Photographing How Texas Shapes Its Youth - Eli Durst’s images of activities that instruct and influence children—R.O.T.C., school plays, cheer practice—resist conformity. (www.newyorker.com)
What Hollywood Is Missing About A.I. - The technology is now popping up onscreen in everything from “The Morning Show” to “St. Denis Medical”—but nothing on air this year could compete with reality. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Trump Tore Down the East Wing - The act of destruction is precisely the point: a kind of performance piece meant to display Trump’s arbitrary power over the Presidency, including its physical seat. (www.newyorker.com)
What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire - And how the fantasies and delusions of the major players could torpedo the deal. (www.newyorker.com)
What if the Big Law Firms Hadn’t Caved to Trump? - It’s not inconceivable that, had the firms resisted the President’s executive orders, his momentum for lawlessness might have been curbed. (www.newyorker.com)
It’s Not Just You: The Internet Is Actually Getting Worse - In the new book “Enshittification,” Cory Doctorow argues that the deterioration of the online user experience is a deliberate business strategy; he chats with the tech columnist Kyle Chayka. (www.newyorker.com)
Zadie Smith on Politics, Turning Fifty, and Mind Control - The author’s new essay collection, “Dead and Alive,” addresses debates on representation in literature, feminism, and how our phones have radicalized us. (www.newyorker.com)
The Feds Who Kill Blood-Sucking Parasites - Sea lampreys—invasive, leechlike creatures that once nearly destroyed the Great Lakes’ fishing economy—are kept in check by a small U.S.-Canadian program. Will it survive Trump’s slash-and-burn campaign? (www.newyorker.com)
Sora 2 and the Limits of Digital Narcissism - What we enjoy about generative A.I. may also be its ultimate limitation: we want to see ourselves. (www.newyorker.com)
Richard Move Channels Martha Graham - Also: idiosyncratic bookstores, a retrospective for Vaginal Davis, the new Springsteen movie, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
“Monuments,” Reviewed: The Confederacy Surrenders to a Truer American Past - As the Trump Administration tries to rescue symbols of the Lost Cause, an exhibition in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, finds meaning in their desecration. (www.newyorker.com)
There is No Peace in Gaza - Since President Trump announced his plan for a ceasefire, people I know have continued to be killed. One described torture during a year in Israeli custody. (www.newyorker.com)
Emma Stone’s Apocalyptic Showdown Blooms in “Bugonia” - In Yorgos Lanthimos’s film, ripe with eco-paranoia, the actress and Jesse Plemons come to physical and psychological blows. (www.newyorker.com)
“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” Tamps the Boss Down - Scott Cooper’s tightly focussed bio-pic, about the making of Bruce Springsteen’s D.I.Y. album “Nebraska,” leaves out the wide-ranging passion that went into the music. (www.newyorker.com)
Andrew Cuomo’s Long Goodbye - In his cynical campaign for mayor, the former New York governor touted the decades he spent in power. That was part of the problem. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside Donald Trump’s Attack on Immigration Court - Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence. (www.newyorker.com)
Dear Pepper: Are You Nobody, Too? - I need to honor my existence and this wonderful life, and make things. But, first, I need to get out of bed. (www.newyorker.com)
Martin Puryear Changes the World Through Wood - In “Nexus,” Puryear shows that he may be America’s greatest living sculptor, a maverick who reshapes our sense of how art should look, behave, and be made. (www.newyorker.com)
Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - A.I. tools are getting better at producing convincing images, text, and videos. Does that mean they can make art? (www.newyorker.com)
The Muscular Compassion of “Paper Girl” - In her new book, Beth Macy returns to her home town of Urbana, Ohio, using it as a ground zero for understanding right-wing radicalization. (www.newyorker.com)
When Reading Books Means Business - New Yorker writers recommend books—including a history of the term “gold-digger” and a roman à clef about an Amazon warehouse worker—about money. (www.newyorker.com)
Henri Cole Reads Louise Glück - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Vita Nova” by Louise Glück, and his own poem “Figs.” (www.newyorker.com)
TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software - The bare-bones Mac writing app represents a literalist sensibility that is coming back into vogue as A.I. destabilizes our technological interactions. (www.newyorker.com)
A New Paradigm for Protecting Homes from Disastrous Fires - Scientists have identified more than fifty ways that houses can ignite. It’s possible to defend against all of them—but it’s arduous, and homeowners can’t do it alone. (www.newyorker.com)
Should We Look on New Technologies with Awe and Dread? - The technological sublime helps us grasp the power of what we’re creating—but at a cost. (www.newyorker.com)
The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov” - Although Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote with wildness and urgency, he patiently insisted on asking an essential question: What are we living for? (www.newyorker.com)
