knows Marco Rubio’s age. It’s part of his mystery. So is his height. Look it up. No one knows. (www.newyorker.com)
Max Miller’s Victim Mentality - The Republican congressman’s bitter domestic dispute—in which he’s accused of physical abuse by his ex-wife, the daughter of an Ohio senator—is testing his party’s willingness to defend the indefensible. (www.newyorker.com)
Ryan Murphy’s Sanded-Down Version of “The Shards” - The director’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s metafictional thriller-slash-gay-awakening story is a “Glee”-ified version of its source material. (www.newyorker.com)
The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed - The former public-health official won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment. (www.newyorker.com)
Stella Lefty and the Rise of Nepo-Baby Musicians and “Industry Plants” - There’s a story we tell ourselves on social media any time a child of money or fame vaults into public life. (www.newyorker.com)
What Makes an Adaptation Good? - The kerfuffle over Christopher Nolan’s fidelity to Homer’s Odyssey reflects major questions in the history of cinema. (www.newyorker.com)
How Jordan Harper Reinvented Noir for the Epstein Era - This year’s buzzy “A Violent Masterpiece” inverts the genre’s traditional contrast between optimism and despair. Is a hopeful crime novel still a noir? (www.newyorker.com)
Our Fauci Diaries, Ourselves - Anthony Fauci became a symbol of truth and integrity during the pandemic. In his diaries, he’s mostly talking about how he “butt called” Barbra Streisand. (www.newyorker.com)
Michigan Primary-Election Map: Live Results - A closely watched Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, carries major implications for the direction of the Party. (www.newyorker.com)
What My Life Would Be Like If All of Those Spam Texts Were Legit - I’d have dozens of packages shipped to me from USPSS, USP, and FidEx that only require my signature to obtain. (www.newyorker.com)