The New Yorker
Learning Machine
A.I. tools are becoming widespread in schools, even though they pose serious social and cognitive risks to kids. Jessica Winter reports on the push for A.I. education, why a technology designed for sleekness and summary is at odds with the way children learn, and what happens if you want to opt out.
Today’s Mix
LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom
Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work.
What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China
Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
A Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia
Nelio Biedermann’s “Lázár” is, for the most part, the well-rehearsed story of twentieth-century Europe. Why is it making such waves?
What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail
The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump.
In Defense of the Moderate
In an era that prizes passion, “reasonableness” gets caricatured as political cowardice or bloodless neutrality. A new book says it’s exactly what we need.
The Lede
A daily column on what you need to know.
Is the Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict a Mirage?
After years of skyrocketing fees and byzantine sales practices, a jury ruled against the company in an antitrust case. The effect on concert-going remains uncertain.
J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride
It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.
Justin Bieber, Pop Music’s Fallen Angel, Rises Again at Coachella
The former child star, who, now past thirty, often gestures at a deep well of discontent, wants us to know that he’s got his own ideas.
The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera
Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops.
What Brought Down Eric Swalwell
How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
TMZ Gets Political
The celebrity tabloid has been basking in the Schadenfreude of catching politicians asleep on the job.
The Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson
Antoine Fuqua has built a career on action films with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop.
The Critics
“Mother Mary” and the Problem of Small Movies with Big Stars
Anne Hathaway, as a pop star, and Michaela Coel, as a fashion designer, are trapped in the narrow limits of a chamber drama that’s smaller than their personalities.
The Minnesotans Who Wanted to Be in “Purple Rain”
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In 1983, the photographer Tom Arndt heard about something interesting happening in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn: a casting call for Prince’s new movie.
Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy
When asked by a reporter whom the arch would be for, Trump said, “Me.”
The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke
Several recent books with unreliable narrators give children the rare pleasure of feeling smarter than the story.
Gwendoline Riley’s New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age
“The Palm House” is haunted by stubborn male egos and sharp-edged women whose honesty is often ineffectual in the face of life.
The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded
Newly released archival live performances by Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson, and Cecil Taylor illuminate their legacies and the art form at large.
What We’re Reading
Lena Dunham’s new memoir detailing her rise to fame and the tolls of public life; a well-sourced account that investigates how technology has transformed the operations of the U.S. military; and more.
Our Columnists
The Kardashians Explain Everything (Because They Are Everything)
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A new book by an online Kardashian theorist argues that Kim and clan are the keys to understanding media in the new millennium.
Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup?
Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system.
The Spurs Are the Most Exciting Team in the N.B.A.
Despite a string of injuries, Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s star center, has helped energize a young, gifted roster. Is a championship on the horizon?
“Euphoria” ’s Descent Into Hell
With Season 3, the HBO drama feels like it’s clicked into its final, hardened form: a thrilling, disturbing horror show, delivered with a sneer and a smile, and portraying a world where money is the only thing worth caring about.
When Your Digital Life Vanishes
A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.
Ideas
The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV
A “Sesame Street” writer once said it was easier to write an episode about death than one about divorce. Where are the shows that manage to do it well?
Our Longing for Inconvenience
The modern world has made us ill-equipped for the nuisances of past technologies, even as it has fuelled nostalgia for things that might transport us back to calmer times.
How Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain
A new book charts the creation of a secretive system that automates warfare for the military. The progression from target identification to target destruction is four clicks.
Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet
The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd.
Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret
It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
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Carl backed the car down the ramp, and, with little effort, Jed slid the boat off the trailer and into the river, where it tugged gently on the rope and slapped on the current. Carl parked the car and trailer, and came back to the bank carrying the oars. He was crisply dressed in khakis, a tattersall shirt, and a belt that displayed nautical signal flags. Jed, lean, nearly gaunt, with widespread blue eyes, wore a Seahawks sweatshirt.Continue reading »
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