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A new book about the children’s author is conscientious, respectful—and, like any good biography, dedicated to recovering vivid, occasionally unsettling particulars
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings
The reported use of Claude in recent military operations has shifted the Overton window around A.I. in warfare—and sparked a battle between Anthropic and the Department of War
The state’s lieutenant governor and a cryptocurrency darling square off in the Democratic race to fill Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat; Republicans are picking a candidate to challenge Governor J. B. Pritzker
They’ve often been a punch line, but by fusing their political convictions to a broader cultural identity they seemed to find something that we’ve lost
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings
Doom-laden humor at the 2026 Academy Awards ceremony obscures the courageous innovation of much of the work it celebrated
In the Dolby Theatre, I saw a win-win night for the studio behind “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another”—and a lose-lose situation for the industry
The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job
The author reads his story from the March 23, 2026, issue of the magazine
It could have been an experiment by the master. An early draft. A failed caprice
The dark satire, shot largely in a Paris department store, claimed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, in a rare tie