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The Anxious Love Songs of Billie Eilish

Much of the artist’s new album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” is about wanting a relationship but failing, in some fundamental way, to sustain closeness with another person.

Donald Trump and Michael Cohen Deserve Each Other

At the former President’s hush-money trial, Trump’s ex-lawyer is using his old boss’s playbook to help the prosecution.

Bonus Daily Cartoon: What They’re Having

“Oh, so now when it’s time to order lunch you’re impartial.”

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Isn’t Going Away

David Remnick asks R.F.K., Jr., where his run for President and his beliefs are coming from. Plus, Miranda July’s new novel explores marriage, desire, and perimenopause.

The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee

How the smearing of Adeel Mangi became a bipartisan exercise.

Ilana Glazer’s “Babes” Joins a Lineage of Pregnancy Comedies

In the past decade, pregnancy has proved to be the ideal vehicle for raunch—and for observations on class and social mores.

Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 17th

“Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about the Knicks?”

The Mini Crossword: Friday, May 17, 2024

Vast watery expanse: five letters.

Richard Brody on Hong Sangsoo’s Stories of Artists in Crisis

Also, Kelela’s electronic R. & B., DanceAfrica at BAM, the New Group’s “All of Me,” and more.

The Precarious Future of Big Sur’s Highway 1

How climate change is threatening one of the country’s most famous roadways.