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Ryan Murphy’s Latest Era of Cynical Hits

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Ryan Murphy’s true-crime series seldom drop without a splash. Shows like “American Crime Story” and “Monster” have their own gravitational pull, and so their revisionism matters. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik…

Should You Just Give Up?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Around fifteen years ago, an old college friend of mine had a close call in the mountains. He and a companion were on a ski trip when they decided to hike…

The Gaza We Leave Behind

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On a summer evening many years ago, my father and I sat on the roof of our family home in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, and we talked about my grandfather…

Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “New Heights”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story True New Yorkers know that certain spots in the outer boroughs are more quintessentially New York than many places in Manhattan. For the cover of the October 14, 2024 issue, the…

Flag Waving and Flag Burning in Kamala Harris’s America

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The D.N.C. looked like the R.N.C. Apparently, during the harried month that passed between the recusal of Candidate Biden and the mounting of Candidate Harris, the campaign underwent a large image…

What Is Privacy For?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I belong to the last generation of Americans who grew up without the Internet in our pocket. We went online, but also, miraculously, we went offline. The clunky things we called…

The Killers’ Return to Las Vegas

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A tense and anticipatory silence engulfed the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. It didn’t last long, but an entire universe of waiting seemed to unfold in mere seconds. Then a series of…