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An Elvis Impersonator’s Summer of Extreme-Weather Weddings

On an average day, McArthur, whose Web site bills him as “the busiest celebrity impersonator in Las Vegas,” drives from chapel to chapel...

The Secret Life and Anonymous Death of the Most Prolific War-Crimes Investigator in History

In 2014, Wiley restructured the CIJA’s Syrian team; as deputy chief of investigations, Mustafa now presided over all the group’s provincial cells. “He...

Looking for Art in the James Webb Telescope

In the film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” an astronaut travels through a seeming tunnel of light. (In the novelization, he radios to mission...

The Crossword: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Dessert that sounds like a day of the week: six letters. Source link

Girl Dinners Throughout History

Perhaps there is no greater, grander tradition in history than that of Girl Dinner. As long as humans have traversed this planet—by foot,...

“They Didn’t Know That We Were Here”: New York’s African Asylum Seekers

Sophie Kouyate had been living undocumented in New York City for more than a decade when she was referred to African Communities Together...

A Memoir of Contested Illness That Takes On the Legacy of Hysteria

In her wide-ranging début memoir, “A Matter of Appearance,” Emily Wells recounts an early memory of watching a videotaped performance in a ballet...

Why Gen X Dads Can Appreciate Olivia Rodrigo

Six-year-olds are careless little obsessives. Some flashy thing—these days, they all seem to involve dogs and the police—grabs their attention and, for a...

The 2023 National Book Awards Longlist: Translated Literature

This week, The New Yorker is announcing the longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards. This morning, we presented the ten contenders in...

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 13th

Step right up and swing an election! Source link

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