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Still Yawning at the Apocalypse

Why is the world ignoring the latest U.N. climate report?

The Good Grift

The big lie of Theranos, rendered on a human scale.

The Object of Their Ire

Letitia James has earned the wrath of Andrew Cuomo. She’s investigating Donald Trump. Can she prevail over two of the meanest men in politics?

The Off-Trend Comedian

Taylor Tomlinson’s old-school act is a hit onstage and on TikTok. And she’s only getting bigger.

The Money Game: Kevin T. Dugan

The Seize of Moscow. How far can Joe Biden push economic sanctions?

Maryam Nassir Zadeh Is Raising Two Kids in This All-White Loft

“We’re working on becoming more minimal.”

SIXTEEN DAYS IN UKRAINE

THE FIRST GENERATION BORN AFTER UKRAINE WON INDEPENDENCE DOCUMENTS THE BEGINNING OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION.

Random Accessed Memories

A family finds out their robot had feelings too.

Can Republicans Commit Voter Fraud?

The revealing case of Mark Meadows.

Another Life

Ke Huy Quan was a child star who built a career behind the camera. Now he’s returning to acting—and bringing all his past selves with him.

Good-bye to a Local Legend

Pour one out for Brooklyn’s rowdiest theater.

Forever on the Clock

Work-life separation, whether you like it or not.

Brandon Stanton's Empire of Empathy

Since launching humans of New York 12 years ago, the street photographer has pivoted his blog into a one-man philanthropy that raises millions of dollars for random people.

148 Minutes With … Ben Mckenzie

Who knew the world needed a celebrity crypto anti-influencer influencer—and that it would be Ryan from The O.C.?

The Woman's Redemption Plot

You know the story: A previously maligned public figure gets an eight-episode empathy tour.

Legend Has It

Tailing Kanye West for two turbulent decades.

Justice: Irin Carmon

The Other First What it means to nominate a veteran public defender.

PUNK ROCK STAR of STAGE AND SCREEN

John Cameron Mitchell, actor, director, and rent-regulated Village bohemian, has taken his streamer paycheck to New Orleans, where he’s hoping to reconnect with what New York used to feel like.

Her Kinda Country

Hailey Whitters is a voice for a part of America that Nashville often overlooks.

Chuck Klosterman Lived Through This

In his new book, he tries to write about the ’90s as it felt at the time— at least to people like him.

What Happened to the Witnesses

"Filming police killings can have long-lasting consequences. Four who did tell their stories."

The Group Portrait: Coney Island's Ice Patrol

"These winter bathers have been swimming (and shivering) for decades. They swear they enjoy it."

Bless This Mess

"Stumbling toward self-knowledge in The Worst Person in the World."

189 Minutes With … Art Spiegelman

"As the latest fight over Maus erupts, its artist-creator searches for his eyeglasses."

Adrift, Broke, and Disillusioned

How a struggling bartender became the face of a resurgent left.

'I More so Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything'

What Danielle Miller learned at Horace Mann and Rikers.

The Science of Us: Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

Stress Toys for Tots: The mental-health industrial complex comes to the kids’ aisle.

The Inside Game: Gabriel Debenedetti

The Colorado Compromise Months ago, Jared Polis struck a COVID balance that coastal governors are only just figuring out.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES

Kenneth Watkins’s son, Kenny, was 6 days old when he was taken away and placed with a wealthy foster family. To regain custody, Watkins had to prove that being poor didn’t make him a bad father.

Gunna Pushed Himself to the Top

After a decade of making music, the rapper is finally known for his name alone.