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“Vitamin New York” by Christoph Niemann

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of the March 10, 2025 issue, Christoph Niemann depicted the view of New York Harbor from his former apartment in Brooklyn. He aimed to capture the atmosphere of…

Is it worth being religious?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In one of their sketches, comedy duo Key and Peele go on a road trip. They decide to put on some music, and Jordan Peele accidentally adds some personal recordings to…

Journalism Clubs, Then and Now

The press’s isolation is both part of its appeal and its greatest vulnerability. (Rblfrm/Shutterstock) Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Recently, while looking through my elementary school yearbooks, I realized that I was never particularly fond of participating in…

Bye, Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman was an American actor, one of the most accomplished performers to ever grace the cinema screen. Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… I was buying drinks at the Tesuque Village Market outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico,…

Spring Crop Preview 2025

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story You’re reading Goings On, our guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. With the arrival of spring comes a sense…

Remastered ‘Dreams’ at Berlin Film Festival

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Film festival juries are often unpredictable and often arbitrary. Each year, a handful of largely unknown, diverse figures from the world of cinema—directors, writers, actors, and sometimes critics—come together to create…

The Mellon Foundation’s Attack on American History

The organization funds the destruction of our heroes and founding principles. Credit: Jorge Salcedo Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… In early February, President Trump announced the creation of a “National Garden of American Heroes,” featuring 250 statues…

Death, taxes and colds

Is illness the most terrible thing in the world? Credit: DC Studio/Shutterstock Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative player… The left loves to tell us about climate and election denial, but I’m here to talk about a much more…

The beauty and madness of Bangkok

Observations of seven days in the capital of Thailand Loading Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Bangkok is chaos. The whole city smells of sewage. Incense burns non-stop to mask the smells of hot cement soaked with urine, cigarettes, and…

How an LGBTQ Helpline Became a Lifeline

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Check out “Calls”. New Yorker Documentary Watch the latest movie or share your own. Over the course of 18 minutes, Calls, a documentary directed by Lindsay Dryden, follows a series of…