The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV A “Sesame Street” writer once said it was easier to write an episode about death than one about divorce. Where are the shows that manage to do it well?

How should kids’ TV shows handle divorce? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The famed Tejano singer Bobby Pulido is running for Congress in South Texas. His slogan? “Make Quinceañeras Great Again.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ypTO_E

“Amrum” Offers a Child’s-Eye View of Fascism in Retreat In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous, momentous remove.

In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous, momentous remove. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Radu Jude, the Bard of Bucharest The director’s native city drives him crazy—and drives him to make loony, brilliant films.

Radu Jude, the director of “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World,” says Donald Trump reaches a level of “dumbness” he finds “fascinating”: “If he was an artist, I would say, ‘Wow, he’s great.’ The problem is that he is the President.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/GuEUDz

Donald Trump has treated a new ballroom as more substantial to his legacy than his current Vice-President, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes. Where does that leave J. D. Vance in 2028? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4ao2zB

There are “mysterious tensions” in Vermeer’s work, Anthony Lane writes. In his scenes of domestic niceties, there “is a murmur that the stillness may not hold. Something in these quiet rooms is getting ready to happen.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/aJD0Nd

Why are people pining for old technologies—CD players, VCRs, Walkmans? Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on our longing for inconvenience. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ayQH6f

Emmet Gowin’s American Family Emmet Gowin has travelled the world to capture aerial views of landscapes ravaged by man and nature, but his most well-known and influential photographs were made closer to home.

Emmet Gowin has travelled the world to capture aerial views of landscapes ravaged by man and nature, but his most well-known and influential photographs were made closer to home. www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...

The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV A “Sesame Street” writer once said it was easier to write an episode about death than one about divorce. Where are the shows that manage to do it well?

A “Sesame Street” writer once said it was easier to write an episode about death than one about divorce. Where are the shows that manage to do it well? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Play Shuffalo: Saturday, April 18, 2026 Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Can you make a longer word with each new letter? www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...

“Euphoria” Has Become a Thrilling, Disturbing Horror Show The third season of “Euphoria,” delivered with a sneer and a smile, portrays a world where money is the only thing worth caring about.

The third season of “Euphoria,” delivered with a sneer and a smile, portrays a world where money is the only thing worth caring about. www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...

J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.

It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Justin Bieber Offers a Reflective Ode to Bieber Fever Bieberchella, as it’s been called, touched on the different cycles of Justin Bieber’s life, leaving audiences with one glaring question: What’s next?

Bieberchella, as it’s been called, touched on the different cycles of Justin Bieber’s life, leaving audiences with one glaring question: What’s next? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Car-Crash Conspiracy High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.

Crooked lawyers in New Orleans used poor people as pawns in a vast insurance fraud. The conspiracy ended in murder. Patrick Radden Keefe reports. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides? Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake.

People are buying unapproved peptides from gray-market channels—including TikTok. But what are they actually injecting themselves with? Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician, decided to find out. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_J7tkt

He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb A former C.I.A. officer says that he recruited scientists as part of the United States’ effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.

A former C.I.A. officer goes on the record for the first time about his years of work for the agency—which, he says, “prevented Iran from getting a nuke.”
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Elle Fanning Gets Maternal The Oscar-nominated actress Elle Fanning discusses collaborating with Nicole Kidman, the art of playing a performer, and her new series, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” in which she stars as a single mom who turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet.

The Oscar-nominated actress Elle Fanning discusses collaborating with Nicole Kidman, the art of playing a performer, and her new series, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” in which she stars as a single mom who turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ySI_Vz

Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next? “Corruption is the Achilles’ heel of autocrats. It’s not a bug in the system. It’s the model,” the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer says.

“Corruption is the Achilles’ heel of autocrats. It’s not a bug in the system. It’s the model,” the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer says. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

The Violence in Vermeer It is easy to treat the Dutch artist as an agreeable intimist—a transcriber of domestic niceties. But he grew up in a world of war, starvation, and massacres. His paintings were safe havens.

It is easy to treat Vermeer as an agreeable intimist—a transcriber of domestic niceties. But he grew up in a world of war, starvation, and massacres. His paintings were safe havens. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/I32VzU

What Our Music Critic Is Listening To From the daily newsletter: Amanda Petrusich breaks down the year in music so far, and the releases she’s looking forward to.

From the daily newsletter: Amanda Petrusich breaks down the year in music so far, and the releases she’s looking forward to. www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...

How Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain A new book charts the creation of a secretive system that automates warfare for the military. The progression from target identification to target destruction is four clicks.

A new book charts the creation of a secretive A.I. system that automates warfare for the military. The progression from target identification to target destruction is four clicks. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/xDHZ9j

“Erupcja” Starts Charli XCX’s Acting Career on a High Note The musician stars in the American filmmaker Pete Ohs’s thrillingly inventive drama, about a London couple’s trip to Warsaw and the rekindling of a passionate friendship there.

“Erupcja” stars Charli XCX in one of her first movie roles. The pop star “may not have much movie experience, but she dominates the action with classical canniness,” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/vMZogT

The Return of Family Detention Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect.

A toddler nearly died at an ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas. After more than a week in intensive care, she was sent back. Sarah Stillman reports. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Qcj4e-

“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant Trump’s “populist” policy is backed by the National Restaurant Association—probably because it won’t stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage.

Donald Trump recently visited Las Vegas to tout his “no tax on tips” policy. But the supposedly populist initiative, Eyal Press wrote last year, is unlikely to stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/dPzmYO

“Big Mistakes” Is a Crime Show for the Girls and the Gays Dan Levy’s first scripted series since “Schitt’s Creek” is another fish-out-of-water comedy—this one set in a very different milieu.

The comedic thriller “Big Mistakes,” now streaming on Netflix, was co-created by Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, and it has the manic, overheated energy that’s become the actress’s signature. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kfYlFl

The Art of the Fictional Pop Song “Mother Mary” enlists the musicians and producers who shaped the sound of progressive pop in the 2010s to create its fictional music—to uncanny effect.

“Mother Mary” enlists the musicians and producers who shaped the sound of progressive pop in the 2010s to create its fictional music—to uncanny effect. www.newyorker.com/culture/pop-...

The Car-Crash Conspiracy High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.

Drivers known as “slammers” hunt for 18-wheelers, then accelerate into them. The risks are vast, but so are the rewards. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

El retorno de la detención familiar Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños inmigrantes han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica.

Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños inmigrantes han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.

During a recent focus group of 20 Gen Z Republicans conducted by a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler. Only one responded with outright criticism. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oYuJBh

The Texas Democrat Who Wants to “Make Quinceañeras Great Again” Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters.

Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s running for Congress in South Texas, hopes that his status as a regional celebrity will open the door to a lasting connection with voters. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...