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“The Rehearsal” Finally Achieves Liftoff

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The second season of “The Rehearsal” is instantly better than the first because it’s about something. In the show’s previous season, Nathan Fielder developed and applied his methodology—the so-called Fielder Method…

Christoph Niemann’s “Spotted in New York City”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of the May 12 & 19, 2025, special issue about New York—our second issue commemorating the magazine’s hundredth anniversary, this year—we turned to Christoph Niemann, an artist who…

How the Internet Left 4chan Behind

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story 4chan was where I learned that the internet could be bad. I first encountered the site during high school, not long after its founding, in 2003, by an American teen-ager named…

Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A couple of years ago, my wife bought my then four-year-old son a supercool set of wooden ramps, which could be combined with our furniture to create courses through which little…

A Joyfully Chaotic Tribute to Pavement in “Pavements”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Rock documentaries and bio-pics have been parodied for nearly as long as they have existed, but there’s a reason for their ingrained absurdity that’s even weightier than fan service: music rights.…

The Secrets of Physique Magazines

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I remember the first time I saw a physique photograph, and I remember being both excited and upset at the sight of it. I was probably eight or nine, a child…

Disco Balls and Roller Skates, at Xanadu

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. New York City and roller-skating go…

Trump Is the Emperor of A.I. Slop

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On February 19th, Donald Trump logged onto Truth Social to congratulate himself on vanquishing congestion pricing in his home state. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD,” he posted. “Manhattan, and all of New…