Book News & Updates
The Best Philosophers
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, who works with ceramics, has spent decades tapping unlikely sources for wisdom.
Inside Meta's attempts to play catch-up with AI
Doubts linger over whether Meta can close the gap with rivals.
Indiana’s Indiana Jones
FBI agents who raided an Indiana farm in 2014 were astonished to find some 42,000 artifacts and bones looted by an amateur archaeologist.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
As President Trump’s erratic negotiations with Iran drag on and oil prices continue to rise, the United States’ ostensible ethical justification for the war—regime change—has largely disappeared from mainstream coverage. In the Review’s May 28 issue, Christopher de Bellaigue argues that the US and Israel’s relentless bombing campaign has mostly succeeded in strengthening the Islamic […]
The Other in the Mirror
In Mathias Énard’s many novels, encounters between cultures can lead to transformation—and peril.
The Sage of Washington
Walter Lippmann was the most influential political commentator of his generation, but behind his preternatural confidence was a far more complicated and unsettled character.
Tunnel of Love
The Met’s new Tristan und Isolde was a vocal triumph for Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres, but Yuval Sharon’s staging only fitfully captured the essence of Wagner’s masterpiece.
New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business
Plex is increaingly focusing on content discovery and streaming rentals.
Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars
When they're being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps.