The author reads his story from the May 10, 2021, issue of the magazine.

After more than seventy years, the government is publicly acknowledging that mysterious sightings can no longer be dismissed. Plus, Dorothy Wickenden on three revolutionary women.

Nearly a century ago, five hundred Spanish children were sent away from violence and hunger for a new life in Mexico. Plus, Jelani Cobb on the conviction of Derek Chauvin.

The largest civilian internment since the Holocaust is taking place in China, where Muslim ethnic minorities have been rounded up in vast numbers. What can the world do about it?  

The songwriter talks about her chaotic early life and her inability to settle down. Plus, in our annual tradition, the critic Richard Brody gives out his own slate of film awards.

A professor of tax law uncovers discrimination hidden in America’s tax code. Plus: a leaked recording shows how conservatives aim to defeat the voting rights bill H.R. 1.

The magician performs bewitching illusions, even in an interview.

April 15, 2020, was near the apex of the coronavirus pandemic’s brutal first wave, as it hit New York City hard. This episode documents twenty-four hours at the epicenter.

The writer discusses how she wrote a best-selling novel about a subject that most trans authors have tried to avoid. Plus, Simon Schama and Doreen St. Félix on race and the royals.