Can you make a longer word with each new letter? newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…

The Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai on his notoriously long sentences, our estrangement from beauty, and why he would “never voluntarily reread” one of his books. newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…

The author Will Mackin reads his short story from this week’s issue. Listen here. newyorker.com/podcast/the-wr…

Up close with sex workers of the streaming era. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

Can you sort the items into the correct order? newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…

J. D. Vance’s new memoir, “Communion,” “is a clunky mix of memoir, dad monologue, starchy Catholic disquisition, apologia, and broadside about the perilous state of the world,” Paul Elie writes. How does the Vice-President’s faith shape his approach to matters of war and peace? The book doesn’t provide many insights—instead, it primarily focusses on Vance’s life before politics. Although he does spend pages defending the Trump Administration’s policies, the book, intentionally or not, gives Vance some independence from the President. Read more about Vance’s new book: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/a3…

Shortly before the start of the France versus Norway group-stage World Cup match at Boston Stadium, word began to circulate that the Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, along with nine other regular starters, would be sitting on the bench. “We have to be smart rather than greedy,” the team’s manager, Ståle Solbakken, said before the game. “Will Solbakken regret the chance to test his best against the world’s best before the intensity ratchets up?” Louisa Thomas asks. Read her takeaways from the match: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Ga…

“Couture,” starring Angelina Jolie as a movie director, treats the Paris fashion world as a backdrop for medical and domestic crises. newyorker.com/culture/the-fr…

The day that Lionel Messi made his World Cup début, on June 16, 2006, Jordan Salama was in elementary school. The grandson of Argentineans who left the country in 1964, he had never set foot in Argentina, and didn’t speak a word of Spanish. Watching Messi, then nearly 19, on the field, Salama felt like he belonged to Argentina, even from the suburbs of New York. Two weeks ago, Argentina played its first match in this year’s World Cup tournament. It was exactly twenty years to the day since Messi’s début. Read how both Messi and Salama have evolved since then: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/p8…

Since “Love Island” premièred in the U.K., in 2015, 20 additional versions of the show have been produced, and now cover most of the calendar year with their programming. “But June is the original and proprietary ground for ‘Love Island,’ ” Lillian Fishman writes. “That hinge point when all the vague aspirations for the year have been half-dashed, and the summer looks both opulent and devastatingly short.” This June, new seasons of the reality show have begun to air in both the U.S. and the U.K. Singles have flocked to Mallorca and Fiji, mikes strapped to bikinis, to make new connections and await couplings and “recouplings.” “Most romantic reality shows would have us believe that dating is about getting married, or simply about being chosen,” Fishman writes. “ ‘Love Island’ knows better.” More than just a search for love, “Love Island” charts a popularity contest, an attempt at navigating the opinions, judgments, and jealousies of other people. Fishman considers the social intricacies of “Love Island,” and vows to keep watching:newyorkermag.visitlink.me/IO…

Israel’s ban on Palestinian workers has left families hungry and parents unable to pay for their children’s school fees. Still, the ban is being justified in the name of security, and shows no signs of abating. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

This week in Paris, the temperature soared to 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Hundreds of schools have shut their doors. The Louvre has closed early, as has the Eiffel Tower. Moist towels soothe neck, mist bottles spray short relief, motorized fans are held up to strangers at cafés. Meanwhile, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in the country. “The stereotype is that acclimatization to any weather has been a source of cultural pride,” Doreen St. Félix writes. But a decade of prolonged flashes of extreme heat makes it clear that the stakes may be deadly. As of Friday, dozens have died in the heat wave, including at least 50 people who drowned, mostly while seeking relief in the water. Is air-conditioning an essential protection? St. Félix reports from the recent Paris heat wave: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0K…

With Erling Haaland watching from the bench, Ousmane Dembélé scored three times as France won, 4–1, in a much-anticipated World Cup matchup against Norway. Read Louisa Thomas’s report on the game. newyorker.com/sports/sportin…

In a new short story by Ben Lerner, a writer starts seeing a therapist—and they agree that she won’t read his work. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/x6…

Brexit’s tortuous complexity weakened governance and led to parliamentary deadlock. Between 1976 and 2016, Britain had six Prime Ministers. It’s about to have that same number in the past decade, with the all-but-certain ascension of Andy Burnham. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kH…

During a historic heat wave, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in France. newyorker.com/culture/critic…

Two new international films are coastal mysteries of a sort, predicated on hidden identities, distant tragedies, lost loved ones, and a whimsical element of time travel. Read Justin Chang’s review of “Romería” and “Rose of Nevada.” newyorker.com/culture/the-cu…

Can you sort the items into the correct order? newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…

Can you make a longer word with each new letter? newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…

After two decades of dominance at the World Cup, Lionel Messi has proved himself to the Argentinean faithful. Now he has nothing to lose. newyorker.com/sports/world-c…