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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 24th
“It’s not the pollen—it’s the political climate.”
By Anjali Chandrashekar
The Show Can’t Go On
Funding shifts at three of the largest philanthropic foundations have brought turbulence and uncertainty to the intricate New York support system for the performing arts.
By Helen Shaw
The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Mathematician Paul known as a prolific collaborator: five letters.
By Mollie Cowger
Thinking of You
So horrible, I heard the news. Well, I heard an echo of the news from aboveground—the sinkhole gets neglected by the media.
By Cirocco Dunlap
“Drop Dead City” Spotlights a Lost Era of Liberal Government
This documentary examines the economic changes and managerial missteps that brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy in 1975 and the political creativity and enduring cost of the rescue.
By Richard Brody
Pope Francis’s Legacy and the Coming Conclave
“The traditionalist side of the Catholic Church in the United States has tolerated Francis, resented him, denigrated him, ignored him,” the writer Paul Elie says. “But also attached themself to his popularity when it suited their purposes.”
How Mexico’s President Manages Trump
From the daily newsletter: Claudia Sheinbaum's quiet control. Plus: the immigrant families removed from stable lives and jailed in Texas.
By Hannah Jocelyn
Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.
By Kyle Chayka