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“Emily in Paris” in the Late Streaming Era

Over four seasons, the Netflix series has hollowed out along with the streaming industry that spawned it.
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Open Questions

What Does It Really Mean to Learn?

A leading computer scientist says it’s “educability,” not intelligence, that matters most.
The New Yorker Interview

What Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Took from the Tornado

The legendary folk artists discuss rescuing their tapes from a catastrophic storm, singing as if they have one mouth, and making music that’s like a pebble tossed in a river.
Infinite Scroll

How the Harris Campaign Beat Trump at Being Online

Trump has always drawn ideas from the darker corners of the Internet, but his new opponent has found a different kind of traction by embracing the Web’s native formats.
Open Questions

Should We Think of Our Children as Strangers?

A new line of inquiry asks us to imagine them as random individuals who just happen to live in our homes.

Books

Flash Fiction

“The Third Premier”

He must be forever changed, we thought, entire fields of joy no longer his, every lovely thing tainted.
Under Review

The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far

Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Books

The Forgotten History of Sex in America

Today’s battles over issues like gender nonconformity and reproductive rights have antecedents that have been lost or suppressed. What can we learn from them?
Books

Briefly Noted

“A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit,” by Noliwe Rooks; “Why Animals Talk,” by Arik Kershenbaum; “The Rich People Have Gone Away,” by Regina Porter; and “Grown Women,” by Sarai Johnson.

Movies

The Front Row

How Gena Rowlands Redefined the Art of Movie Acting

The actress, who died last week, at the age of ninety-four, changed the history of cinema in her collaborations with the actor and director John Cassavetes.
The Front Row

Jacques Rozier’s Inspired Improvisations

A retrospective of the great director’s rarely screened movies reveals his extraordinary vision of ordinary life.
The Current Cinema

With “Close Your Eyes,” a Legendary Filmmaker Makes a Stunning Return

In his first feature in more than two decades, the Spanish director Víctor Erice tells a story haunted by the ghosts of cinema past.
The Front Row

How Agnès Varda Became an Icon of Cinema

An enthralling new biography shows the boldness and the freedom with which the French director confronted professional obstacles and personal troubles.

Food

On and Off the Menu

Bonnie Slotnick, the Downtown Food-History Savant

In the forty-eight years that she’s lived in the West Village, the owner of the iconic cookbook shop has never ordered delivery.
The Food Scene

Le Veau d’Or Makes a Thrillingly Old-Fashioned Comeback

The restaurateurs behind Frenchette and Le Rock have face-lifted and spit-shined the city’s oldest surviving French restaurant while remaining obsessed with its history. 
The Food Scene

A “Top Chef” Winner Reheats at Il Totano

A buzzy new Italian-ish spot from Harold Dieterle doesn’t seem to know what kind of restaurant it’s trying to be.
The Food Scene

The Most Anticipated New N.Y.C. Restaurants This Fall

Clemente Bar, Elbow Bread, and Joo Ok are just a few of the many openings.
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Photo Booth

Teen-Age Alienation, on Display

In the nineteen-eighties, Andrea Modica took photos of the students at her Catholic alma mater. “I recognized something there that I had to deal with about my time in high school—something both horrible and wonderful,” she said.

Television

On Television

The Obamas’ Rousingly Pragmatic Call to Action at the D.N.C.

For better and for worse, the former First Couple are still the best communicators that the Democrats have.
On Television

The Kamala Show

How Vice-President Harris’s public persona has evolved, from tough prosecutor to frozen interviewee to joyful candidate.
On Television

Snoop Dogg and American Attitude at the Paris Olympics

As the 2024 Games come to a close, taking stock of watching Noah Lyles, Nic Fink, Sha’Carri Richardson, and more through NBC’s lens.
On Television

“House of the Dragon” Still Hasn’t Caught Fire

The HBO show’s latest season finale reaffirms Rhaenyra’s right to rule—but her mode of noble restraint, however admirable in a leader, is lethal in a protagonist.

The Theatre

Persons of Interest

Cole Escola’s Great Day on Broadway

With their deranged portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln, the actor and writer emerges from the “gay shadows” in a hysterical farce.
The Theatre

Politics and “The Real” at the Festival d’Avignon

A series of international productions held power to account at a fraught moment.
The Theatre

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” Lands on Its Feet

The directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch cross Andrew Lloyd Webber’s juggernaut musical with queer ballroom culture to electrifying effect.
The Theatre

Sandra Oh and a Cast of Downtown All-Stars Illuminate a Period Thriller

The British playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Welkin” exorcises the jury-room drama.

Music

Pop Music

MJ Lenderman Keeps It Raw

The artist discusses resisting the neutering effects of technology, his breakup with a bandmate, and his new album, “Manning Fireworks.”
The Political Scene Podcast

How Much Is “Being Cool” Actually Worth in Politics?

The New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry dissects how Vice-President Harris became a “Kamalanomenon.”
Listening Booth

Sabrina Carpenter’s Funny, Feisty “Short n’ Sweet”

The artist sings with wry, petulant specificity, whether she’s addressing a boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend, or that ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.
Listening Booth

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’s New Album Steeped in Longing

On “Woodland,” even tracks ostensibly grounded in a feeling of satisfaction evoke that which has slipped away.

More in Culture

Culture Desk

The Plight of the Political Satirist

How Ruben Bolling, of “Tom the Dancing Bug,” finds the humor in a volatile news cycle.
On Television

The State of the Netflix Standup Special

Joe Rogan’s “Burn the Boats,” Matt Rife’s “Lucid,” and Langston Kerman’s “Bad Poetry” showcase vastly different approaches to connecting with the audience.
The New Yorker Documentary

“Incident” Shows How Officers React When a Police Killing Is Caught on Tape

A collection of surveillance and body-camera footage offers a raw look at the 2018 shooting of Harith Augustus, and at the immediate attempts to shape the story.
In the Dark

Episode 7: Innocent in My Eyes

The conflicting narratives about what happened in Haditha make their way through the opaque inner workings of the military justice system, until they reach a top commander who decides which story to believe.
In the Dark

Episode 6: The Full Picture

Startling new information emerges from deep within the investigation files. Then the In the Dark team gets a big break.
Cover Story

Pascal Campion’s “The Last Rays of Summer”

Biking into the first signs of fall.