Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Inside Shaq’s League of Dunkers
The New Yorkerby Charles Bethea·27d ago
Shaquille O’Neal first messaged Mac McClung a decade ago, when McClung was a seventeen-year-old living in Gate City, Virginia, scoring sixty points in a game and doing reverse-windmill dunks over...
Learning to Yearn with Georgia Oakley
The New Yorkerby Rebecca Mead·27d ago
When Georgia Oakley was in her final year of secondary school, in Berkshire, England, she went to a movie audition on a lark.
The Return of “Salt”
The New Yorkerby Rachel Levin·27d ago
The writer Mark Kurlansky, a seventy-seven-year-old man with a bad back, was futzing around in his apartment on the Upper West Side the other day when his daughter flashed her phone at him with...
Is A.I. Above the Law?
The New Yorkerby Jill Lepore·27d ago
This summer, in an incident known as the Hugging Face hack, hundreds of A.I. agents joined forces to do things they were supposedly forbidden to do. Each had been given a task by OpenAI.
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
The New Yorkerby The New Yorker·27d ago
The Maltese Version, by Katy Simpson Smith (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). The timeworn saying about there being two sides to every story gains new dimension in this probing novel, which posits that...
Tom Brady’s Endgame
The New Yorkerby Jennifer Wilson·27d ago
There is a certain YouTube clip that I watch from time to time, when I need a pick-me-up, or when I’m in a giddy mood and want to push it further—to the upper reaches of euphoria.
Why I Free-Solo El Capitan
The New Yorkerby Mike O’Brien·27d ago
I’m going live right now because I’m, well, about sixteen hundred feet up the side of El Capitan. I currently have no ropes or harnesses on me.
Could disaster recovery include protecting women from domestic abuse and exploitation?
The 19thby Jessica Kutz·27d ago
After a deadly wildfire tore through Maui in August 2023, community organizer Khara Jabola-Carolus set out to ask women how they were faring after the disaster.
Texas poll: James Talarico holds a narrow advantage for Senate while Greg Abbott leads for governor
NBC Newsby Natasha Korecki·27d ago
Democrat James Talarico holds a narrow advantage over Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, but within the margin of error, according to a new poll, while Republican Gov.
If the Democrats Win These Three Senate Seats, an Earthquake Happened
The New Republicby Michael Tomasky·27d ago
If I said to you, “Quick, name three states with competitive Senate races,” I’m guessing you’d probably say Texas, Michigan, and Maine.
Why Trump May Not Serve Out His Presidency
The New Republicby Timothy Noah·27d ago
“If something cannot go on forever,” the economist Herbert Stein once said, “it will stop.” A logician would scorn this as a tautology, but it’s a useful one for contemplating all sorts of problems...
There’s One Group That Still Loves Trump
The New Republicby Alex Shephard·27d ago
Everyone, it seems, is turning on Donald Trump these days. Two-thirds of Latino voters—a bloc that helped propel him to victory less than two years ago—now disapprove of his presidency.
Ari Emanuel’s ‘Roll the Calls’ Takes Aim at Everyone From His Brothers to Former Business Partners
Vanity Fairby Maxwell Adler·27d ago
At Ari Emanuel’s wedding to fashion designer Sarah Staudinger (his second wife named Sarah), the officiant, Larry David, called the groom a “mutant” and a “c-nt.” Considering the setting and their...
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh’s Romance Was a Shakespearean Tragedy
Vanity Fairby Hadley Hall Meares·27d ago
“If we loved each other only with our bodies I suppose it would be alright,” Laurence Olivier wrote to Vivien Leigh during the early years of their romance. “I love you with much more than that.
We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
Wiredby Sandra Upson·27d ago
WIRED Women Sandra Upson is a features editor at WIRED. Prior to joining WIRED she was a senior editor at Medium and the executive editor of Backchannel, which she cofounded with Steven Levy.
Women Still Face Too Much Bullshit—in Silicon Valley and Beyond
Wiredby Katie Drummond·27d ago
It didn’t take more than a few sessions for my new therapist to ask me a delicate question. “Katie … do you have a problem with men?” I wanted to say no.
Justice for CSS
Wiredby Pete Millspaugh·27d ago
The first S in CSS stands for “style.” Think colors and fonts, borders and shadows, rows and columns, animations and transitions.
The Search for Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful Woman
Wiredby Lauren Goode·27d ago
Mira Murati was trying to speak. Women swished around in evening gowns, men in tuxes. Giant piles of carved meat rested like sleeping babies on banquet tables draped in linens as red as a...
Volkswagen woes deepen as blue-chip index exit follows latest profit warning
US Top News and Analysisby Jenni Reid·27d ago
Volkswagen shares dipped on Monday after another profit warning issued by the embattled German carmaker was followed by its departure from Europe's blue-chip index.
German Far-Right Surges in ‘Disaster’ State Elections for Chancellor Merz
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam·27d ago
Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won the most votes in northeastern Germany, marking the far right party’s second first-place result in state elections this year.
Your filters hide everything on this page. Adjust them in preferences.