President Trump is on a mission to burnish his legacy, according to his advisers. But Republicans privately worry that his focus on himself is backfiring with voters. (on.wsj.com)
After his payments to Jeffrey Epstein surfaced, Leon Black accused his longtime Apollo co-founder Josh Harris of hatching a Shakespearean conspiracy to seize power. (on.wsj.com)
The White House teleprompter operator under investigation for placing bets using proprietary information reached a settlement with the prediction market Kalshi and federal regulators (on.wsj.com)
Dolly Parton was fiercely protective of her songwriting catalog when even the Beatles and the Rolling Stones failed to maintain control. That conviction became the powering force as she expanded beyond music. (on.wsj.com)
How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet - Even while refusing to admit legal fault, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has accepted, for the first time, that much of its business model is unacceptable for children. (www.newyorker.com)
Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, a Founding Father of Donald Trump’s America - The biographer’s new book, “American Scoundrel,” details Cohn’s infamous tactics during the McCarthy purges, a sex-trafficking allegation, and his profound influence on Trump. (www.newyorker.com)
Ian Frazier and Samy Burch on “Coyote vs. Acme” - Frazier, the author of the New Yorker humor essay that inspired the new, buzzy film, talks with Burch, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter who reimagined it as a satire of legal thrillers. (www.newyorker.com)
Could Data Centers Swing an Election in Wisconsin? - As A.I. becomes increasingly unpopular among voters, the politics of data centers are scrambling political lines across the country—including in a tight race for the Wisconsin governor’s mansion. (www.newyorker.com)
Kacey Musgraves, Crossover Queen - Also: John David Washington plays a tech bro in “Disruption,” Samara Joy and Christian McBride perform at Central Park, Jacob Elordi’s stars in Ridley Scott’s latest movie, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
There’s No Place Like Group Chats - My old friends and I have ended up scattered across different states, in different time zones, but we’ve made our own neighborhood inside the black and blue bubbles of our phones. (www.newyorker.com)
In “Adults,” Gen Z Gets the Hangout Sitcom It Deserves - The FX series, which is returning for a second season, won’t restore the genre to its normcore roots—but, happily, it has no interest in doing so. (www.newyorker.com)
Google Chrome’s Latest Updates - We understand that downloading and re-starting your browser disrupts your workflow, but you weren’t working anyway. (www.newyorker.com)
The Great Floating Homes of Los Angeles - In the city’s burnt neighborhoods, rebuilding is brutally expensive. Now residents have turned to a lost art: moving entire houses to their vacant lots. (www.newyorker.com)
What If Canada Joined the E.U.? - The Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada has pushed a fringe idea into mainstream conversation, on both sides of the Atlantic. (www.newyorker.com)
What is Gen Z Afraid Of? - With “It Ends,” Alex Ullom takes his place in a cohort of young horror directors who are translating the anxieties of their generation to the big screen—and upending the film landscape while they’re at it. (www.newyorker.com)
Can We Learn Anything from the Lindsay Clancy Trial? - Both sides agree that Clancy killed her children. But neither can offer a satisfactory explanation for why—and that vacuum has fuelled sympathy, vilification, and conspiracy theories. (www.newyorker.com)
Dolly Parton, Honky-Tonk Angel - Dolly Parton belonged to a beloved category: the outlaw Christian, who loved Jesus and refused to hate anyone else. (www.newyorker.com)
Mark Wunderlich Reads Spencer Reece - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “My Great-Grandmother''s bible,” by Spencer Reece, and his own poem “The Bats.” (www.newyorker.com)
Dolly Parton for the People - She was commonly called the Queen of Country Music, but that is exactly wrong: she was democratic to her bones. (www.newyorker.com)
A Sex Tape Won’t Make You Famous Anymore - Influencers inspired by the Kardashian origin story seem to have drawn the wrong lessons from it. (www.newyorker.com)
Shirley Clarke Lived Her Art to the Fullest - A new biography of this crucial New York filmmaker, whose work confronts racial and economic divisions, reveals her furiously inventive activity away from public view. (www.newyorker.com)
The Quest to Cure Hangovers - Scientists still aren’t sure what makes us feel lousy after drinking—but that hasn’t stopped companies from touting new and purportedly scientific remedies. (www.newyorker.com)