The Seven-Second Workout
Roz Chast, a New Yorker cartoonist since 1978, will publish her new book, “I Must Be Dreaming,” in October.
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The Front Row
“Civil War” Is a Tale of Bad News
Alex Garland’s grim political fantasy about secession and violence revolves around a war photographer but has little to say about the making and consumption of news images.
By Richard Brody
Under Review
Why We Choose Not to Eat
Can the decision to forgo food be removed from the gendered realm of weight-loss culture?
By Molly Fischer
The Food Scene
The Return, Again, of the Power Lunch
Four Twenty Five, a luxe new dining room from the mega-restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten, takes square aim at the expense-account crowd.
By Helen Rosner
Profiles
Who’s Afraid of Judith Butler?
The philosopher and gender theorist has been denounced, demonized, even burned in effigy. They have a theory about that.
By Parul Sehgal