In the latest revival of Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Jule Styne’s iconic musical, George C. Wolfe humanizes a ...

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As I watched the time-capsule debate, staffers for the Architect of the Capitol were at work on the West Front, building the ...

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It intensified after Iran’s Revolution. 2024 in Review New Yorker writers reflect on the year’s highs and lows. The ...

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