A group of nine passengers were stranded on a remote island in Africa. They spent seven days trying to catch back up with the boat.podcastBy Bridget Read
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housing
A Sale and a Suicide on East 12th StreetAfter a private-equity firm bought an East Village apartment complex, one of the tenants jumped. Neighbors say he was right to be paranoid.
ByBridget Read
the dream-life calculator
Can I Afford to Live Like This?We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures. Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost.
power
‘I Want the Bloody Hands Recorded’Machaela Cavanaugh’s tear-and-rage-filled filibuster of a Nebraska anti-trans bill she knew would probably pass anyway.
ByLila Shapiro
dating
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a MatchTired of apps and pandemic isolation, Jewish singles are turning to professional matchmakers for help in the love department.
Bad ActorStudents arrived at Michèle Lonsdale-Smith’s acting class to kick-start their careers. Instead, ex-members say they were subject to cultlike abuse.
BySara Jin Li
stop the presses
When Fox News Turns on Its OwnTucker Carlson’s allies can’t believe this is happening to them. “We’ve always felt that there are spies on us in the building.”
ByShawn McCreesh
close read
The (White Rapper) BlueprintDave manages to be the perfect depiction of the “white rapper’s” journey through the music industry.
The Republican Takeover of American EducationConvinced that teachers are brainwashing children to be left-wing ideologues, conservatives are quickly grabbing control of the American classroom.
ByJonathan Chait
the royals
Among the Anti-MonarchistsAs King Charles III prepares for his coronation, there’s never been a better time to want to abolish the crown.
Jorie Graham’s Late WorkHow the poet — living with cancer, reeling from her mother’s death, and isolated on an island — wrote one of the finest books of her long career.
ByKerry Howley
unnatural disasters
When Flying Private KillsThe freak accident that killed a D.C. power broker and the hidden risk of traveling in the lap of luxury.
The Case of the Fake SherlockRichard Walter was hailed as a genius criminal profiler at murder trials, at forensic conferences, and on true-crime TV. In reality, he was a fraud.
Give Me the Full Immersive!From Kahlo to Klimt, Van Gogh to Tut, immersive experiences are saturating New York. They’re pricey and schlocky and — surprisingly — not half bad.
Phantom Remade the Musical in Its Own ImageIt was Andrew Lloyd Webber’s manifesto for what musical theater should be and, ultimately, what it would become: a shrine to the power of song.
ByAndrea Long Chu
the body politic
Abortion Wins ElectionsThe fight to make reproductive rights the centerpiece of the Democratic Party’s 2024 agenda.
ByRebecca Traister
books
The Spine CollectorFor five years, a mysterious figure has been stealing books before their release. Is it espionage? Revenge? A trap? Or a complete waste of time?
ByReeves Wiedeman
profile
Nan Goldin’s Happy EndingThe demimonde photographer long considered herself a filmmaker. Then Laura Poitras made a documentary about her.
