Amicus Curious
Making a killing in the poetry biz to pursue the magic of briefs and appellate courts
Faces for Radio
In the Know, Peacock’s stop-motion send-up of the public-radio set, is modeled on the NPR boobs you know and love
Burning Love
A dating guide to Dante’s second circle of hell
Election-Year Anxiety?
A veteran advice columnist fields questions—and comments—from a few concerned citizens
Feeding Frenzy
Post-Putin, Tucker Carlson interviews Jaws, the shark
Confessions of a Literalist
I don’t do simile. Metaphor is out of the question
His Name Is “Dr. Zee”
Mark Zuckerberg: from entitled nerd in flip-flops to … Bond villain?
Introducing the Vermont Country Store’s New Adult Section
Where kinky meets crunchy
Randy Andy Goes Postal
The grubbing and wheedling correspondence of Prince Andrew and Fergie
Godsmacked
Weeding out the Garden of Eden
The Eternal Flameout
A closer look at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s coalition
An Open Letter to My Aging Body
What did I do to deserve this?
Noem Chompski
Other potential Trump vice-presidential picks now that Kristi Noem has shot herself in the foot
The AIR MAIL Survey
A quiz on the most important issues of the day …
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
As Virgin Atlantic celebrates its 40th anniversary, Richard Branson pauses from ruling his empire to reveal a few of his favorite things
The Merry Wives of Rupert Murdoch
The media mogul’s many loves—and their circular connections—condensed into one sentence
Bad Connection
An open challenge to the puzzle editors at The New York Times
Trumping for Britain
Nigel Farage, the English far-right populist and friend of Trump, pauses from celebrating his recent election to Parliament to rail against the woke elite’s hold on … mathematics
Milwaukee’s Finest Boor
How can Republicans gathered in Wisconsin formally nominate Donald Trump with a straight face? Just watch them
Chain Gang
Trump adds a condition for aspiring vice-presidential candidates
Henry Alford’s “This or That”
A pop quiz of cultural phenomena
Hillbilly Eulogy
What happens if Trump regrets choosing J. D. Vance as his running mate? And then blames it on Biden?
Defining “Weird”
Trump is the exemplar of something, but what is it, exactly?
It’s Lonely at the Top
Millions of adoring fans are no substitute for a single person who really gets it. Someone like me, for example