Issue 31
In this edition

THE ARCHIVES
1968 “For all its advantages, will half a

Storm Toll
HAT YAI, THAILAND

A Novel Spin
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP The exhibition “Library of Us” by

Power Duo
GRIGORY SYSOYEV/POOL/AFP Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Indian

Cracking Records
WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ/FUTURE PUBLISHING An art handler presents the

THE DREAM OF PEACE
THE Newsweek INTERVIEW

IS THE SURROGACY BOOM ABOUT TO BURST?
Activists and lawmakers are joining forces to challenge paid pregnancy

The Next Chapter
In Trump’s shadow, JD Vance is quietly developing a plan to inherit the MAGA movement in 2028 and beyond

AMERICA’S MOST RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES 2026
GETTY FOR SOME CONSUMERS, what’s important isn’t just

‘YOUNG, DUMB AND FULL OF CHRIST’
Faith plays a starring role in Rian Johnson’s new Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man

THE HOLIDAY GIFT EDIT
Style, sophistication and seasonal shine, all wrapped up

WALKER SCOBELL
DISNEY/ART STREIBER W alker Scobell iS acutely aware

WAGNER MOURA
The actor talks The Secret Agent , the Oscars buzz surrounding it and why “carrying Brazil with us” makes the moment so special