“Rafa”: the Destruction of a Man, and the Making of a Legend
For tennis champion Rafael Nadal, pain has always felt like weakness leaving the body, and a new Netflix docuseries shows the boons of this ideology, as well as its undeniable costs
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For tennis champion Rafael Nadal, pain has always felt like weakness leaving the body, and a new Netflix docuseries shows the boons of this ideology, as well as its undeniable costs
After shunning the spotlight for years, the singer-songwriter has returned on her own terms—with an improbably intimate arena show and some introspective new ballads
Proponents and critics of artificial intelligence often compare the technology to industrial automation—really, it’s more like an intern
With Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows, why are many Democrats anxious about winning control of the House, and perhaps the Senate, in November?
From guys trying to make it past women’s six-foot filter on dating apps to basketball players hoping to get drafted, men continue to exaggerate how tall they are
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings
Trump and Netanyahu are reshaping the region—just not as they imagined
A new history explores how the city’s commingling of popular forms and artistic experimentation shaped dance in the twentieth century
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings
I recently moved away from Washington, but there’s no way to escape propagandistic imagery of the President’s urban vanity projects
Every day, order a set of items based on a hidden theme
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings