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In the summer of 1956, Los Angeles shimmered with its usual sun-soaked glamour, but for James Garner, the world felt ordinary until he noticed her. Lois Clarke, quietly commanding yet understated, moved through the poolside party with a calm grace. Garner, a war veteran turned budding actor, felt an immediate pull. It wasn’t glamour or … Read more

THE “UNWANTED” NOBLE DAUGHTER WAS HANDED TO A SLAVE, THEN DISCOVERED A BURIED FAMILY SECRET NO ONE DARED SPEAK OF

They laughed before she even entered the hall. Estela heard it from behind the velvet curtain, that thin, bright laughter of people who had never been hungry, never been cold, never been unwanted in their own menu home. It floated through the palace like perfume, sweet at first, poisonous after the first breath. The ballroom … Read more

“Hacks” Gave Us an Odd Couple for the Ages Over five stellar seasons, Jean Smart’s and Hannah Einbinder’s characters became unlikely artistic soul mates, whose brilliance grew out of their creative friction.

No matter what you tell me, I refuse to believe that Deborah Vance did not exist before 2021. That was the year that “Hacks” premièred, on HBO Max, introducing the world to Deborah, a fictitious standup legend with a blond updo, a closet full of caftans, and a mansion paid for by a residency in … Read more

When Should You Say Goodbye to a Pet? Across the country, the booming industry of pet hospice is teaching people how to face the loss of their beloved companions.

When Jessamyn Kennedy began veterinary school, about twenty years ago, hardly anyone put their pets in day care or called them fur babies. Nobody brought dogs to brunch. Veterinary visits were for vaccinations and acute illnesses, not wellness checks. And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do … Read more

How the Knicks Are Beating the Spurs Mikal Bridges and a cast of versatile role players have helped carry New York to a 2–0 lead in the N.B.A. Finals.

When the book is written on this N.B.A. season—imagine a Dostoyevsky novel—there will surely be a long disquisition on Game One of the Finals, in which the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs on the road and demonstrated the value of experience, and a chapter on Game Two, a game that seemed to contain a … Read more

Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.

Published in the print edition of the June 15, 2026, issue, with the headline “A Web of Abuse.” New Yorker Favorites A scientist with a Ph.D. from Harvard fatally shot three of her colleagues. Then revelations about her family history came to light. Play Catalogues, our new daily game, and bring order to the chaos. A Marilyn Monroe-J.F.K. mystery. … Read more

How the Dangerous Rise in Anti-Immigration Politics Went Mainstream Violent unrest after a stabbing in Northern Ireland showed the extent to which the far right has taken hold in the U.K., as well as in Europe and the U.S.

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