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417 Minutes With… Lacey Leone Mclaughlin
The anti-cancellation consultant hand-holding anxious Hollywood execs afraid of their young assistants.
Impostor Syndrome
When the metamorphosis is constant, how do we ever know the true form?
Jon Batiste on a Lifetime of Musical Alchemy
JON BATISTE HAS NO interest in fitting neatly into categories. The lifelong musician instead is engaged in what he calls a broader “humanist” project— to be as multifaceted and expressive a creator as possible, be that as a recording artist, an Oscar-winning film composer, or a bandleader for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Pete Buttigieg
Thanks to billions of dollars in allocation money, the Transportation secretary is living his best life.
THE FUTURE OF TRUMP ISM
The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican Party comes from his Florida neighbor, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, who may be more MAGA than the MAGA king himself.
Inspired by a True Diva
How do you write, direct, and star in a Céline Dion biopic without losing your nerve? First step: Change her name.
In the Shallow
All play and no work kills the mood of the erotic thriller.
GALAXY BRAIN
HOW THE IMPECCABLY CREDENTIALED, IMPROBABLY CHARMING ECONOMIC HISTORIAN ADAM TOOZE SUPPLANTED THE DIRTBAG LEFT.
Rearranging the Deck Chairs
Can a cruise-ship skeptic be won over by fanatical design?
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."