The Canonization of Richard Holbrooke
Why Third Way liberals saw a glamorous, difficult diplomat as the protector of their values
Culture
Game of Thrones: The White Walkers Are Coming
A TNR roundtable discusses “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” the second episode in the final season of the HBO fantasy series.
Rules of Engagement
The left is often criticized for shutting down debate. But is productive debate even possible when we can't agree on the terms?
Gene Wolfe Was the Proust of Science Fiction
Out of the trauma of war, Wolfe found redemption in Catholicism and his voice in futuristic, philosophical novels.
There Is No Profound Meaning to the Notre Dame Fire
Yes, French politics and society are in turmoil. But there's a simpler lesson from the cathedral's burning.
The Tale of Genji’s Image-Conscious, Experience-Hungry Courtiers
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicts self-indulgence amid the disorder of a decaying world.
Millionaire’s Hothouse
A day at the New York Botanical Garden’s annual orchid show
Rebuilding Notre Dame
Civilization creates. Civilization endures destruction. Civilization builds again.
Game of Thrones: It’s All Happening
A TNR roundtable discusses “Winterfell,” the first episode in the final season of the HBO fantasy series.
Tucker Carlson, Unbowed
He's petty, whiny, and contradictory. So why does he keep ruling the ratings night after night?
Why Pet Sematary Refuses to Die
Stephen King’s story focuses on our culture’s obsessive denial of grief.
Susan Choi’s Missing Persons
Her novels have always championed the overlooked point of view. But "Trust Exercise" takes on a riskier experiment.
The Making of an Anti-Semitic Myth
Francesca Trivellato’s book on the history of credit debunks a bigoted cliché.
Down to Earth
Why is the story of climate catastrophe so hard to tell?
Top Billing
For too long, Gwen Verdon missed out on her share of the spotlight.
Never Sorry
Eric Hobsbawm’s awkward embrace of the Establishment
Valeria Luiselli’s Impossible Novel
To tell a story of migrant children and the American family following them, “Lost Children Archive” needed a wider lens.
The Dean
Out of the ruins of war, Walter Gropius made a vital political community.
