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“Rehearsal” finally reaches the start

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The second season of The Rehearsal immediately surpasses the first by tackling bigger issues. In the previous season, Nathan Fielder applied his methodology—known as the Fielder Method, which involves role-playing in…

“Spotted in New York” by Christoph Niemann

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of our special issue on New York City, coming out May 12 and 19, 2025—our second edition to mark the magazine’s centennial this year—we turned to Christoph Niemann,…

Fighting for Old DC

The Washington Football Team, although it lost its name, has regained its connection to the city. Credit: Tony Quinn/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… It’s no longer worth saying that Washington, D.C., is a city without a…

Bill Burr Doesn’t Want to Talk Politics

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When David Mamet planned to bring his 1983 play Glengarry Glen Ross back to Broadway for a fourth time, he approached Nathan Lane about playing the lead. Lane accepted, but with…

My brain finally broke

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Lately, I’ve been experiencing an unsettling sense of fuzzy thinking—as if reality is blurring, as if language is a vessel with holes in the bottom, and meaning is leaking out onto…

Magazines “Secrets of the physique”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I remember the first time I came across a physique photograph, and the simultaneous excitement and confusion I felt when looking at it. I was probably eight or nine years old,…

TAC Kentucky Derby Preview

An American Conservative columnist who covers racing has exclusive information. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Nineteen horses will race in the Run for the Roses at the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky. Although three of…

Why even try when you have AI?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A few years ago, my wife bought our then four-year-old son a wonderful set of wooden ramps that could be combined with our furniture to create courses for little marbles to…