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Iran Since the Revolution
Including writing from Edward Said, Amir Ahmadi Arian, and more
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“If Belgians can’t produce potatoes anymore, what will happen?”
It was reported that pro-agribusiness messaging permeated certain Brazilian music genres.
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Word Collision
Richard E. Maltby Jr. on his fifty years of writing puzzles for Harper’s Magazine, his side hustle as a musical lyricist and Tony Award–winning…
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“It’s a political weapon.”
On the Monroe Doctrine, the Iraq War, Venezuela, and oil fixers
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“Peace on earth.”
A group of shamans gathered on the Peruvian coast, imbibed hallucinogenic cocktails, and predicted that Maduro would be removed from office in 2026.
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Taking Stock
Including Annie Dillard, Rachel Cusk, Mark Lilla, and Henry James
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Our most read reportage, essays, criticism, and fiction this year
Including Karl Ove Knausgaard, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Joy Williams, and more
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“If someone can do something, by all means go for it.”
In Guaíba, Brazil, strong winds toppled a 76-foot-tall replica of the Statue of Liberty located in the parking lot of a department store.
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Close Encounters of the Literary Kind
Aliens, mermaids, UFOs, and more
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Inside the January 2026 Issue
Andrew Cockburn on GOP’s stance on Israel, Nick Bowlin on the affordability crisis, Rosa Lyster on the trial of the Sycamore Gap killers, and more.
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“That is an established fact.”
A middle school was placed under lockdown after its AI-automated weapons-detection system spotted a student holding a clarinet like a gun.
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Human(oid) Potential
An interview with James Vincent, by Matthew Sherrill
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From the Memory Palace
Edward Said on pianists, John Berger on the rhythms of listening, Edith Wharton on her New York City childhood, and more
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“This is called the fog of war.”
The defense secretary delivered remarks before a misspelled nameplate; the budget director doodled a sketch of mountains, clouds, and trees; and the…
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