Category Culture

Stormy Daniels’s American Dream

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Donald Trump seemed to be in an impish mood, on Thursday morning, as he walked into his criminal trial in lower Manhattan. He wore a light-blue shirt and a cerulean tie…

Summer Culture Preview

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Shauna LyonGoings On editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Much of the…

Barry Blitt’s “Class of 2024”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the wake of student demonstrations against Israel’s devastation of Gaza that have swept across colleges this year, some institutions of higher education have decided to cancel or amend their graduation…

A TikTok Ban Won’t Fix Social Media

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On April 24th, after years of talks about a TikTok ban, President Joe Biden committed to remaking the platform’s existence in the United States. A foreign-aid package that he signed into…

Mark Ulriksen’s “Shotime”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On the cover of the May 13, 2024, issue, Mark Ulriksen chose to portray the Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani (nicknamed Shotime), who has been a sensation since his U.S. major-league début…

Sitcom King Lear

A reflection on Norman Lear, Archie Bunker, and All in the Family. The recent death at the age of 101 of Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family and its improbable folk hero, Archie Bunker, set me to musing (always…

When Feminism Was ‘Sexist’—and Anti-Suffrage

The women who opposed their own enfranchisement in the Victorian era have little in common with the “Repeal the 19th” fringe of today. Not long ago, a high-profile conservative woman of my acquaintance was cornered at the National Conservatism conference…