The Michael Kelly Award from The Atlantic is Awarded to Drew Philp for “There Will Be No Mercy” published in The Atavist Magazine (www.theatlantic.com)
Treasury yields are already blowing up the CBO’s long-term forecasts, and experts who previously downplayed U.S. debt fears are now starting to worry (news.google.com)
Microsoft Director Admitted in Internal Document That AI Is Creating a "Doom Loop" That Destroys the News Media by Stealing Its Content Without Providing Anything in Return, in Turn Making the AI Useless (news.google.com)
They sniff around for burning equipment and check the roof for bird damage. These are the data-center squads keeping things running 99.999% of the time. (on.wsj.com)
At the Kansas State Fair’s Senate debate, incumbent Republican Roger Marshall was on home turf. Yet when he stepped to the microphone last weekend, hundreds booed, hissed, and jeered. (on.wsj.com)
The president’s order renaming Lake Ontario could have been an easy sell along its New York shore, an area where he has polled well. Instead, many red-leaning residents have come out against it. (on.wsj.com)
As Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urges an AI slowdown, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues for acceleration, saying AI safety is an engineering problem not a regulatory matter, writes WSJ columnist @timkhiggins (on.wsj.com)
Law firms are trying to push partners to take the leap into retirement with new and increasingly creative incentives that range from financial to life-fulfilling. (on.wsj.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth avoided a House impeachment vote for now but lawmakers, including several Republicans, say they are frustrated with the direction of the Pentagon (on.wsj.com)
Republican candidates in some of the toughest House and Senate races have begun to break from President Trump on central parts of his agenda (on.wsj.com)
Patients are suing GLP-1 drugmakers over the risk of sudden vision loss. The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S. (on.wsj.com)
President Trump said the U.S. and Denmark reached an agreement that allows for more American forces in Greenland and prevents certain nations from establishing a military foothold (on.wsj.com)
The Thomas and Kavanaugh Hearings Restaged as a Theatre of Fact - “The Ford/Hill Project,” a documentary play, may capture recent events, but it’s a product of the present: activist theatre in a moment when the idea of civic urgency is losing purchase. (www.newyorker.com)
The Unknowable Miley Cyrus - The singer has been raunchy, folksy, psychedelic, Disney-clean. On her new album, “Bass Persuades,” she disappears onto the dance floor. (www.newyorker.com)
Why the Houthis Are Saudi Arabia’s Problem - The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea. (www.newyorker.com)
Lena Dunham’s “Famesick” Is a Cautionary Tale of Filmmakers Doing TV - In chronicling the making of “Girls,” Dunham’s memoir reveals the cost of moving from the freedom of independent filmmaking to the corporate demands of television. (www.newyorker.com)
Should the Classroom Be More Like the Gym? - As A.I. presses harder on the academic enterprise, we might look to a place where process is its own reward. (www.newyorker.com)
Who’s on Susanna Hoffs’s List? - On the eve of her residence at Café Carlyle, the Bangles singer dishes on her set list, which includes a Prince song and tracks from her new album, “The List,” inspired by a string of old boyfriends. (www.newyorker.com)
Grandmaster Flash on “Birth of a Culture” - The d.j. explains how he worked out some of the turntable innovations that led to hip-hop as we know it, and why the Furious Five’s biggest hit was the beginning of the end. (www.newyorker.com)
Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing” - The New Yorker staff writer examines America’s unique problem with gun violence, and why he thinks under-policing is at the root of our problem. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Lucy Letby Report Misses the Point - The Thirlwall Inquiry looked at why the nurse wasn’t prevented from murdering babies. But it didn’t address the question of whether she had actually done so. (www.newyorker.com)
A Never Trumper and a Democrat on Beating MAGA for Good - Sarah Longwell’s “How to Eat an Elephant” and Adam Jentleson’s “Supermajority” grapple with how to defeat Trumpism. (www.newyorker.com)
The Sheep That Stop Wildfires - Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms. (www.newyorker.com)
Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I. - China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation? (www.newyorker.com)
New York Film Festival’s World of Cinema - Also: the punk-rock ruckus of Bikini Kill, New York City Ballet’s fall season, the Australian solo comedy “Garry Starr: Classic Penguins,” and more. (www.newyorker.com)
What We Lost When Big Tech Took Over the Classroom - Natasha Singer’s book “Coding Kids” tracks how public schools were bewitched by private corporations, setting the stage for the ed-tech backlash of today. (www.newyorker.com)
Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine? - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Yorker’s Coverage of the 2026 National Book Award Fiction Nominees - Marlon James, Louise Erdrich, Edwidge Danticat, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
That Back-to-School Feeling - With teachers and students returning to the classroom, the hosts of Critics at Large reflect on the art of education itself. (www.newyorker.com)
Your Parents’ Fall TV Preview - Have you considered “Six Hours a Day of MSNBC” on MS NOW (or Fox News, depending on your specific parents)? (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order - Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery. (www.newyorker.com)
How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us? - Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings? (www.newyorker.com)