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The End of the iPhone Upgrade?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The largest Apple Store in Washington, D.C., occupies the neoclassical shell of the former Carnegie Library. Last Friday, it opened two hours early, at 8 A.M., for the launch of the…

A Relationship and a Nation in Turmoil in “Bogotá Story”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch “Bogotá Story.” In 1992, a combination of drought, power outages, and escalating violence took a heavy toll on the nation of Colombia. “Bogotá Story” follows a young couple, living in…

Rosalind Fox Solomon’s Half Century of Self-Portraits

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In Annie Ernaux’s novelistic memoir “The Years,” she charts how a woman’s selfhood can slip away as she becomes enmeshed in new identities such as wife or mother. Through photographs, though,…

How Powerful Is Political Charm?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Back in July, the journalist Ezra Klein interviewed Elaina Plott Calabro, a staff writer at The Atlantic, on his popular podcast, “The Ezra Klein Show.” Calabro had profiled Kamala Harris the…

With “143,” Katy Perry Is No Longer In On the Joke

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There are few things worse than an overly self-serious pop star—a singer so subsumed by fame and ego that she can no longer appreciate the glorious frivolity of the genre—but that’s…

The Case for Having Lots of Kids

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Three years ago, J. D. Vance, who is now the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, said in a Fox News interview that America is being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies.” This…

Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “Shadow Story”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story With the tang of fall in the air comes some of the best weather of the year. For the cover of the September 30, 2024, issue, his first for the magazine,…

Food Review: Three New Classic Cookies

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 in-box. You deserve a cookie. We all deserve a…

The Reclamation of Jane Campion’s “In the Cut”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “In the Cut,” which premièred in 2003, is Jane Campion’s most ghettoized picture. The Australian director has been lauded for films such as “The Piano,” about motherhood and marriage, and “The…

The Pain of Travelling While Palestinian

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The first time I travelled outside of Gaza, I was twenty-seven years old. Growing up, I had always thought of “travel” as riding a taxi, bus, or bike within the borders…