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Emma Tucker's Deadline

The new Wall Street Journal editor, recently imported from London by Rupert Murdoch, knew little about America, New York, or her staff. And then Evan Gershkovich got arrested in Russia.

The Man in the Middle

How an ingenious royal official transformed Persian conquerors into proper Egyptian pharaohs

Rituals of the Cattle Raiders

Rock art in the mountains of South Africa tells the story of how the Khoe and San peoples resisted enslavement

Peru's Great Urban Experiment

A millennium ago, the Chimú built a new way of life in the vast city of Chan Chan

AROUND THE WORLD

Researchers determined that a mastodon living in the Pacific Northwest 13,900 years ago was wounded when it was struck by a spear.

REUSING THE PAST

Archaeologists discover how an embattled Assyrian king fortified Nineveh

LETTER FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHEAST SPARTANS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI

Unearthing evidence of defiance and resilience in the homeland of the Chickasaw

LOST ROMAN RESORT

In the Bay of Naples, miles of ruins recall the splendor of ancient imperial holidays

ECHOES IN THE DARK

After the shocking murder of four Idaho college kids last fall, a media frenzy exploded into their quiet town, boosting the image of upstart news reporters but bringing along a new breed of web sleut conspiracy-minded, vindictive, and often dead wrong

CHAT PERSON

Muckraker of the moment KARA SWISHER has seemingly every power player in Hollywood, media, and tech on speed dial. Now, as she tangles with Elon Musk and churns out podcasts, the ultimate insider is running her own show

Electric BOOGALOO

A market is springing up for tricked-out conversions of vintage vehicles as the motor industry shifts gears

New York DOLL

A chameleonic presence on the runway and stage and in this summer's Barbie-HARI NEF embodies a subversive glamour that is wholly her own

Curtain Call

Catching up with the season's brightest test stars as Broadway roars back to life

It's a Barbie World

In the age of TikTok and Instagram, the original lifestyle influencer fulfills her true calling

Writer's Block

Journalists see artificial intelligence bots like ChatGPT as a potential threat and an opportunity

THE CURRENT CINEMA - OUTLIERS

“Joyland” and “Acidman.”

IT'S NOT THAT DEEP

How Preston Sturges found life on the surface.

THE FERRY

Hey I understand you’re angry, the first message said. A man’s voice, probably a man my age. I would be angry, too. I know I messed up. I know it’s not the first time I messed up. I have been dealing with a lot.

FAMILIAR HAUNTS

A sonically thrilling revival of “Sweeney Todd” on Broadway.

ANNALS OF EDUCATION - THE CITADEL

Hillsdale College’s battle for the soul of American education.

UPSTATE FANTASY

SHOUTS & MURMURS

ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS - YOUNG AND RESTLESS

Michael R. Jackson writes a soap-opera musical.

A Reporter at Large - The Fog

Adoptees reckon with the secrets of the adoption industry and its emotional cost.

Blasted

The I.R.A., the Brits, and a bomb that shook the nations.

Cheryl Strayed is Here for You

The Tiny Beautiful Things author revisits her advice column in a television series

Saving The Seine

Inside the radical effort to clean up the world's most romantic river

Fiction – Alisa Lyudmila Ulitskaya

By the time life was brought to perfection, old age had arrived. The last costly touch was a small bathtub, installed after a lot of reflection and searching.

Crossover Artist

A neuroscientist and musician unites his two passions.

A Reporter at Large - The Smear Factory

Rumors ruined Hazim Nada's business. Hackers told him who did it.

Nan Goldin's Happy Ending

The demimonde photographer has long considered herself a filmmaker. What happened when a movie was made about her?