Comedian Jerry Seinfeld blames the 'extreme left' for impacting the state of comedy, noting that people crave comedy but aren't getting it.
Susan B. Glasser on the oral arguments Donald Trump’s legal team gave before the Supreme Court and the state Trump trial regarding hush-money payments.
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the Supreme Court’s consideration of Trump v. U.S., which takes on the question of Presidential immunity from criminal liability.
Eric Lach reports on the second week of courtroom proceedings in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, a.k.a. the Stormy Daniels hush-money case.
Louisa Thomas on the idea, widely accepted in hockey, that, when the playoffs arrive, a team has to go with the goalie who’s on a roll. Is it true, or is it a myth?
Will Keen and Michael Stuhlbarg, the stars of the new Broadway play “Patriots,” studied how the Russian President plays table tennis and why his hand trembles, Michael Schulman writes.
Ruby Tandoh on how buckwheat became one of her go-to ingredients for baking.
Louis Menand reviews “You Can’t Teach That!,” by Keith E. Whittington; “All the Campus Lawyers,” by Louis H. Guard and Joyce P. Jacobsen; “The Right to Learn,” edited by Valerie C. Johnson, Jennifer Ruth, and Ellen Schrecker; “Attacking the Elites,” by Derek Bok; and “City of Intellect,” by Nicholas B. Dirks.
Jay Caspian Kang on “Mind the Game,” the sports podcast co-hosted by J. J. Redick and LeBron James, which combines analytical commentary with an insider’s perspective.
Hannah Goldfield writes about how a new wave of shops has made its mark across the country—and shaken New York’s bagel scene out of complacency.
Richard Brody reviews “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed,” starring, written, and directed by Joanna Arnow.
Fiction by Cynan Jones: He felt a pure, infantile fear. The smell of pencils. The cold metal smell of the ladder. There was a static crackle above him. And it froze his blood.
Ethan Kuperberg humorously reimagines Monopoly, Risk, and other games for socially progressive types.
Adam Gopnik on the editor Judith Jones, who transformed American kitchens by working with author-chefs such as Julia Child.
Bill Buford on how living in France changed his perspective on black pepper.