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The Rise and Fall of the Trad Wife

Alena Kate Pettitt helped lead a burgeoning online movement of women who spend their days taking care of their homes and families and documenting their activities on social media, Sophie Elmhirst writes. Now Petitt says, “It’s become its own monster.”

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Above the Fold

Essential reading for today.

The Shameless Oral Arguments in the Supreme Court’s Abortion-Pill Case

Even some conservative Justices seemed unpersuaded by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine’s claims.

Online Gambling Is Changing Sports for the Worse

Betting should be legal, but pro leagues and major networks are undermining the value of sports in a bid to get in on the action.

This Easter, Is Christianity Still Promulgating Antisemitism?

The Gospel narratives of the passion and death of Jesus have, across centuries, framed how Jews are perceived.

Can We Get Kids Off Smartphones?

We know that social media is bad for young people, who need more time—and freedom—offline. But the collective will to fix this problem is hard to find.

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Letter from Montgomery

The Art of Memory

The civil-rights attorney Bryan Stevenson has created a museum, a memorial, and, now, a sculpture park, indicting the city of Montgomery—a former capital of the domestic slave trade and the cradle of the Confederacy.

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Persons of Interest

How Andy Kim Took on New Jersey’s Political Machine

In his bid for the Senate, the third-term congressman had to overcome a challenge from the state’s First Lady—and a Democratic Party system that favors the powers that be.

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On the Trail

Reporting and analysis on the 2024 campaign for the White House.

Why the Biden Administration Is Suing Apple and Investigating Big Grocers

A new generation of trustbusters is trying to use anti-monopoly laws to roll back concentrations of economic power.

Is Donald Trump a Fascist?

In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.

The Face of Trump’s Media Strategy

The ex-President and his spokesman, Steven Cheung, like to hurl insults, but the campaign has maintained a cozy relationship with the mainstream press.

Why Robert Hur Called Joe Biden an “Elderly Man with a Poor Memory”

In his first interview after the release of his controversial report, the former special counsel insists that it was not his job to write for the public. 

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Annals of Design

A Dutch Architect’s Vision of Cities That Float on Water

What if building on the water could be safer and sturdier than building on flood-prone land?

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A Reporter at Large

What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?

Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.

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The Critics

The Current Cinema

The Enchanting Archaeological Romance of “La Chimera”

The ghosts of the past haunt Alice Rohrwacher’s fourth feature, which stars Josh O’Connor as a tomb raider nursing a broken heart.

Critics at Large

Kate Middleton and the Internet’s Communal Fictions

In the months leading up to the announcement of Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, online sleuths created a vivid fictional world explaining her absence. When conspiracy steps in, where does that leave reality?

Page-Turner

Percival Everett’s Philosophical Reply to “Huckleberry Finn”

In his new novel, “James,” Everett explores how an emblem of American slavery can write himself into being.

Books

When New York Made Baseball and Baseball Made New York

The rise of the sport was centered in Gotham, where stadiums, heroic characters, and epic sportswriting once produced a pastime that bound a city together.

The Theatre

“The Who’s Tommy” Plays the Old Pinball

The 1993 musical’s already bizarre story, derived from Pete Townshend’s beautiful 1969 album, is even less clear in Des McAnuff’s reanimation for Broadway.

Culture Desk

New York City Travel Posters Through the Decades

Images from a century past showcase colorful dreams of a magnetic metropolis.

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What We’re Reading This Week

A novella about artistry and disenchantment; a biography of a feminist-porn pioneer; and an intensely specific chronicle of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.

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Goings On

Recommendations from our writers on what to read, eat, watch, listen to, and more.

The Harrowing Melodrama of “A Different Man”

At MOMA, Aaron Schimberg’s wide-ranging satirical film, starring Sebastian Stan. Plus: date-night picks tinged with tragedy; Justin Chang’s current cultural obsessions; and the art of Sonia Delaunay.

A Haunting Series About Heartbreak and Fandom

Hanif Abdurraqib reviews a Netflix documentary about an English football team, “Sunderland ’Til I Die,” which serves as a thesis both for fandom and for the inevitability of its disappointments.

Masterstroke Casting in “An Enemy of the People”

On Broadway, Jeremy Strong finds urgency and conversational menace as Thomas Stockmann, a scientist whose pleas echo today’s climate warnings. Vinson Cunningham attends a showing of Ibsen’s 1882 drama.

Exquisite Beach Vibes at Quique Crudo

Shauna Lyon visits a seafood-focussed counter from the owners of Casa Enrique, the first Mexican restaurant in the city to earn a Michelin star.

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Dispatch

The Aftermath of China’s Comedy Crackdown

Standup flourished during the pandemic. Now performers fear the state—and audience members.

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Ideas

What’s In a Revolution?

In history, the line between a moment of radical transformation and the incremental creep of continuity can be surprisingly blurry.

A Luxurious Approach to Postpartum Care

New mothers in Taiwan traditionally engage in a month of rest and pampering at home. Today, Taiwan’s postpartum hotels put moms and babies in the hands of professionals.

A Misguided Attempt to Control TikTok

The freedom to use social media is a First Amendment right, even if it’s one we should all avail ourselves of less often.

The Unkillable Appeal of Multilevel Marketing

The M.L.M. presents an ingenious—and very American—marriage of prosperity theology and conservative gender roles.

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The New Yorker Documentary

“The Script”

Noah Schamus and Brit Fryer’s short film offers a new vision of trans medical care.

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A Reporter at Large

Investigating a Catastrophic Plane Crash

On a clear evening in September of 1994, USAir flight 427 was minutes away from landing in Pittsburgh when the plane, a Boeing 737, suddenly took a nosedive and slammed to the ground. No one survived. Evidence from the wreckage was scant and garbled. In July of 1996, Jonathan Harr reported on the effort to untangle the mystery of what went wrong.

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A bite-size crossword, for a quick diversion.

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Name Drop

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In Case You Missed It

The Children Who Lost Limbs in Gaza
More than a thousand children who were injured in the war are now amputees. What do their futures hold?
Have the Liberal Arts Gone Conservative?
The classical-education movement seeks to fundamentally reorient schooling in America. Its emphasis on morality and civics has also primed it for partisan takeover.
The Crime Rings Stealing Everything from Purses to Power Tools
In Los Angeles, a task force of detectives is battling organized retail theft, in which boosted goods often end up for sale online—or commingled on store shelves with legitimate items.
How Candida Royalle Set Out to Reinvent Porn
As a feminist in the adult-film industry, she believed the answer wasn’t banning porn; it was better porn.
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