How Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory
The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment.
The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment.
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Making sense of a $69 million NFT.
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The financial industry’s pursuit of profits from mobile-home communities is undermining one of the country’s largest sources of affordable housing.
Sheelah Kolhatkar New Yorker Mar 2021 20min Permalink
For years, employees of the Pierre enjoyed some of the most enviable union jobs in New York City. How much of that will survive the pandemic?
Jennifer Gonnerman New Yorker Mar 2021 20min Permalink
While political leaders trade threats, the pandemic has made Americans even more reliant on China’s manufacturers.
Peter Hessler New Yorker Mar 2021 35min Permalink
In the small coastal country, an exploding industry has led to big economic promises, and a steep environmental price.
Ian Urbina New Yorker Mar 2021 Permalink
Millions of hearts fail each year. Why can’t we replace them?
Joshua Rothman New Yorker Mar 2021 35min Permalink
Survivors of China’s campaign of persecution reveal the scope of the devastation.
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While the virus has ravaged rich nations, reported death rates in poorer ones remain relatively low. What probing this epidemiological mystery can tell us about global health.
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Love, loss, and life at 93.
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For some workers, the pandemic brought new meaning to a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage.
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An interview with Gabriela López, the head of the San Francisco Board of Education.
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When COVID-19 surged through a North Dakota community, a battle with the pandemic became a battle among its residents.
Atul Gawande New Yorker Feb 2021 40min Permalink
Trump transformed immigration through hundreds of quiet measures. Before they can be reversed, they have to be uncovered.
Sarah Stillman New Yorker Feb 2021 30min Permalink
Companies are figuring out how to balance what appears to be a lasting shift toward remote work with the value of the physical workplace.
John Seabrook New Yorker Jan 2021 30min Permalink
The Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who had been declaring, at rally after rally, that they would go to violent lengths to keep the President in power. A chronicle of an attack foretold.
Luke Mogelson New Yorker Jan 2021 50min Permalink
As the wilderness gets overrun, the most hated man in the Rockies finds an audience of emulators and antagonists.
Nick Paumgarten New Yorker Jan 2021 Permalink
Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui is redefining Africa’s place in the global art scene.
Julian Lucas New Yorker Jan 2021 25min Permalink
A history of the ultimate political weapon, which we’ve never understood how to use.
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The newsletter service is a software company that, by mimicking some of the functions of newsrooms, has made itself difficult to categorize.
Anna Wiener New Yorker Dec 2020 20min Permalink
A profile of MF Doom.
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The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy.
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How John, a father of 14, lost Christmas.
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Each time the work of the British-Mexican artist and writer is reborn, it seems more prescient.
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Genetic analysis of human remains found in the Himalayas has raised baffling questions about who these people were and why they were there.
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