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Our 2/12 issue is now online, with @fotoole.bsky.social on Trumpian imperialism, Hermione Lee on Gertrude Stein, Jérôme Tubiana on Darfur, Beatrice Radden Keefe on Gothic fever, @tribelaw.bsky.social on Jill Lepore, a poem by Ben Lerner, & much more. www.nybooks.com/issues/2026/...
“No sculptor alive, at least no sculptor I’ve seen, remains so true to modernity in what is basically a language of antiquity.” —Walker Mimms on Tatiana Trouvé
Dead Ringers | Walker Mimms
The first time I saw a sculpture by Tatiana Trouvé, in an uncommonly dim gallery at a museum in Mougins, in southern France, I assumed that I had found
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January 24, 2026 at 4:08 AM
“No sculptor alive, at least no sculptor I’ve seen, remains so true to modernity in what is basically a language of antiquity.” —Walker Mimms on Tatiana Trouvé
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The greatest legal mind of our time @tribelaw.bsky.social on why the Constitution isn't dead and the richness/centrality of the 9th Amendment. As rightwing researched (but fraudulently) the 2nd A, it is time for progressives to mine the rich vein of the 9thA www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Is the Constitution ‘Dead, Dead, Dead’? | Laurence H. Tribe
The difficulty of amending the Constitution does not mean that it is a flawed and outdated relic of a distant past.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The greatest legal mind of our time @tribelaw.bsky.social on why the Constitution isn't dead and the richness/centrality of the 9th Amendment. As rightwing researched (but fraudulently) the 2nd A, it is time for progressives to mine the rich vein of the 9thA www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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An important essay by Prof. Tribe about the continued vitality of Art. V of the Constitution--which allows amendments. When Democrats regain control, we cannot overlook an obvious solution: amending the Constitution. @tribelaw.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Is the Constitution ‘Dead, Dead, Dead’? | Laurence H. Tribe
The difficulty of amending the Constitution does not mean that it is a flawed and outdated relic of a distant past.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:31 AM
An important essay by Prof. Tribe about the continued vitality of Art. V of the Constitution--which allows amendments. When Democrats regain control, we cannot overlook an obvious solution: amending the Constitution. @tribelaw.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Trump’s Attack on Philanthropy | Aryeh Neier, Gara LaMarche
Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies tha...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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"...In the meantime everyone is going to feel some pain. We will soon see how much the body politic can tolerate."
Maybe 2026 will be the year this pain signal gets transmitted to our political nerve centers. We'll see.
Link to my piece here (paywalled):
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Maybe 2026 will be the year this pain signal gets transmitted to our political nerve centers. We'll see.
Link to my piece here (paywalled):
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The Crash to Come | Jonathan Mingle
A recent Guardian profile of the oil company chief who will lead this month’s United Nations climate meeting in Dubai nodded toward the stakes of those
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January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"...In the meantime everyone is going to feel some pain. We will soon see how much the body politic can tolerate."
Maybe 2026 will be the year this pain signal gets transmitted to our political nerve centers. We'll see.
Link to my piece here (paywalled):
www.nybooks.com/online/2023/...
Maybe 2026 will be the year this pain signal gets transmitted to our political nerve centers. We'll see.
Link to my piece here (paywalled):
www.nybooks.com/online/2023/...
