The Critics – Books– Trapped

The life and death of Tupac Shakur

"My Name is Barbra," Excerpted

With her long-awaited memoir, Barbra Streisand offers a funny and frank look at her career, six decades in

Hip-Hop's Renaissance Man

He was a graffiti-art pioneer, denizen of CBGB, friend of Basquiat, collaborator with Blondie, and host of the show that helped turn hip-hop global. On the 40th anniversary of Wild Style, the cult film that made him famous, FAB FIVE FREDDY takes stock

Atsuko All the Way

Thanks to her singular energy and her many viral videos-not to mention her trademark bowl cut, which inspires fans to buy wigs for her shows-Atsuko Okatsuka has become one of the most beloved stand-up comics around

The Way We Made The Way We Were

It was the producer Ray Stark who initially asked Arthur Laurents to write something for me. Arthur told me that Ray was impressed with the huge success of The Sound of Music and The Miracle Worker and thought, Why not combine the two and have me teaching handicapped children in Brooklyn to sing?

The Streisand Effect

At home with the legend, talking music, movies, and her revealing new memoir, My Name Is Barbra

Reign SUPREME

Chief Justice John Roberts insists he’s taken the reins of the Supreme Court. But the institution may be too far gone

THE MOON SHOT

It can be hard to remember after years of collective grief and bitter politics, but a COVID-19 vaccine was never a sure thing. Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean report on the unlikely group of scientists, generals, and government officials who supercharged the effort to get us back to some kind of normal

THE ROTHSCHILD WHO WASN'T

Charming, enterprising, and fabulously wealthy: KYLE DE ROTHSCHILD DESCHANEL was a New York sensation who lived on a 24/7 carousel of mega-dollar deals and raucous parties. Then his best friend found an ID labeled \"ARYEH DODELSON\"

Madonna Forever

Why the artist keeps scandalizing each generation anew

What Is Comedy For?

The question has never been harder to answer.

A Reporter at Large: Hot Air

Carbon offsets are sold as a fix for climate catastrophe—but brands have paid millions for worthless credits.

American Chronicles: The Pitchfork of History

Beyond the myth of rural America.

ANNALS OF LAW: Fierce Attachments

How foster parents are battling birth families for custody.

Terms and Conditions

We (hereafter \"I\") have updated our (hereafter \"my\") Terms and Conditions. If you do not consent to them, you cannot continue to enjoy the privileges and perks of being friends with me, Patty (\"In the friendship business for over sixty years!\"TM).

I AM PIZZA RAT - HAN ONG

At the San Mateo Community Center, a sign tacked up at the end of the hallway says \"If you're here for FALLING, NATURALLY you've walked too far. Go back. It's the middle door.\" On closer inspection, the comma turns out to be some schmutz or stray ink.

The French Connection

Manet and Degas had a long, often petty friendship. The result was modern art.

Get Happy

The business of contentment.

Epic Proportions

Two new intergenerational sagas explore the American legacy.

Possession

What happens when a novelist writes a follow-up to someone else’s novel.

Horny on Main

Troye Sivan’ songs of desire.

LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO: Spectacular Fall

The city was on top, until it wasnt. But how broken 1s it, really?

5 ways to tap into nostalgia's health benefits

When people walk into Keri Piehl's retro toy store in Albuquerque, N.M., their eyes light up. Wooden spinning tops, yo-yos, trolls, rainbow lava lamps, scratch-and-sniff stickers-it's like time travel, unlocked.

War Οf Τhe Worlds

The US military is pivoting its training operations from the anti-guerrilla tactics used in Afghanistan and Iraq to plans for a full-on, dug-in, nuclear-armed confrontation with an enemy superpower like Russia or China. Novelist and ex-Marine Phil Klay and photojournalist Peter Van Agtmael report on war's grave new frontier

Estate of Play

Once you’re 200 or so miles north of London, everything seems to be bigger and bolder, including the country houses. This is Yorkshire, the Texas of England.

The Last Descent

Though the world wouldn't catch on until disaster struck, a tight-knit community of seafarers, explorers, and bold submariners worried for years that Stockton Rush's OceanGate implosion was all but guaranteed. SUSAN CASEY, author of The Underworld, reveals the hardest truths about the Titan

Bad Bunny's Year of Rest and Relaxation

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio swears he's taking a breather from ultra-mega global superstardom to enjoy life in puerto rico and some downtime with his girlfriend. Just don't ask him about the album he's about to release

Personal History – Under the Carpetbag

A sixty-year friendship.

American Chronicles – Passages

A trans teen in an anti-trans state.

THE SHADOW ARMADA

China has expanded a fleet of far-flung fishing vessels. This has come at grave human cost.