Jessica Winter

As members of his inner circle get investigated by the F.B.I., the Mayor of New York City, quarantining with COVID, tries to play it cool.

Also: The influential aesthetic of “Africa's Fashion Diaspora,” the return of Bright Eyes, the democratic Fall for Dance festival, and more.

In films starring Sebastian Stan and Demi Moore, the directors Aaron Schimberg and Coralie Fargeat satirize the self-annihilating pursuit of beauty.

Ahead of their show at Madison Square Garden, one of rock's most interesting bands talks songwriting with David Remnick, and plays some of their songs.

From the daily newsletter: a Jewish magazine’s double bind; the power of James Earl Jones; and the political charge of “Rebel Ridge.”

Years after John McGahern became the center of a national censorship debate, his novel “The Pornographer” cast an impassive eye on death, sex, and patriarchal repression.

Recent books that explore the erotic reawakening of older women also reflect the uneasiness that such women inspire—in others and in themselves.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have presented sharply different proposals for alleviating pressure on families. But not all forms of stress are created equal.

Plus: the man helping Trump win over Latinos; door-knocking in a key Wisconsin county; and why there’s no real antiwar movement in Israel.

Voters are amending their state constitutions to protect reproductive freedom—and discovering the limitations of these measures in the post-Dobbs era.