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Frank Viva’s “Hot Air”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of the April 21, 2025, issue, the artist Frank Viva attempts to portray the feelings that grip anyone following the news coming from the White House lately. “I…

The Trump Show Comes to the Kennedy Center

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On the evening of March 23rd, the Kennedy Center honored Conan O’Brien with the 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The ceremony, which attracted a mix of comedy stars and…

Restaurant Review: Gjelina Imports the Fantasy of L.A.

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. Gjelina didn’t invent kale, or wood fire, or…

The Miraculous Fate of a Photographer of Miracles

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Not long after she moved to Lisbon with her partner and their son, Kate Friend, a British photographer, learned that Pope Francis would soon make a visit. Friend grew up in…

Katie Kitamura Knows We’re Faking It

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Before I became a journalist, I got a Ph.D. in Russian literature. I don’t miss academia, but I do miss my Moscow “field work”: gypsy cabs, Georgian wine, politically subversive theatre,…

Regrets, the YouTube Moms Have a Few

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When Ryan O’Neal was making the promotional rounds for “Paper Moon,” in 1973, the actor informed the press that he did not want his nine-year-old daughter and co-star, Tatum, to make…

The Pop Heartthrob Nick Jonas on Broadway

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. Our theatrical spring continues to be…

What Do Adopted Children Owe Their Birth Parents?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch “Filho.” The New Yorker Documentary View the latest or submit your own film. “I used to work for an adoption agency, a very long time ago,” Pauline Hillen says. “Nowadays,…