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Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age
The director revived the cozy mystery with "Knives Out." In a new sequel, can he find his way to the end of the maze?
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
What Was the American Revolution For?
Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.
Hannah Goldfield on Anthony Bourdain’s "Don’t Eat Before Reading This"
Bourdain was much more than a whistle-blower, even at the very beginning of what would become his second, incredibly significant career.
Joachim Trier Has Put Oslo on the Cinematic Map
His new film, "Sentimental Value," is another intimate character study set in the Norwegian capital. His approach to directing is as empathic as his films.
Who My Child Was and Would Be
When Nat transitioned, I learned that when someone you love changes, you change, too.
The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about.
The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement
A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set free.
Ed Caesar on Nick Paumgarten’s "Up and Then Down"
A story about a man trapped in an elevator for forty-one hours has just the right amount of anxiety.