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From Critics at Large: Steve Spielberg's Blockbusters Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Half a century ago, the “Jaws” director created the blueprint for the modern blockbuster. With “Disclosure Day,” he returns to the form he helped invent.

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Hillary Clinton on How Donald Trump Lost the Iran War Thursday, June 18, 2026

The former Secretary of State says that Benjamin Netanyahu and others tried to get her on board with an Iran attack. It was Trump who finally took the bait.

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The Sports Journalist Pablo Torre Has a Pulitzer, but Still Feels Like the “Turd” in the Pool Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The podcaster discusses why investigative reporting in sports is still rare and whether fans even want it, and the problem with private equity investing in professional teams.

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin on Losing a Son in Gaza Friday, June 12, 2026

The most visible spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza discusses her memoir, “When We See You Again,” and the unending pain of her son’s captivity and murder.

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Seeing the Dark Side of the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II Mission Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, on travelling farther from Earth than any humans have gone.

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Jack Schlossberg, the Kennedy Running for Congress in New York Friday, June 5, 2026

The candidate admits that his social-media influence may not look like a “quote-unquote real job” to some people—but argues that it’s what the Democratic Party needs.

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Bonus: David Remnick Takes Calls on the Midterms and the Media Thursday, June 4, 2026

In a guest appearance on WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show,” Remnick discusses the Democratic candidates, editorial independence, and his upcoming event with “Pod Save America” ’s Jon Lovett.

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Colson Whitehead on His Harlem Trilogy Tuesday, June 2, 2026

The only living novelist with two Pulitzer Prizes talks about the crooked protagonist of his series—and how David Bowie influenced his approach to fiction.

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Dan Osborn, the Independent Senate Candidate Who Could Tip Nebraska Friday, May 29, 2026

David Remnick talks with the veteran, mechanic, and union leader, who is running in a closely watched race against a Republican incumbent in a deep-red state.

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A FEMA Insider Says Morale Has Never Been Lower at the Embattled Agency Tuesday, May 26, 2026

An employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the use of rescue aid as a political weapon, and how it might affect FEMA’s ability to respond to the next emergency.

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The U.F.C. President, Dana White, on Donald Trump: “He’s Not a Racist” Friday, May 22, 2026

White discusses his relationship with the President, the upcoming match on the White House South Lawn, and why he thinks he’s above politics.

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America at 250: A View from the Streets Tuesday, May 19, 2026

We asked Americans what they’re thinking and feeling about the nation’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary.

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The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore Friday, May 15, 2026

Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.

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Growing Up with a Mother in Prison Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Harriet Clark’s new novel “The Hill” parallels her own childhood years spent visiting the prison where her mother was incarcerated. She talks with Rachel Aviv.

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Barack Obama in the Trump Era Friday, May 8, 2026

The reporter Peter Slevin asks the former President the question on many Democrats’ minds: Where is he, and why isn’t he doing more in a time of crisis?

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The N.B.A. Legend Steve Kerr Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Golden State Warriors’ coach on playing with Michael Jordan in his prime, what he’s learned about leadership, and how outspoken is too outspoken in the league.

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How a Trump-Endorsed Republican Could Become California’s Next Governor Friday, May 1, 2026

Steve Hilton is leading in the polls in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by twenty per cent. Could he win in blue California?

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“Fat Swim” and Literature’s Fatphobia Problem Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The novelist Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her short-story collection “Fat Swim,” and the fatphobia she finds in contemporary fiction, with the critic Jennifer Wilson.

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Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers Friday, April 24, 2026

The libertarian-leaning Republican discusses his effort to restrain the President’s actions in Iran, and how he would campaign against other G.O.P. Presidential candidates in 2028.

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Patrick Radden Keefe on “London Falling,” His Book About a Teen-Ager’s Mysterious Life and Death Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The New Yorker staff writer, who has chronicled political violence under the Irish Republican Army and the opioid epidemic, traces how a teen came to impersonate an oligarch’s son.