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By James Bloodworth

By James Bloodworth

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (June 2, 2025): The latest issue features David Hockney’s “Going Up Garrowby Hill” – An artist revisits seasons across a lifetime. By Françoise MoulyArt by David Hockney
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
As the Lebanese Army tries to assert its authority in the war-torn south, calls to disarm Hezbollah are rising. By Rania Abouzeid
The obits for the tech mogul’s time at the Department of Government Efficiency are, justifiably, vicious. By Susan B. Glasser
Senior executives are being pushed out and the director, Kash Patel, is more freely using polygraph tests to tamp down on news leaks about leadership decisions and behavior.
The Trump administration and the European Union are fast-tracking discussions toward a trade deal, but America’s right sometimes treats the bloc as more foe than friend.
The Palestinians were shot and scores wounded as huge crowds assembled to try and get food from a new aid distribution center. An Israeli military official said soldiers fired warning shots.
A new DOGE tally claims that erasing rules on credit card fees, appliance standards and health insurance “saves the American people” money. Data show the opposite.
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.
On the outskirts of Berlin, Waldsiedlung Krumme Lanke is an idyllic neighborhood with a sinister past, and a symbol of Germany’s effort to both remember and forget.