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For @nybooks.com, I wrote about the transformation of the world economy since the 80’s, as beautifully told in Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel (with a very brief shoutout to the city where I grew up) www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Rolling with the Economic Tides | Vanessa Ogle
Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel follows the lifespan of one barge, from bunkhouse to floating prison to barracks and back, as it traces the shadowy outer limits of the maritime economy.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:31 AM
For @nybooks.com, I wrote about the transformation of the world economy since the 80’s, as beautifully told in Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel (with a very brief shoutout to the city where I grew up) www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Jenny Uglow on the house of Cartier and the preciousness of stones
All That Glitters | Jenny Uglow
The science of gemstones has always been intertwined with their value as luxury items.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Jenny Uglow on the house of Cartier and the preciousness of stones
Willa Glickman on the life and death of New York City’s graveyards
Life Storage | Willa Glickman
At St. Michael’s, small graves sit in view of Home Depot. The triangular cemetery rests in the middle of a highway interchange, bounded on all three sides
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January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Willa Glickman on the life and death of New York City’s graveyards
Aryeh Neier and Gara LaMarche on the Trump administration’s assault on the Open Society Foundations and private philanthropy
Trump’s Attack on Philanthropy | Aryeh Neier, Gara LaMarche
Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies tha...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Aryeh Neier and Gara LaMarche on the Trump administration’s assault on the Open Society Foundations and private philanthropy
Of late, Machado has “continued to declare her support for Trump... unapologetically wielding her peace prize even as she encouraged his military build-up,” writes William Neuman
Machado Agonistes | William Neuman
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, has been calling for a foreign—read: US-led—military
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January 23, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Of late, Machado has “continued to declare her support for Trump... unapologetically wielding her peace prize even as she encouraged his military build-up,” writes William Neuman
“Like nearly everything else in Iran, the state’s handling of the economy is anything but transparent,” writes Amir Ahmadi Arian. “Only recently have we begun to glimpse the scale of the country’s economic mismanagement.”
The Gray Tick | Amir Ahmadi Arian
In July 1987 the Hajj ceremony in Mecca turned into a bloodbath. Shia pilgrims, mostly Iranians, staged a protest, chanting against America, Israel, and
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January 23, 2026 at 1:21 AM
“Like nearly everything else in Iran, the state’s handling of the economy is anything but transparent,” writes Amir Ahmadi Arian. “Only recently have we begun to glimpse the scale of the country’s economic mismanagement.”
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'Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies that support critical voices may be next.'
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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Trump’s Attack on Philanthropy | Aryeh Neier, Gara LaMarche
Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies tha...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
'Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies that support critical voices may be next.'
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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“Ancient Greeks could not have imagined that the glories of Pergamon would end up in the bogs of some primitive, outlandish peoples in the distant north. Maybe we should think of repatriation as a form of insurance.”
—from part 2 of this piece
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—from part 2 of this piece
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The Plunderers’ Dilemma | Susan Tallman
Museums have been apologizing for the overlap of their ethnology collections with the subjects of colonial occupation, yet many still struggle to articulate a clear mission.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Ancient Greeks could not have imagined that the glories of Pergamon would end up in the bogs of some primitive, outlandish peoples in the distant north. Maybe we should think of repatriation as a form of insurance.”
—from part 2 of this piece
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—from part 2 of this piece
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January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I reviewed this here: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
María Corina Machado “was brave, but it was foolish to expect that by calling for the invasion of her own country she would earn the invader’s gratitude.” —Alma Guillermoprieto https://go.nybooks.com/3LUGTZf
A More Pliant Chavista | Alma Guillermoprieto
President Trump’s decision to support Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s new leader makes clear that oil, not democracy, is his main concern.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
María Corina Machado “was brave, but it was foolish to expect that by calling for the invasion of her own country she would earn the invader’s gratitude.” —Alma Guillermoprieto https://go.nybooks.com/3LUGTZf
Fintan O’Toole (fotoole.bsky.social) on Trump’s gunboat diplomacy without diplomacy https://go.nybooks.com/4sU6i60
Whose Hemisphere? | Fintan O’Toole
The US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro reinforces the Trump administration’s capacity to invent any pretext to justify the use of armed force.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Fintan O’Toole (fotoole.bsky.social) on Trump’s gunboat diplomacy without diplomacy https://go.nybooks.com/4sU6i60
Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) on Jill Lepore https://go.nybooks.com/4pYgXKd
Is the Constitution ‘Dead, Dead, Dead'? | Laurence H. Tribe
The difficulty of amending the Constitution does not mean that it is a flawed and outdated relic of a distant past.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) on Jill Lepore https://go.nybooks.com/4pYgXKd
Our 2/12 issue is now online, with @fotoole.bsky.social on Trumpian imperialism, Hermione Lee on Gertrude Stein, Jérôme Tubiana on Darfur, Beatrice Radden Keefe on Gothic fever, @tribelaw.bsky.social on Jill Lepore, a poem by Ben Lerner, & much more. www.nybooks.com/issues/2026/...
