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Madame President: The Cover That Never Was

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The portrait above, “Kamala,” painted by Kadir Nelson, would have been the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue of The New Yorker—that is, if Kamala Harris had won the election…

How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Thursday morning, I happened to be rereading Pauline Kael’s classic 1969 essay “Trash, Art, and the Movies.” A few hours later, I learned that David Lynch had died, and a sentence…

“Silo” and the Dystopia We Live In

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In a recent episode of “Silo,” the sci-fi series from Apple TV+, a character who does not have long to live puts on a virtual-reality headset. She’s spent her entire life…

Ballet Past and Present, at New York City Ballet

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Marina HarssHarss has written about dance for Goings On since 2004. You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up…

Ali Smith’s Playful Dystopia

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Recently, just before lunch with the Scottish author Ali Smith, at Moro, a beloved North African and Mediterranean place in London’s Exmouth Market, I locked myself out of my new phone.…

How Do You Know When a System Has Failed?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story At some point in the past decade or two, dance-music d.j.s discovered a way of punctuating their sets with a prank. Just as the music was reaching a crescendo, it would…

The Enigmatic Artistry of Terrence Malick

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Biographies of great artists are of inherent interest, but in the case of Terrence Malick, one of the greatest living filmmakers, there’s an extra fascination because of the great question mark…

The Liberated Life of Colman Domingo

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The last time I talked to Colman Domingo, in 2021, his life was completely different. At fifty-one, he was a successful character actor, the kind whose face you might recognize from…