STEP INTO Mr. Affleck's OFFICE

Since founding a production company with a genuinely radical vision, Ben Affleck has chosen to make films as an executive first, a director second, and an actor third, But can you really just stop being one of the biggest movie stars on earth?

The Real Cowboys of New York City

Pro bull riding has a new foothold—and record numbers of fans—suggesting that our latest flirtation with Western Americana has entered a phase of mainstream appeal. Can cowboy fever help bull riding become the next UFC?

HI, MY NAME IS TOM - AND I'M ADDICTED TO THE SENSELESS PAIN AND SUFFERING OF BEING A SPORTS FAN.

Of all the relationships in life, none is more toxic than the one we have with the sports team we love the most. But why is it so impossible to call it quits?

MR&MRS. RIZZ

At 22, PIRATES PITCHER PAUL SKENES and LSU GYMNAST LIVVY DUNNE seem to have it all—wild success in their respective sports, movie-star good looks, big-ticket deals, and crackling chemistry. Now what? We went to Baton Rouge to find out.

Private Powder

The next frontier of exclusive, members-club culture? Ski mountains. We went to Netflix founder Reed Hastings’s new Powder Mountai to see how private mountains are taking over—

The Omega That Bond Built

For 30 years, Omega has been 007's watch of choice. Now, with a new Seamaster, the Swiss maker is letting some of that superspy allure spill over to its main line.

BIGGER Than TEXAS - BigXthaPlug

put Texas rap back on the map. Now, on the heels of a hypnotic album packed with hits, he's plotting to take his Lone Star appeal worldwide.

Damiano David IS REVIVING THE ROCK STAR

He became one of the world's biggest musicians after winning Eurovision with his band, Måneskinand now the Italian singer has his sights on a global solo career. Over espresso and cigarettes in Rome, Damiano David argues that pop music desperately needs a high-fashion frontman.

THE ALIEN EYE

Sayaka Murata sees the ordinary world as science fiction.

GOING NUCLEAR

Some climate activists are giving atomic energy a second look. Should they?

CLEAR AS FOLK

The evolution of a punk troubadour.

EXIT WOUNDS

\"Warfare.\"

LET IT LIE

A novel about an Austrian town with secrets it would prefer to forget.

MAN UP

“Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

Margaret Atwood on Mavis Gallant's "Orphans' Progress"

In 1965, when I was twenty-five and starting out as a writer, I was reading The New Yorker, as all of us young writers did.

LIFE AFTER DEATH

Has Colossal, a genetics startup, resurrected the ancient dire wolf?

"FROM, TO"

At ten o'clock on a Wednesday night, he gets a call from his aunt's number. It's late to get a call from his aunt, but his mother is often with his aunt, and it's not unusual for her to call at that hour.

ENEMY OF THE STATE

James C. Scott and the art of resistance.

STRAW MAN

It is “the Policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws.” . . . [Justice] Department components shall take appropriate action to identify and eliminate any portion of policy or guidance documents designed to disfavor plastic straws.

STRONGMEN

In a conflict between a top jurist and the nation’s ex-President, the internet is the front line.

FRESH PAINT

The Frick reopens, renovated but resolutely itself.

TECH THE NINE LIVES OF MASAYOSHI SON

THE FIRST DAYS of the second Trump administration offered the newly elected president a chance to share the spotlight with some of his most important allies. While some of the featured leaders were ones you'd expect—cabinet nominees, congressional leaders, mega-donor Elon Musk—at least one was a surprise: Masayoshi Son, the Japanese billionaire tech investor.

Inspiring Talent to Make Their Moment

Encore gives its team members the tools and training they need to shine on a world stage.

Reaching a New World

The PGA TOUR’s World Feed is bringing a tailored experience to international golf fans.

OZEMPICS BOOM TIMES

Novo Nordisk has made tens of billions in profit from its revolutionary weight loss and diabetes drugs. Now the pharma giant is racing to reinvest in the future—before competitors catch up.

THE SANE PERSON'S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN CRYPTOCURRENCY

THERE HAVE ALWAYS been plenty of reasons for prudent investors to steer clear of the crypto markets.

A PIED-A-MER FOR LIFELONG TRAVELERS

IN 2019, the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created Comedian, a series of three identical pieces, each consisting of a fresh banana diagonally duct-taped to a wall. One is at the Guggenheim.

100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR 2025

THE PANDEMIC ushered in a softer leadership style, with companies offering maximum flexibility to help staff survive the crisis. Five years on, CEOs are charged with finding the new normal at work. Execs who once vulnerably delivered updates from kitchen tables—with pets and children in the background—are now mulling productivity and whether to summon workers back to the office.

Worker Wellness

Time to recharge eases the growing demands of a return to the office.

Remote Work

Atlassian goes “Team Anywhere” and shares its secrets for a remote-first working model. By Sara Braun