Why the Tech Giant Nvidia May Own the Future. Plus, Joshua Rothman on Taking A.I. Seriously - Stephen Witt on the microchip maker’s rise, and the geopolitical challenges it faces. And Rothman thinks people outside the tech world should help shape the impact of A.I. (www.newyorker.com)
The Writer Katie Kitamura on Autonomy, Interpretation, and “Audition” - The novelist speaks with the staff writer Jennifer Wilson about her newest book, “Audition,” a nuanced story about desire, agency, and creative craft. (www.newyorker.com)
Neige Sinno Doesn’t Believe in Writing as Therapy - The French author’s award-winning memoir, “Sad Tiger,” is a richly literary and starkly shattering account of childhood sexual abuse. (www.newyorker.com)
The Evolution of Dance Theatre of Harlem - Also: Rachel Syme on the latest in charms, the Chicago rapper Saba, turtle races in Bed-Stuy, Caspar David Friedrich paired with Schumann, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Retro Masculinity on Broadway, in “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Good Night, and Good Luck” - Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk try to close the deal in David Mamet’s classic, and George Clooney stars in a timely portrait of media courage. (www.newyorker.com)
The Play Where Everyone Keeps Fainting - Dozens of audience members have lost consciousness watching Eline Arbo’s adaptation of “The Years.” The internet has come to believe that a conspiracy is afoot. (www.newyorker.com)
“Warfare” Offers a Hyperrealist Rebuke of the American War Movie - Alex Garland’s latest film, which he co-directed with the former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, dramatizes a little-known 2006 episode from the Iraq War. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Ego Melts the Global Economy - On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the President announced he would single-handedly blow up a century’s worth of globalization. (www.newyorker.com)
The Dreamlike Journeys of “Việt and Nam” and “Grand Tour” - Two new dramas—from the Vietnamese director Truong Minh Quy, and from the Portuguese director Miguel Gomes—embark on hypnotic, mind-bending treks between past and present. (www.newyorker.com)
Corrections and Clarifications to Everything I’ve Ever Said - I said that because I was possessed by an ancient, malevolent spirit who I’m also really mad at. (www.newyorker.com)
Gossip, Then and Now - For much of history, gossip has functioned as a regulating force—one with the power to burnish its subjects’ reputations or to cast them from society. Have new technologies changed the game? (www.newyorker.com)
A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice - The Trump Administration wants to punish schools for student activism. Michael Roth, of Wesleyan, argues that colleges don’t have to roll over. (www.newyorker.com)
The Truth About Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” - The President’s one-man trade war was already hurting the economy. His expansive new tariffs will make things worse. (www.newyorker.com)
How Tesla Dealerships Became the Epicenter of the Trump Resistance - More than two hundred protests against Elon Musk and DOGE took place worldwide over the weekend. The staff writer Sarah Larson attended one. (www.newyorker.com)
Fredrik Backman on the Art of Scandinavian Storytelling - The best-selling author of “A Man Called Ove,” “Anxious People,” and the “Beartown” trilogy highlights four novels from his native Sweden that are making their English débuts this year. (www.newyorker.com)
The Limits of A.I.-Generated Miyazaki - The launch of GPT-4o inspired a rash of A.I.-generated Studio Ghibli-style images. They may bode worse for audiences than for artists. (www.newyorker.com)
What Marine Le Pen’s Conviction Means for French Democracy - After the far-right leader was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running for office, her supporters cried foul. Was justice served or politicized? (www.newyorker.com)
The “Snow White” Controversy, Like Our Zeitgeist, Is Both Stupid and Sinister - Placing the failure of the live-action remake largely at Rachel Zegler’s feet is almost perversely flattering to her. (www.newyorker.com)