Narrative
Q. & A.
The Long American History of “Missing White Woman Syndrome”
The true-crime scholar Jean Murley discusses the Gabby Petito case and what’s behind our fascination with certain kinds of victims.
By Helen Rosner
Our Columnists
Why Are Some Journalists Afraid of “Moral Clarity”?
These writers see the spectre of totalitarianism in an emerging new political consensus—one that they believe challenges the primacy of traditional liberal values.
By Masha Gessen
Daily Comment
Amid the Pandemic, Is Hong Kong Facing a Different Kind of Death?
With the latest proposed security legislation, if Hong Kongers dare to question Beijing’s narratives, they are liable to be accused of subversion.
By Jiayang Fan
Culture Desk
The Coronavirus and the Ruptured Narrative of Campus Life
Colleges across the country are trying to figure out their way forward in a story in which meanings have suddenly, drastically, and frighteningly changed.
By Dan Chiasson
Second Read
Rosmarie Waldrop’s Novel of the In-Between
A novel of desire and scandal and personal and political circumstance, “The Hanky of Pippin’s Daughter” is also about the problem of narration.
By Ben Lerner