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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.
By Amanda Petrusich
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.
By Eric Lach
Bonus Daily Cartoon: What They’re Having
“Oh, so now when it’s time to order lunch you’re impartial.”
By Brendan Loper
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.
With David Remnick
The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee
How the smearing of Adeel Mangi became a bipartisan exercise.
By Jonathan Blitzer
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.
By Carrie Battan
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 17th
“Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about the Knicks?”
By Benjamin Schwartz
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.
By Emily Witt