Maybe the United States Can Be One of Mark Carney’s “Middle Powers” - The Canadian Prime Minister offers the possibility of a calmer future. (www.newyorker.com)
How Shinzo Abe’s Assassination Brought the Moonies Back Into the Limelight - A shocking act of political violence exposed the cult’s deep influence. (www.newyorker.com)
What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing—and Infighting - Republicans have become adept at creating broad coalitions in which supporting Trump is the only requirement. Democrats get tied up with litmus tests. (www.newyorker.com)
Run-DMC’s School of Thought - Darryl (DMC) McDaniels dropped in on his old Queens elementary school to talk music with second graders, who weren’t too sure who he was. (www.newyorker.com)
“Ragtime” Cases the Landmark It Almost Blew Up - The cast of the musical, now at Lincoln Center, visits the Morgan Library to check out all the treasures that would have been lost if the plot had gone another way. (www.newyorker.com)
Diagnosis: Wellness Guru - Infection can occur while browsing lymphatic rompers on Goop. Left untreated, you may end up making your own laundry detergent. (www.newyorker.com)
Morton Feldman’s Music of Stillness - In his centenary year, the increasingly revered composer offers an uneasy refuge from the algorithmic din. (www.newyorker.com)
How to Woo with Words Alone - Not everyone can be Shakespeare. That’s why a photo-free dating app is holding a workshop for users to polish their love language. (www.newyorker.com)
Nancy Kerrigan Persisted - The Olympic figure skater and all-American girl has overcome a lot, besides Tonya Harding. But, at a holiday ice show on Long Island, she still sparkles. (www.newyorker.com)
“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It? - David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands. (www.newyorker.com)
Did a Celebrated Researcher Obscure a Baby’s Poisoning? - After a newborn died of opioid poisoning, a new branch of pediatrics came into being. But the evidence doesn’t add up. (www.newyorker.com)
Easter Island and the Allure of “Lost Civilizations” - Why Western writers have shrouded the history of Rapa Nui in myth and mystery. (www.newyorker.com)
Witnessing Another Public Killing in Minneapolis - Videos of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting, rapidly disseminated on social media, reveal a brazen display of brute power. (www.newyorker.com)
The Battle for Minneapolis - As Donald Trump brings his retribution to a liberal city, citizens, protesters, and civic leaders try to protect one another. (www.newyorker.com)
Gus Kenworthy Lived an Olympic Version of “Heated Rivalry” - Ahead of a comeback in Milan, the Olympic freestyle skier and actor discusses alley-oops, auditions, and coming out of the closet as a professional athlete. (www.newyorker.com)
Trump’s Greenland Fiasco - The President caused a crisis in NATO and deepened European distrust toward the U.S. to end up with basically the same set of options that existed months ago. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Wild Cherry - Inside a playhouse now owned by A24, a new restaurant offers frogs’ legs, a killer cheeseburger, and a heavy dose of haute-theatrical glamour. (www.newyorker.com)