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In “I’m Still Here,” Fernanda Torres, in a “superbly controlled performance,” plays Eunice Paiva—a woman whose family is torn apart by Brazil’s military dictatorship. Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated film is, in more than one sense, about the strategic withholding of information. But “its dramatic caginess winds up blunting its own emotional force,” Justin Chang writes.
In “I’m Still Here,” Fernanda Torres, in a “superbly controlled performance,” plays Eunice Paiva—a woman whose family is torn apart by Brazil’s military dictatorship. Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated film is, in more than one sense, about the strategic withholding of information. But “its dramatic caginess winds up blunting its own emotional force,” Justin Chang writes.
Is this how it felt to be a progressive liberal in Weimar Germany in 1933, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor? Robert Pinsky offers a different historical moment that feels like a more immediate reference point. A Song on Porcelain Czesław Miłosz lost his homeland to a Stalinist regime. What have we Americans valued in our own cultural past that might now feel lost or troubling?
Is this how it felt to be a progressive liberal in Weimar Germany in 1933, when Hitler was appointed Chancellor? Robert Pinsky offers a different historical moment that feels like a more immediate reference point. A Song on Porcelain Czesław Miłosz lost his homeland to a Stalinist regime. What have we Americans valued in our own cultural past that might now feel lost or troubling?
Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have perfectly met the qualification that Donald Trump cares about most: a proven record of tearing down the credibility of the institutions that he has chosen them to lead. Donald Trump’s Cabinet of Revenge Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., bobbed and weaved around senators’ questions, but their own words came back to bite them.
Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have perfectly met the qualification that Donald Trump cares about most: a proven record of tearing down the credibility of the institutions that he has chosen them to lead. Donald Trump’s Cabinet of Revenge Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., bobbed and weaved around senators’ questions, but their own words came back to bite them.
Tom Brady signed a ten-year contract with Fox worth $375 million to be an N.F.L. commentator—quite the pile to offer somebody who’s never done the job. Is he any good? Tom Brady, Quarterback Tom Brady, Quarterback. In his new gig, the former player turned “N.F.L. on Fox” commentator is back to work, but is he any good?
Tom Brady signed a ten-year contract with Fox worth $375 million to be an N.F.L. commentator—quite the pile to offer somebody who’s never done the job. Is he any good? Tom Brady, Quarterback. In his new gig, the former player turned “N.F.L. on Fox” commentator is back to work, but is he any good?
What happens when one begins to refer to themselves as a “writer?” Read a new comic by Zoe Si. Writers, Writers, Everywhere The protagonist in every movie I’ve seen this month has been a struggling writer of some sort.
What happens when one begins to refer to themselves as a “writer?” Read a new comic by Zoe Si. The protagonist in every movie I’ve seen this month has been a struggling writer of some sort.
For the philosopher Martin Hägglund, the problem with eternity is not that it doesn’t exist, but that it is undesirable and incoherent; it kills meaning and collapses value. If God Is Dead, Your Time Is Everything. Martin Hägglund argues that rigorous secularism leads to socialism.
For the philosopher Martin Hägglund, the problem with eternity is not that it doesn’t exist, but that it is undesirable and incoherent; it kills meaning and collapses value. If God Is Dead, Your Time Is Everything. Martin Hägglund argues that rigorous secularism leads to socialism.
The first Trump Administration imposed nearly $80 billion dollars in new taxes on Americans via tariffs, and the long-run trade-off, according to the Tax Foundation, will be a decline of 0.2% in G.D.P. and a loss of roughly 142,000 jobs. Why Is the Mastermind of Trump’s Tariff Plan Still Sitting at Home in Florida? Robert Lighthizer, the former U.S. Trade Representative, lost his bid to rejoin the White House, but he still believes the President’s protectionist instincts can jumpstart American manufacturing.
The first Trump Administration imposed nearly $80 billion dollars in new taxes on Americans via tariffs, and the long-run trade-off, according to the Tax Foundation, will be a decline of 0.2% in G.D.P. and a loss of roughly 142,000 jobs. Why Is the Mastermind of Trump’s Tariff Plan Still Sitting at Home in Florida? Robert Lighthizer, the former U.S. Trade Representative, lost his bid to rejoin the White House, but he still believes the President’s protectionist instincts can jumpstart American manufacturing.
