15:47 Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin approach to Ukraine ceasefire and threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil – Russia-Ukraine war live (www.theguardian.com)
14:00 38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited (www.theguardian.com)
03-30 Some US oil executives see disaster in Trump’s agenda while dismissing ‘drill, baby, drill’ as a ‘myth and populist rallying cry’ (finance.yahoo.com)
03-30 Restaurant Review: Crevette Makes Great Seafood Look Easy - A new restaurant from the team behind Dame and Lord’s doesn’t so much enter the seafood conversation as elegantly commandeer it. (www.newyorker.com)
03-30 Elizabeth Kolbert on John McPhee’s “Encounters with the Archdruid” - The nominal subject was the Sierra Club leader David Brower, but McPhee allowed a mining expert named Charles Park to share the stage. (www.newyorker.com)
03-30 “Marseille,” by Ayşegül Savaş - Alba stretched her arms dramatically. “I mean, I guess it would be fun to have an amoureux in Marseille. Handy for holidays.” (www.newyorker.com)
03-30 The Second Season of “Wolf Hall” Surpasses Its Acclaimed Predecessor - In the culmination of the Hilary Mantel adaptation, Mark Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell becomes a more poignant figure, weighed down by regrets. (www.newyorker.com)
03-29 An Ingénue’s Intimate Snapshots of the New Hollywood - Candy Clark’s Polaroid closeups of familiar faces—Steven Spielberg, Carrie Fisher, Jeff Bridges—evoke a looser, more freewheeling time in show business. (www.newyorker.com)
03-29 Why Do We Want to Believe That Jim Morrison Is Still Alive? - The singer died in 1971. A new documentary series posits that he faked his death to escape the burden of fame, and is living in hiding. (www.newyorker.com)
03-29 Elaine Pagels on the Mysteries of Jesus - After a lifetime spent studying Christianity, the scholar and best-selling author talks with David Remnick about why there’s still controversy over the religion’s foundational texts. (www.newyorker.com)
03-29 Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared” - The Trump Administration is moving to prevent fair elections in 2026, the Connecticut Democrat says. “It won’t matter if we’re more popular than them.” (www.newyorker.com)
03-29 When Marvel Meets “Much Ado About Nothing” - A splashy new production of the play may give a sense of where Shakespeare productions are heading. (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 Daily Cartoon: Friday, March 28th - “This is great! I’ve got so much sand in my eyes and mouth, I’m not thinking about politics at all.” (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 Why Benjamin Netanyahu Is Going Back to War - The public’s fears for the fate of the ceasefire and the hostages have become a struggle over the rule of law. (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 An Overpriced “Othello” Goes Splat on Broadway - Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal lack direction, and “The Trojans,” a spirited football-themed Iliad, heads for the end zone. (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 The Six-Figure Nannies and Housekeepers of Palm Beach - An influx of ultra-high-net-worth newcomers has increased demand for experienced—and discreet—household staff. (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 Richard Brody’s New Directors/New Films Picks - Also: The hundred-year-old jazz saxophonist Marshall Allen, Baz Luhrmann’s dramatic new East Village bar, Alice Childress’s “Wine in the Wilderness,” and more. (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 Will Trump’s Gulf of America Power Trip Break the White House Press Corps? - The Associated Press had its day in court on Thursday, but free speech in this Presidency is already a big loser. (www.newyorker.com)
03-28 How Donald Trump Throttled Big Law - The President has two goals: to seek revenge and to intimidate lawyers challenging his agenda. Is a top firm’s deal with him a necessary act of survival or a damaging blow to the entire profession? (www.newyorker.com)
03-27 Joe Rogan, Hasan Piker, and the Art of the Hang - New forms of media that invite intense parasociality are capturing the attention of young men. What does it portend for our politics? (www.newyorker.com)