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Annals of Technology
Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet
How do we fix life online without limiting free speech?
By Andrew Marantz
Inverted
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
By Michael Schulman
Elements
Is the Rat War Over?
In New York, a rat czar and new methods have brought down complaints. We may even be ready to appreciate the creatures.
By Rivka Galchen
Page-Turner
The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement
Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.
By Geraldo Cadava
The Lede
The Right-Wing Nonprofit Serving A.I. Slop for America’s Birthday
PragerU, a fount of Judeo-Christian edutainment, is now a key partner in the Trump Administration’s “civic education” campaign.
By Jessica Winter
Under Review
A Terrifying Scam and the System That Made It Possible
Product-liability lawsuits can bring justice for people harmed by corporate failure. But a complicated, opaque process provides opportunities for con artists.
By Casey Cep
A Critic at Large
Listening to Joe Rogan
How a gift for shooting the shit turned into an online empire—and a political force.
By David Remnick
The Lede
The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
The search for the “Today” show host’s mother, nearing its second week, has transfixed the public in Arizona and beyond.
By Paige Williams
Annals of Inquiry
Animals Say Hello, but Do They Say Goodbye?
In recent years, researchers have challenged the idea that farewells are uniquely human.
By Shayla Love