A growing movement seeks to destigmatize going “no contact” with one’s relatives. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations? Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents. A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
A growing movement seeks to destigmatize going “no contact” with one’s relatives. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations? Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents. A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
For years, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has propagated half-truths and outright falsehoods in an environment of mistrust that he helped to create, and he will now be abetted by a cadre of MAGA influencers who share his passions and proclivities.
For years, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has propagated half-truths and outright falsehoods in an environment of mistrust that he helped to create, and he will now be abetted by a cadre of MAGA influencers who share his passions and proclivities.
Does anybody really know you? It’s a question that arises at odd moments—sometimes, perversely, when we’re surrounded by people who know us well. Does Anyone Really Know You? Does Anyone Really Know You? Our yearning to be fully known is inevitable—and, perhaps, misleading.
Does anybody really know you? It’s a question that arises at odd moments—sometimes, perversely, when we’re surrounded by people who know us well. Does Anyone Really Know You? Our yearning to be fully known is inevitable—and, perhaps, misleading.
What our contemporary obsession with sleep may be obscuring. QUOTE - RTL.
What our contemporary obsession with sleep may be obscuring. QUOTE - RTL. Why We Sleep, and Why We Often Can’t. Does our contemporary obsession with sleep obscure what makes it special in the first place?
“On January 6, 2021, thousands marched on the Capitol in support of Trump and his conspiratorial and wholly fabricated charge that the Presidential election the previous November had been stolen from him,” David Remnick writes, in his introduction to the January 6th report.
“On January 6, 2021, thousands marched on the Capitol in support of Trump and his conspiratorial and wholly fabricated charge that the Presidential election the previous November had been stolen from him,” David Remnick writes, in his introduction to the January 6th report.
A new book from Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz, which dives into the complexities of tribal enrollment, is not a simple story of finding peace through belonging. In fact, through her research, she found much that made her uneasy. QUOTE - RTL.
A new book from Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz, which dives into the complexities of tribal enrollment, is not a simple story of finding peace through belonging. In fact, through her research, she found much that made her uneasy. QUOTE - RTL.
Donald Trump’s second Inaugural Address evinced his instinctive grasp of the power that he can assert and accrete to himself through acts of naming and renaming. “We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” he declared. “And we will restore the name of a great President, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.” Trump codified these promises in an executive order titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness.” “To give a thing a name is to make it real and even to decide on its meaning; it’s a godlike and patriarchal power, and, of course, a creative one,” Jessica Winter writes. “For Trump, any name can become an instrument by which to exert his will upon our politics.” Trump knows what he wants and how to name it—and this has rarely been so frighteningly evident as it was in the first week of his second Administration. Read about how Trump’s knack for naming and renaming things has made him an influential shaper of reality.
Donald Trump’s second Inaugural Address evinced his instinctive grasp of the power that he can assert and accrete to himself through acts of naming and renaming. “We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” he declared. “And we will restore the name of a great President, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.” Trump codified these promises in an executive order titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness.” “To give a thing a name is to make it real and even to decide on its meaning; it’s a godlike and patriarchal power, and, of course, a creative one,” Jessica Winter writes. “For Trump, any name can become an instrument by which to exert his will upon our politics.” Trump knows what he wants and how to name it—and this has rarely been so frighteningly evident as it was in the first week of his second Administration. Read about how Trump’s knack for naming and renaming things has made him an i...
Lorne Michaels has become notorious for running “Saturday Night Live” with a business-like calm. Jane Curtin pegged him as the type of comedy professional who, instead of laughing, “says, with a completely straight face, ‘Hysterical.’ ” Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live” Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live” He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.
Lorne Michaels has become notorious for running “Saturday Night Live” with a business-like calm. Jane Curtin pegged him as the type of comedy professional who, instead of laughing, “says, with a completely straight face, ‘Hysterical.’ ” Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live” He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.
