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“The Beautiful Game,” by Lorenzo Mattotti

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Reporting & Essays

A Reporter at Large

Inside ICE’s Largest Detention Center

On a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design.

By Jonathan Blitzer

Brave New World Dept.

When A.I. Is a Member of the Family

A single mom, her two daughters, and the chatbots that fill in the gaps.

By Jessica Contrera

Onward and Upward with the Arts

Ana Mendieta, the Body Artist

Four decades after her death, her bold innovations are finally coming into focus.

By Rebecca Mead

Multiple photos, including people flexling and lifting weights

The Sporting Scene

Rope-a-Dope

Are the Enhanced Games an existential threat to fairness or a cure for death?

By Zach Helfand

The Critics

Books

The Lost Art of the Bromance

New books, articles, and shows lament a crisis of connection among American men. But the picture of friendship that emerges can feel romanticized and brittle.

By Katy Waldman

Books

How “Piss Christ” Became a Culture-War Bomb

The fight over Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, and the National Endowment for the Arts became a previe