Trump Calls the Pope 'Weak on Crime' — the Pope Responds With Scripture
The first American Pope met the first American president willing to attack him publicly, and the exchange exposed two incompatible theories of authority.
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PEN America Awarded $350,000 to Writers and Hoped No One Would Remember Last Year
The 62nd PEN America Literary Awards gave $350,000 to writers and called it a return to form, which requires believing the form was ever in question.
Philadelphia Opened a Thousand-Work Exhibition About American Art and Timed It to the Question of What America Is
Two museums, 1,000 works, 250 years of American creativity — and the timing dares you to ask whether the nation still resembles the art it made.
Record Store Day Has 460 Special Releases This Year and the Oldest Argument in Vinyl
Record Store Day drops April 18 with Bowie zoetrope discs and a Springsteen box set, and the annual fight over whether it saves or exploits indie shops is right on schedule.
One Company Now Reaches 80 Percent of American Television Households and the CPJ Wants You to Worry
The Nexstar-Tegna merger created a broadcast monopoly reaching 80% of US homes while the FCC chair threatens licenses over war coverage.
Novaya Gazeta Is Still Dark, and the Silence Is the Point
Five days after Russia raided Novaya Gazeta on Good Friday, no charges have been filed and the newsroom remains shuttered.
Pope Leo Left for Africa Hours After Trump Called Him Weak, and Quoted the Beatitudes from the Plane
Pope Leo XIV departed for Africa hours after Trump attacked him, responding with 'Blessed are the peacemakers.'
Six Books Made the International Booker Shortlist, Spanning Five Languages and No Easy Categories
The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist names six translated novels, with the winner announced May 19 at Tate Modern.