Five days before his Inauguration, Donald Trump had a tense phone call with the Prime Minister of Denmark and made clear that he wanted to take possession of the self-governing Danish island of Greenland. Meanwhile, he’s said repeatedly that he intends to take back control of the Panama Canal, and that Canada should become a U.S. state. Over the weekend, he announced tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after the close American ally said that it would not accept American planes full of deported migrants.
Five days before his Inauguration, Donald Trump had a tense phone call with the Prime Minister of Denmark and made clear that he wanted to take possession of the self-governing Danish island of Greenland. Meanwhile, he’s said repeatedly that he intends to take back control of the Panama Canal, and that Canada should become a U.S. state. Over the weekend, he announced tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after the close American ally said that it would not accept American planes full of deported migrants.
What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds. Should You Question Everything?
What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds. Should You Question Everything? In “Open Socrates,” the philosopher Agnes Callard reminds us how thinking should feel.
Over the inaugural weekend and late into Monday night, thousands of Donald Trump supporters queued around the Capital One Arena for a victory rally, and dozens of balls and parties ushered in the new Administration. Antonia Hitchens reports from D.C.
Over the inaugural weekend and late into Monday night, thousands of Donald Trump supporters queued around the Capital One Arena for a victory rally, and dozens of balls and parties ushered in the new Administration. Antonia Hitchens reports from D.C.
“It might be the weirdest thing she would ever do, but she would never speak to anyone of what Sebastien had written.” New Fiction from Sheila Heti.
“It might be the weirdest thing she would ever do, but she would never speak to anyone of what Sebastien had written.” New Fiction from Sheila Heti.
Ours is an era of obsession as much as distraction. “To ascribe our woes to a society-wide attention-deficit disorder is to make the wrong diagnosis,” Daniel Immerwahr writes.
Ours is an era of obsession as much as distraction. “To ascribe our woes to a society-wide attention-deficit disorder is to make the wrong diagnosis,” Daniel Immerwahr writes.
In 1907, Dr. Julius Neubronner submitted a patent application for a new invention: the pigeon camera. At first, he was simply hoping to track the flights of the birds in his flock. But his invention led to a more sublime achievement. QUOTE - SANDY OF THE OCEAN.
In 1907, Dr. Julius Neubronner submitted a patent application for a new invention: the pigeon camera. At first, he was simply hoping to track the flights of the birds in his flock. But his invention led to a more sublime achievement. QUOTE - SANDY OF THE OCEAN. The Turn-of-the-Century Pigeons That Photographed Earth from Above. An early-twentieth-century camera enabled, for the first time, the taking of pictures that afforded a bird’s-eye view.
In 2009, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote about MF Doom’s long and distinguished career, which began during the infancy of hip-hop—”when no one had yet realized the potential for big money in a guy talking into a microphone.” The Mask of Metal Face Doom The Mask of Metal Face Doom. From 2009: The Doom persona felt as though it had emerged from the.
In 2009, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote about MF Doom’s long and distinguished career, which began during the infancy of hip-hop—”when no one had yet realized the potential for big money in a guy talking into a microphone.” The Mask of Metal Face Doom. From 2009: The Doom persona felt as though it had emerged from the.
“An American retreat from liberal democracy—a precious yet vulnerable inheritance—would be a calamity,” David Remnick wrote, after Donald Trump was elected President for the second time. “Indifference is a form of surrender.” It Can Happen Here It Can Happen Here. Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard about where we are.
“An American retreat from liberal democracy—a precious yet vulnerable inheritance—would be a calamity,” David Remnick wrote, after Donald Trump was elected President for the second time. “Indifference is a form of surrender.” It Can Happen Here. Everyone who realizes with proper alarm that Trump’s reëlection is a deeply dangerous moment in American life must think hard about where we are.
Finally, the truth is out. The cartoonist Sophia Glock illustrates some confessions to her mom friends. Confessions to All My Mom Friends Confessions to All My Mom Friends. I avoid saying your kid’s name because I always get it wrong. Is it Aiden? Orin?
Finally, the truth is out. The cartoonist Sophia Glock illustrates some confessions to her mom friends. Confessions to All My Mom Friends. I avoid saying your kid’s name because I always get it wrong. Is it Aiden? Orin?