The Contest to Replace Theresa May Raises an Unexpected Question: How Many Tories Inhaled?
Where to begin in considering the ten contenders to replace Theresa May as the Conservative Party Leader and, by extension, as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Maybe with the drugs. Last week, Michael Gove, a former Education Secretary, admitted that he had used cocaine “on several occasions” when he was a young journalist—a…
Andrea Lee Reads “The Children”
Listen with: iTunes WNYC Stitcher TuneIn Andrea Lee reads her story from the June 10 & 17, 2019, issue of the magazine. Lee is the author of four books, including the novel “Lost Hearts in Italy” and the story collection “Interesting Women.” A new story collection, “Red Island House,” will be published in 2021. Click…
The Arrest of a Russian Investigative Journalist Prompts Outrage and Solidarity
Moscow law enforcement recently spent fifty-six hours torturing a man. Almost immediately, Moscow reporters mobilized to obtain and disseminate information about his arrest and detention, and, once they did, their audiences were able to observe the situation almost in real time. Journalists from the very few remaining independent Russian-language media outlets, and also those from…
The L.A. Drivers You’ll Meet on Your Morning Commute
It’s Monday morning in the City of Angels. The sun is out and you’re cruising west down Santa Monica Boulevard, past strip malls, breakfast-taco venders, and plenty of roadwork. Here are some of the folks you’ll encounter on your way into work: Agent: Think that Fyre Festival guy, but shittier. He’s on a Bluetooth call…
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People Are Still Getting Married, and This Book Is Here to Help
Why would a woman ever marry a man? “Happy Ever After,” a new book by the behavioral scientist Paul Dolan, argues that women who don’t marry or have children are happier and live longer than those who do. A University of Arizona study from 2017 suggested that divorce improves the health of postmenopausal women. Mountains…
The Chaotic Magic of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue
I may be wrong about this, but I don’t think so: music, particularly pop music, will never reach you in a more visceral way than it does when you’re very young. Something about the hunger and plasticity you have at that time of your life as you encounter an art form that is so raw,…
A Weakening Economy May Be the Biggest Threat to Donald Trump
On Friday morning, the Labor Department released its jobs report for May, which showed a sharp slowdown in hiring. Donald Trump was still in Ireland, preparing to fly back to Washington. He didn’t immediately react to the news that employers created only seventy-five thousand jobs last month, which wasn’t surprising. Trump hates acknowledging negative developments…
Bernie Sanders’s Walmart Speech May Offer a Preview of Larger Labor Proposals
On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders spoke at Walmart’s annual shareholders’ meeting in support of a resolution that would require the company to consider its hourly associates for seats on its board of directors. “The concerns of workers, not just stockholders, should be part of board decisions,” he said. “Today, with the passage of this resolution, Walmart…