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On Television
Sex and Spycraftby Emily Nussbaum
The eighties spy drama “The Americans” is unnerving and seductive, in part because it’s about life as kinky role-play.
Page-Turner
A Radical Evolutionby Stacey D’Erasmo
A theory: female artists are more likely than men to cut up and cut through received forms, remaining skeptical of artistic tradition.
Video
Letters from Stalin’s Daughterwith Nicholas Thompson
A writer’s unlikely friendship with the Soviet Union’s most famous defector.
Books
Will Inequality Destroy Us?by John Cassidy
The economist Thomas Piketty sees “potentially terrifying” consequences if current trends continue.
Daily Comment
The Man Who Led Spain to Democracyby Jon Lee Anderson
The death of Adolfo Suárez, the first Prime Minister following Franco’s rule, is an occasion for positive reflections in the midst of Spain’s extended malaise.
THE LATEST
3/26 8:32 AM
What Is Facebook Trying to Tell Us About Oculus?
Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring virtual reality to the experience of using Facebook.
3/26 12:01 AM
Adolfo Suárez, The Man Who Came After Franco
The death of Spain’s first democratically elected Prime Minister marks a milestone in the country’s post-Franco history.
3/25 11:26 PM
The Electronic Holy War
It took computers eighty-four years less than predicted to start beating humans at a Chinese board game called Go.
3/25 7:23 PM
Mitch McConnell’s Bad Sports Day
The senator’s new campaign ad confused Duke with the University of Kentucky—but it also oddly appropriated Muhammad Ali.
3/25 6:52 PM
Proteus
A theory: in the course of long artistic careers, women are more likely than men to change form and style.
3/25 5:30 PM
A Better Way to Buy Bitcoin?
Lamassu has installed Bitcoin A.T.M.s in locations as far-flung as Helsinki, Bratislava, and, as of February, Albuquerque.
3/25 5:10 PM
Who Needs Friends When You’ve Got Terry Gross
What it’s like to be best friends with the host of “Fresh Air.”
3/25 4:50 PM
Women Justices Rock the Hobby Lobby Argument
Does the right to contraceptives trump the right to religious freedom? There was little doubt where the Court’s female Justices stood.
Editors’ Choice
The Sporting Scene
Kobe Bryant’s Fourth Quarterby Ben McGrath
The Lakers star faces a long, and possibly painful, goodbye.
The Political Scene
The Senator Against the Spiesby Ryan Lizza
Can the intelligence community be reformed?
