Books & Culture
The Supreme Court Probably Won’t Break the Internet—for Now
In Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, the Court considers whether the Web’s most foundational law still makes sense.
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The Other Blockbuster Royals Memoir
Before there was “Spare,” there was “The Heart Has Its Reasons” (1956), by Wallis Simpson.
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What a Sixty-Five-Year-Old Book Teaches Us About A.I.
Rereading an oddly resonant—and prescient—consideration of how computation affects learning.
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A Double View of the World from Inside Mosques
In Marwan Bassiouni’s “New Western Views,” the windows of Muslim houses of worship provide an unfamiliar framing for ordinary sights.
The Author Who Brought the Montessori Method to Life in Her Fiction
Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s novels took family life and childhood development seriously, glorying in the daily accumulation of small insights and struggles for mastery.
Barry Blitt’s “The Florida Book-of-the-Month Club”
The artist on what makes children’s books captivating, and the role of humor in exploring complex topics.
Danielle Deadwyler’s Gravity-Shifting Intensity
The multihyphenate discusses her role in “Till,” her approach to art, ego death, and the retrograde values of the Hollywood system.
The Life and Death of a Ukrainian Photographer
Maksym Levin started documenting war “to become famous.” After seeing conflict up close, his motivations shifted.
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The Critics
The Ultimate Vermeer Collection
A bravura show at the Rijksmuseum displays more of the Dutch Master’s work at once than he himself ever saw.
Is Artificial Light Poisoning the Planet?
A Swedish ecologist argues that its ubiquity is wrecking our habitats—and our health.
A Novel That Confronts Our True-Crime Obsession
In “I Have Some Questions for You,” Rebecca Makkai depicts the charms of the murder podcast while evading its flaws.
Justin Peck Finds His Feet
New York City Ballet’s young resident choreographer has struggled to make good on his early promise, until now.
Goings On About Town
Jessica Chastain in Ibsen’s Proto-Feminist Masterwork
Last year’s Best Actress Oscar winner steps into the role of Nora in a Broadway production of “A Doll’s House,” also starring Arian Moayed and Okieriete Onaodowan.
Legacy Pizza: Naples vs. N.Y.C.
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, which opened in Italy in 1870, débuts in the West Village; Lucia Pizza of Avenue X, in Sheepshead Bay, updates the family pizzeria.
Timberlands and Bucket Hats, at F.I.T.
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology presents “Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip-Hop Style,” celebrating the culture’s half-century mark.
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The Life and Death of a Ukrainian Photographer
Maksim Levin started documenting war “to become famous.” After seeing conflict up close, his motivations shifted.
Podcasts
The Pandemic at Three: Who Got It Right?
Can we fix the response to COVID-19 in a country that seems broken? Plus, Stephanie Hsu talks with Jia Tolentino about “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Video
“Elsa”: Humor, Sunglasses, and a Bag of Chips
In a short documentary by Julia Jansch, the Kenyan-born Internet comedian Elsa Majimbo exposes the harsh reality of being her authentic self.