Maraú Península: Can the White House Help Prevent Escalation in Gaza?

The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stand at adjacent podiums in front of alternating U.S. and Israeli flags.

Can White House Diplomacy Help Prevent Escalation in Gaza and Beyond?

It is not a simple matter for the Biden Administration to be, on the one hand, the backstop for Israel’s looming actions in Gaza and, on the other, a voice for strategic caution and the initiator of a diplomatic track.

By Bernard Avishai

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From the News Desk

The basketball player Jackie Young shoots a layup.

The Sporting Scene

How the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty Changed the W.N.B.A.

The two franchises, now facing each other in the league’s Finals, have built great teams—and sometimes bent the rules—with unapologetic spending and fierce competitiveness.

By Louisa Thomas

The New Jersey senator Bob Menendez standing in an elevator wearing a dark blazer, white shirt, red striped tie, and glasses.

Daily Comment

Bob Menendez and the Perils of Dealing with Autocrats

Egypt’s appearance in the senator’s corruption case is a reminder of the risks of alliances with authoritarians, who often try to manipulate our political process as they do at home.

By David D. Kirkpatrick

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Editor’s Picks

The filmmaker Justine Triet looking into the distance.

The New Yorker Interview

The Problem of the Too-Truthful Woman

In “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet asks whether a woman can be honest about her marriage—and her ambition—without being punished.

By Alexandra Schwartz

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Letter from the U.K.

Was Dracula a Vegan, Really?

The study of proteins has led to the reëvaluation of historical figures, sometimes with perplexing results.

By Sam Knight

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Culture Dept.

Second Read

The Forgotten Poet at the Center of San Francisco’s Longest Obscenity Trial

Amid Reagan’s late-sixties crackdown on the California counterculture, a jury was tasked with deciding whether Lenore Kandel’s psychedelic sex poems had “redeeming social importance.”

By Joy Lanzendorfer

The film director Werner Herzog standing in front of a dark blue backdrop, wearing a dark blazer and a button-up shirt.

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Werner Herzog Defends His “Ecstatic” Approach to the Truth

The legendary filmmaker makes the case for his unconventional memoir; plus, the fallout from Rodrigo Duterte’s “kill them all” drug policy in the Philippines.

With David Remnick