Elizabeth Barber
What Would It Mean to Treat Animals Fairly?
Each year, billions of animals die for human ends. In two new books, Martha Nussbaum and Peter Singer insist that we stop the suffering.
The Endless Quest for a Better Mousetrap
Inventors have been refining them for centuries. What are they trying to achieve?
In New York, a Construction Company Creates a Blueprint for Reopening
Now that building has restarted, businesses are discovering that what they do is almost entirely up to them.
Will the Coronavirus Be the End of the Communion Cup?
Technically, Catholic churches do not need to offer their congregants consecrated wine, but the practice of sharing it is considered a “more perfect form of participation.”
The Plight of a Hospital Chaplain During the Coronavirus Pandemic
How do you comfort the suffering when you’re not allowed in the room?
Keeping Calm in Guilderland, New York, in the Time of the Coronavirus
My dad is the supervisor of the town—in New York State, cities have mayors, and towns have “supervisors”—and he has spent the past month mitigating the anxieties of thirty-six thousand people.
A “Swan Lake” Star Drinks Hot Water in Sinatra’s Old Haunt
As Vladimir Putin continues to meddle in our elections, the Russian ballerina Irina Kolesnikova and her former-commando husband reflect on Odette, Odile, and the new Cold War.
A Nun’s Journey in the Amazon
How do you make a difference in a struggle that may never end?
Penn Badgley Gets Away with Murder
Following the release of Season 2 of “You,” the actor, who practices the Baha’i faith, was dismayed that fans find his homicidal heartthrob character adorable.
Dancing a Memoir at Alvin Ailey
The choreographer Troy Powell tells his life story—with pint-sized doppelgängers—in “Testimony.”
The Profound Hope of the “Bachelor” Promo in Which the Bachelor Escapes
Watching Colton Underwood hurl himself over a fence, inexplicably, Monday after Monday, has brought on a rare feeling.
Food Banks and Side Gigs at J.F.K.
T.S.A. workers, who went without pay during the shutdown, set up a food pantry in a parking lot.
The New Jersey A.G. Taking on Trump
Gurbir Grewal, the nation’s first Sikh attorney general, has taken part in dozens of actions against the Trump Administration.
A Homecoming Powwow for Native New Yorkers
At the Park Avenue Armory, members of the contemporary Lenape nation hold an unprecedented reunion.
Strong Cocktails and Reflections at Windmill
The quiet bar’s mood is faintly purgatorial, but, fortunately, the drinks are heavenly.
Lucetta Scaraffia Is Trying to Fight Catholic Patriarchy from the Inside
The editor of Women Church World, a monthly magazine published by the Vatican, believes that change is coming to Catholicism.
East Coast Meets California Cool at Pacific Standard
A decade ago, two Berkeley roommates freaked out by the New York scene opened a chill spot that, these days, sounds a lot like a standard Brooklyn bar.
The New Yorker Recommends: “The Pope Who Would Be King,” a Timely Study of Turmoil in the Church
Reading about Pius IX’s journey to becoming “the last of the pope-kings” is riveting. It also feels familiar.
Crunch Time for Kyle Abraham at the New York City Ballet
The company’s first black choreographer in more than a decade fine-tunes his first ballet, with the help of Robyn and Prince.
Voter-Registration Day at Rikers Island
City volunteers are finding eligible voters in the jails holding prisoners awaiting trial.
What Would It Mean to Treat Animals Fairly?
Each year, billions of animals die for human ends. In two new books, Martha Nussbaum and Peter Singer insist that we stop the suffering.
The Endless Quest for a Better Mousetrap
Inventors have been refining them for centuries. What are they trying to achieve?
In New York, a Construction Company Creates a Blueprint for Reopening
Now that building has restarted, businesses are discovering that what they do is almost entirely up to them.
Will the Coronavirus Be the End of the Communion Cup?
Technically, Catholic churches do not need to offer their congregants consecrated wine, but the practice of sharing it is considered a “more perfect form of participation.”
The Plight of a Hospital Chaplain During the Coronavirus Pandemic
How do you comfort the suffering when you’re not allowed in the room?
Keeping Calm in Guilderland, New York, in the Time of the Coronavirus
My dad is the supervisor of the town—in New York State, cities have mayors, and towns have “supervisors”—and he has spent the past month mitigating the anxieties of thirty-six thousand people.
A “Swan Lake” Star Drinks Hot Water in Sinatra’s Old Haunt
As Vladimir Putin continues to meddle in our elections, the Russian ballerina Irina Kolesnikova and her former-commando husband reflect on Odette, Odile, and the new Cold War.
A Nun’s Journey in the Amazon
How do you make a difference in a struggle that may never end?
Penn Badgley Gets Away with Murder
Following the release of Season 2 of “You,” the actor, who practices the Baha’i faith, was dismayed that fans find his homicidal heartthrob character adorable.
Dancing a Memoir at Alvin Ailey
The choreographer Troy Powell tells his life story—with pint-sized doppelgängers—in “Testimony.”
The Profound Hope of the “Bachelor” Promo in Which the Bachelor Escapes
Watching Colton Underwood hurl himself over a fence, inexplicably, Monday after Monday, has brought on a rare feeling.
Food Banks and Side Gigs at J.F.K.
T.S.A. workers, who went without pay during the shutdown, set up a food pantry in a parking lot.
The New Jersey A.G. Taking on Trump
Gurbir Grewal, the nation’s first Sikh attorney general, has taken part in dozens of actions against the Trump Administration.
A Homecoming Powwow for Native New Yorkers
At the Park Avenue Armory, members of the contemporary Lenape nation hold an unprecedented reunion.
Strong Cocktails and Reflections at Windmill
The quiet bar’s mood is faintly purgatorial, but, fortunately, the drinks are heavenly.
Lucetta Scaraffia Is Trying to Fight Catholic Patriarchy from the Inside
The editor of Women Church World, a monthly magazine published by the Vatican, believes that change is coming to Catholicism.
East Coast Meets California Cool at Pacific Standard
A decade ago, two Berkeley roommates freaked out by the New York scene opened a chill spot that, these days, sounds a lot like a standard Brooklyn bar.
The New Yorker Recommends: “The Pope Who Would Be King,” a Timely Study of Turmoil in the Church
Reading about Pius IX’s journey to becoming “the last of the pope-kings” is riveting. It also feels familiar.
Crunch Time for Kyle Abraham at the New York City Ballet
The company’s first black choreographer in more than a decade fine-tunes his first ballet, with the help of Robyn and Prince.
Voter-Registration Day at Rikers Island
City volunteers are finding eligible voters in the jails holding prisoners awaiting trial.