CULTURE
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What Israel’s Assassination of Hezbollah’s Leader Means for the Middle East
Hassan Nasrallah, the iconic leader of Hezbollah who captivated many in the Arab world with his charismatic oratory, was killed…
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Iran’s New President Makes His U.N. Début as the Middle East Is in Flames
Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon who emerged from political backwoods this summer to beat a slew of hard-liners and become…
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Food Review: Three New Classic Cookies
You deserve a cookie. We all deserve a cookie. Life is hard, easy pleasures are few and fleeting—why not have…
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The End of Adoptions from China
It was, to some, a beautiful thing. In 1992, the Chinese Communist Party decided to send children abroad for adoption.…
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How Inflation Fooled Almost Everybody
It was easy to miss in all the hubbub over the Presidential debate and Donald Trump chickening out of a…
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Lake Street Dive Performs in the Studio
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The 2024 National Book Awards Longlist
This week, The New Yorker is announcing the longlists for the 2024 National Book Awards, beginning with Young People’s Literature…
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Will Harris Get Trump to Self-Destruct at the Debate?
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What Does “Election Interference” Even Mean Anymore?
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Sigrid Nunez on Beginning with Ambiguity
Your story “Greensleeves” begins in the middle of a conversation between a woman and a male therapist. We don’t find…
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