At Bat
At the Ballpark: I See London, I See France!
by Zach Helfand
Fashion experts weigh in on Major League Baseball’s new inadvertently see-through uniforms, which leave nothing to the imagination.
At Bat
At the Ballpark: I See London, I See France!
by Zach Helfand
Fashion experts weigh in on Major League Baseball’s new inadvertently see-through uniforms, which leave nothing to the imagination.
Joe Biden’s Last Campaign
by Evan Osnos
Trailing Trump in polls and facing doubts about his age, the President voices defiant confidence in his prospects for reëlection.
What a Major Solar Storm Could Do to Our Planet
by Kathryn Schulz
Disturbances on the sun may have the potential to devastate our power grid and communication systems. When the next big storm arrives, will we be prepared for it?
The Boards
Gwyneth v. Skier: You Be the Judge!
by Anna Russell
Two London playwrights prep for “Gwyneth Goes Skiing,” a comic play about Gwyneth Paltrow’s legal battle with an optometrist over a crash on the slopes in Deer Valley.
Letter from London
A Teen’s Fatal Plunge Into the London Underworld
by Patrick Radden Keefe
After Zac Brettler mysteriously plummeted into the Thames, his grieving parents discovered that he’d been posing as an oligarch’s son. Would the police help them solve the puzzle of his death?
Letter from Spain
The Woman Who Spent Five Hundred Days in a Cave
by D. T. Max
Beatriz Flamini liked to be alone so much that she decided to live underground—and pursue a world record. The experience was gruelling and surreal.
The Pictures
Lee Grant Laughs Last
by Alexandra Schwartz
Hollywood wrote her off as an actress at age fifty, so she learned to direct. Just before turning ninety-eight, she celebrates after presenting a retrospective.
Annals of Etiquette
Has Gratuity Culture Reached a Tipping Point?
by Zach Helfand
Paying extra for service has inspired rebellions, swivelling iPads, and irritation from Trotsky and Larry David. Post-pandemic, the practice has entered a new stage.
Annals of Gaming
Can Crosswords Be More Inclusive?
by Natan Last
The puzzles spread from the United States across the globe, but the American crossword today doesn’t always reflect the linguistic changes that immigration brings.
Sentenced to Life for an Accident Miles Away
by Sarah Stillman
A draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans—disproportionately young and Black—in prison.