Anthropic is racing to resolve its latest conflict with the Trump administration, meeting with officials and sending technical staff to Washington in pursuit of a deal to end export restrictions on its most powerful AI models (on.wsj.com)
Fight Night at the White House - To celebrate his eightieth birthday—and the nation’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth—President Trump invited the country to watch U.F.C. fighters beat each other up. (www.newyorker.com)
Melanie Hamrick Is Still On Pointe - Since retiring from the American Ballet Theatre, the dancer has expanded her pursuits—writing romance books and choreographing shows with the help of her fiancé, Mick Jagger. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland - “We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality. (www.newyorker.com)
“Yuppies,” “Mutiny,” and “How to Start,” Reviewed - In the nineteen-eighties, an office job promised security and fulfillment. For graduates starting careers today, the prospect is often tinged with dread. (www.newyorker.com)
Meet Russ Freud - Under its new director, Bob’s Insane Asylum is seeking residents out rather than just sitting back and waiting for them. (www.newyorker.com)
Jackie Gleason’s Paranormal Activity - The “Honeymooners” actor was obsessed with the supernatural—even his house looked like a spacecraft. On a tour of the Mothership, will the author of a new Gleason book come face to face with the extraterrestrial? (www.newyorker.com)
Lessons from the Original Tech Bubble - As the SpaceX I.P.O. kicks off what is expected to be a wave of A.I. offerings, a new book turns to another speculative era—the railroad boom that culminated in the Great Panic of 1873. (www.newyorker.com)
Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age - The great German philosopher, who died in March, understood how much depended on a principled public sphere. (www.newyorker.com)
On the Front Lines of Delaney Hall, ICE’s Newark Prison - The detention center was the first new facility to open under the second Trump Administration. Protesters won’t stop until it is shut down. (www.newyorker.com)
How Did American Christianity End Up Like This? - History helps explain the particular faith that now rules our religious marketplace. (www.newyorker.com)
Laverne Cox Wants to “Rehumanize Everybody” - In 2014, the “Orange Is the New Black” star appeared on a Time cover heralding a new era of acceptance for trans people. These days, the picture looks very different. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Marcel - At the new restaurant in the Sotheby’s-owned Breuer building, money, in its most indiscreet sense, is everywhere. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Todd Blanche Should Not Be Attorney General - In a Senate that took its constitutional role seriously, Blanche would not win confirmation a second time. (www.newyorker.com)
“Mutter,” by Esther Yi - I tell my mother that sometimes it feels like an emergency: she must know that no one else can ever be what she is for me. (www.newyorker.com)
Kate Millett Disappears - The writer and artist’s 1972 installation “Terminal Piece” shows us the failure of language in the face of violence. (www.newyorker.com)
The Long Road to Margaret Thatcher’s Britain - In Paul Graham’s book “A1: The Great North Road,” life along a major British thoroughfare reveals fissures in the nation’s identity. (www.newyorker.com)