February 12, 2026 Issue
Table of Contents
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January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Our 2/12 issue is now online, with @fotoole.bsky.social on Trumpian imperialism, Hermione Lee on Gertrude Stein, Jérôme Tubiana on Darfur, Beatrice Radden Keefe on Gothic fever, @tribelaw.bsky.social on Jill Lepore, a poem by Ben Lerner, & much more. www.nybooks.com/issues/2026/...
In Nepal, “the youth share a commitment to keeping the old guard from retaking power, but otherwise they are a heterogenous lot, reflecting the many discontents against a decade-old republic.” —@amishmulmi.bsky.social
Nepal’s Republic of Amnesia | Amish Raj Mulmi
Four months after the revolt that overthrew the government of Nepal, Kathmandu seems calm. The new interim government has officially recognized the
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January 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM
In Nepal, “the youth share a commitment to keeping the old guard from retaking power, but otherwise they are a heterogenous lot, reflecting the many discontents against a decade-old republic.” —@amishmulmi.bsky.social
Erik Satie’s Vexations “proposes effectively infinite vexation as a redemptive or transformative experience, and keeps you wondering for roughly seventeen hours if it’s the world’s longest joke at your expense.” —@jeremydenk.bsky.social
Satie’s Spell | Jeremy Denk
Erik Satie took down the arrogance of late Romantic classical music, gently but ruthlessly taking up its vocabulary and removing all the excess, including authorship.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Erik Satie’s Vexations “proposes effectively infinite vexation as a redemptive or transformative experience, and keeps you wondering for roughly seventeen hours if it’s the world’s longest joke at your expense.” —@jeremydenk.bsky.social
Tatiana Trouvé’s sculptures include “bronze quilted ‘blankets’”, “coat hangers in marble,” and “shopping bags in…onyx,” Walker Mimms writes. “These are sculptures about everything but sculpture.”
Dead Ringers | Walker Mimms
The first time I saw a sculpture by Tatiana Trouvé, in an uncommonly dim gallery at a museum in Mougins, in southern France, I assumed that I had found
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January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Tatiana Trouvé’s sculptures include “bronze quilted ‘blankets’”, “coat hangers in marble,” and “shopping bags in…onyx,” Walker Mimms writes. “These are sculptures about everything but sculpture.”
The latest dispatch from our Art Editor, Leanne Shapton
Neigh! | Leanne Shapton
A dispatch from the Art Editor
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January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The latest dispatch from our Art Editor, Leanne Shapton
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"The uprising was a decentralized movement, assembled online in response to the government’s authoritarian ban on social media & galvanized by the murder of nineteen protesters. But by the end of the second day..the uprising had topped the government"
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Nepal’s Republic of Amnesia | Amish Raj Mulmi
Four months after the revolt that overthrew the government of Nepal, Kathmandu seems calm. The new interim government has officially recognized the
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January 21, 2026 at 3:06 AM
"The uprising was a decentralized movement, assembled online in response to the government’s authoritarian ban on social media & galvanized by the murder of nineteen protesters. But by the end of the second day..the uprising had topped the government"
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“The message of both influencer and politician,” writes Anne Enright, is “that the city is a huge crowd of individuals, each of them entirely interesting for five seconds at a time.”
The Scrolling Eye | Anne Enright
In early October Sinn Féin, one of the parties supporting Catherine Connolly’s bid for the presidency of Ireland, posted a clip of her playing ball in the
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January 21, 2026 at 4:15 AM
“The message of both influencer and politician,” writes Anne Enright, is “that the city is a huge crowd of individuals, each of them entirely interesting for five seconds at a time.”
“Since I left Iran in 2011,” writes Amir Ahmadi Arian, “a permanent anxiety” has taken hold “about the safety of loved ones who are hard to reach. Never is this feeling sharper than when the Iranian government shuts down the Internet.”
The Gray Tick | Amir Ahmadi Arian
In July 1987 the Hajj ceremony in Mecca turned into a bloodbath. Shia pilgrims, mostly Iranians, staged a protest, chanting against America, Israel, and
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January 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM
“Since I left Iran in 2011,” writes Amir Ahmadi Arian, “a permanent anxiety” has taken hold “about the safety of loved ones who are hard to reach. Never is this feeling sharper than when the Iranian government shuts down the Internet.”