Epic Battles for the Ages
Liana Finck was a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow and is the author of, most recently, “How to Baby” and “You Broke It!”
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The Sporting Scene
Caitlin Clark’s New Reality
Clark isn’t yet the best player the W.N.B.A. has ever seen. What can she learn from the player who is?
By Louisa Thomas
The Weekend Essay
How the Fridge Changed Flavor
From the tomato to the hamburger bun, the invention has transformed not just what we eat but taste itself.
By Nicola Twilley
The New Yorker Interview
Annie Baker Shifts Her Focus to the Big Screen
In the playwright’s début film, “Janet Planet,” Julianne Nicholson stars as an object of obsession for her daughter—and everyone else—over the course of a long, hot summer in western Massachusetts.
By Helen Shaw
Fault Lines
How Liberals Talk About Children
Many left-leaning, middle-class Americans speak of kids as though they are impositions, or means to an end.
By Jay Caspian Kang
