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Magazine
Gary Indiana Doesn’t Travel in Any Circles
The author of “Rent Boy” and “Do Everything in the Dark” reflects on a life of writing and art.
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Politics
In Scotland, a Minimalist House That Keeps the World at Bay
They raised six children. Now it was time for a home that was entirely their own.
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Politics
Brooke Shields, Social Media and the Public’s Withering Gaze
A moment in the documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” that epitomizes the actress’s experience of fame calls back to her…
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Food
A Beauty Brand That Turns Self-Improvement Into a Nightmare
In Ling Ling Huang’s debut, “Natural Beauty,” a woman discovers that there are horrors lurking beneath the surface of a…
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Food
W.E.B. Du Bois and the Legacy — and Betrayal — of Black Soldiers
In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World…
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Food
How Poetry and Performance Combined to Become a New Genre
In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to…
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Magazine
The Complicated Business of Personal Lives
The ubiquity of corporate organizational tools means how we manage our work and personal time often doesn’t look that different.…
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US
Chicagoans Go to the Polls in a Mayoral Race Between Very Different Democrats
Paul Vallas, a former public school executive, has called for a crackdown on crime, while Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner,…
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US
Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch
The election for a swing seat on the court is likely to determine whether abortion remains illegal in Wisconsin, as…
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US
Death and Justice on the Border: A Migrant Is Killed, a Rancher Is Charged
KINO SPRINGS, Ariz. — Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea was slipping across a rancher’s land near the border with Mexico when the shooting…