Factors in the N.Y. Primaries: Mamdani, Big Money and a Threat of Rain
President Trump deployed one of his signature endorsements to try to boost a loyal upstate Republican. Super PACs have spent...
‘A Terrible Inheritance’: Could Andy Burnham Succeed Where Starmer Failed?
When Andy Burnham arrived in Parliament on Monday as the Labour Party’s great hope for political redemption, the only thing...
Would You Let A.I. Michael Caine Read You the ‘Odyssey’?
In a new audiobook edition of the “Odyssey,” Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem, the voice of the British actor Michael...
40 People Drown in France as Heat Wave Persists
At least 40 people have drowned in France over the last five days as the country endured a scorching heat...
What’s the Matter With Congress?
Do the individual timidity of senators and representatives and their refusal to defy partisan pressures explain the failure of Congress...
The Women Who Saw Something Fishy in the J.F.K. Assassination
THE HOUSEWIVES UNDERGROUND: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the JFK Assassination Our Most Enduring Mystery, by Kaitlyn...
The Brilliant, Unruly New Novel Our Reviewer Admires and Fears
NEBRASKA, by Monica Datta Forget the meek. Let the annotators — history’s reply guys, trolls of the margins, keepers of...
Whales, Lighthouses and Magical Islands: Short Cruises Off the New England Coast
A sea breeze ruffled our hair and the waters of Long Island Sound as our tour boat glided away from...
Searching for Clues in Jeffrey Epstein’s Boyhood
When Jeffrey Epstein was about 6 years old, he moved with his family to Sea Gate, in Coney Island. He...
Plays, Musicals and Theater Festivals Worth Traveling to This Summer
In and Around New York After an abbreviated 2025 season, the renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park has come fully...
Covid Politics Don’t Have to Be Toxic
Nirav Shah, who narrowly lost the Maine Democratic primary for governor last week, didn’t run his campaign as a populist,...
The A.I. Boom Boosted Teacher Pay in a Rural County. Can It Last?
A couple of weeks after schools let out for the summer in rural Richland Parish, La., teachers there got the...
Of Course the Pope Is a Natural at Memes
On the sixth day, the Bible says, God created all land animals and humankind. On the seventh day, God rested....
Charles Hinman, Who Brought New Dimensions to Painting, Dies at 93
Charles Hinman, an artist who blurred the line between painting and sculpture with dramatic three-dimensional shaped canvases that were at...
5 New Intimate Hotels With Atmosphere to Spare
The last thing you want to do on vacation is to spend your time in a crowded pool or waiting...
