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High Water
Christian Zionism, flash floods, road trips, and romantic comedies.
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“Has anybody ever had a better two weeks?”
A senior Iranian cleric issued a fatwa against the U.S. president, who stated that the White House will host a UFC fight next year in celebration of the…
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What's Your Pleasure?
Lydia Davis, citizenship tests, and Amazon.
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“It was a very fun minute.”
“Congratulations world, it’s time for peace!” the U.S. president posted online before announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
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June 2025

Heat of the Moment
Annie Dillard on praying mantises, Eileen Myles on Stonewall, and Henry James on John Singer Sargent
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“The rights we confer on others define who we are as a society.”
The U.S. president, who has posted to Truth Social more than 2,000 times since taking office, lamented that he would not receive a Nobel Peace Prize “no…
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Summertime Sadness
Mental health, Juneteenth, Anne Carson, and the summer solstice
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Inside the July 2025 Issue
Andrew Kay on OCD, Lewis Hyde on deep time, Lydia Davis on the art of observation, Pete McKenzie on Zionism in the South Pacific islands, and more.
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“Snakes increasingly struggle to locate mates.”
A surge of pizza delivery orders was reported around the Pentagon hours before the Israeli government began bombing on Iran.
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Body Politic
Protest movements, New York City mayoral elections, and James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village”
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“Turn the creative knob up to 11.”
At least eight states have introduced legislation to investigate or mitigate chemtrails.
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NYC Event: Celebrate the June anniversary issue at McNally Jackson Seaport
Readings from Harmony Holiday, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Jonathon Sturgeon, and more
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