The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats - The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term. (www.newyorker.com)
The Towering Musical Integrity of Christoph von Dohnányi - The late German conductor, who came from a heroic anti-Nazi family, made one believe in the inherent virtue of the core repertory. (www.newyorker.com)
In the Dark Releases “Blood Relatives,” an Examination of a Notorious British Crime - The New Yorker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative podcast returns with a six-part series that asks whether one of the U.K.’s most famous murder cases ended with a wrongful conviction. (www.newyorker.com)
The White Men’s Fridges of New York City - Post-its with the phone numbers for a C.B.T./ketamine therapist and for a “better” divorce attorney, along with other items in and on the refrigerator. (www.newyorker.com)
A Dark Ecologist Warns Against Hope - For years, Paul Kingsnorth was one of the most visible members of the green movement. Then he walked away from it. Now he wants us to walk away from everything else. (www.newyorker.com)
Jason Saft, the Man Who Sells Unsellable New York Apartments - In the city’s turbulent market, Jason Saft doesn’t just beautify properties. He reveals the new life they could bring you. (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Death in a Shallow Pond,” “Dinner with King Tut,” “The Ten Year Affair,” and “What a Time to Be Alive.” (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Anthony Lane’s essay about Christopher Marlowe, Lauren Collins’s report on Uniqlo, and Dhruv Khullar’s article about A.I. and medical diagnosis. (www.newyorker.com)
How Corporate Feminism Went from “Love Me” to “Buy Me” - A decade ago, Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” aimed to tear down the obstacles that kept women from reaching the top. Now her successors want to tear down everything. (www.newyorker.com)
Can the Golden Age of Costco Last? - With its standout deals and generous employment practices, the warehouse chain became a feel-good American institution. In a fraught time, it can be hard to remain beloved. (www.newyorker.com)
John Candy Kept Himself Afloat - The late actor’s son, Chris Candy, reflects on his father’s drives and demons in the Hall of Ocean Life with Colin Hanks, the director of the new documentary “John Candy: I Like Me.” (www.newyorker.com)
If These Streets Could Talk, They’d Sound Like Ken Burns - For the documentary filmmaker, SoHo isn’t about galleries or boutiques. With his new PBS series, “The American Revolution,” about to air, he sees the area as a cemetery for dead generals. (www.newyorker.com)
St. Vincent Gets the Carlyle Treatment - The musician, born Annie Clark, is following in the footsteps of Eartha Kitt and Bobby Short at Café Carlyle. But which of her songs will make the set list? (www.newyorker.com)
Mark Bittman’s Experiment in Sliding-Scale Fine Dining - Fine-dining restaurants are premised on exclusivity and scarcity. What happens when patrons can pay what they want? (www.newyorker.com)
We’re Doing Child-Led Parenting - “Caleb, I fear that my saying, ‘You broke your iPad,’ was really blame-forward phrasing and might cause you feelings of shame or guilt.” (www.newyorker.com)
“Last Time” - “The festival of eariwigs dispersed as I dragged / the blue tarp off the logs left to season now / for going on a couple of years it must be.” (www.newyorker.com)
Tom Homan and the Case of the Missing Fifty Thousand - Lawmakers and ordinary citizens have to keep asking about the bag of cash, or accept an executive branch without any accountability. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Forty-Billion-Dollar Exception to “America First” - After promising to end foreign entanglements, the President has proposed a financial-rescue plan for the right-wing government of Argentina. (www.newyorker.com)
Gospel Uplifts “Oratorio for Living Things” and “Oh Happy Day!” - Heather Christian and Jordan E. Cooper create two very different versions of spiritual inquiry. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Is the Drug Kingpin Daniel Kinahan Living Large in Dubai? - Daniel Kinahan, an Irish drug dealer, commands a billion-dollar empire from the U.A.E. Why isn’t he in prison? (www.newyorker.com)
Mickey Mantle’s Extra Innings - Shohei Ohtani isn’t the only ballplayer with a side gig. Mantle’s old girlfriend Greer Johnson recalls the money-making hustles of Yogi Berra, Babe Ruth, and the gang. (www.newyorker.com)
“Final Boy,” by Sam Lipsyte - “Oh, you write fan fiction,” she said. “We all write fan fiction,” I told her. “Some of us are just more honest about it.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Real Housewives of Moscow - Russian women were early to feminism. Now, though, their vision of liberation can look strangely like the domestic trap they were supposed to escape. (www.newyorker.com)
David Grann on St. Clair McKelway’s “Old Eight Eighty” - The three-part series, about an elderly counterfeiter, established a template for narratives about small-time grifters. (www.newyorker.com)
A “New Middle East” Is Easier to Declare Than to Achieve - As a long-overdue ceasefire takes hold amid the ruins of Gaza, the President’s visit to Jerusalem is more about transactional politics than transformative peace. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Johnny’s - At the Williamsburg restaurant Johnny’s, a family of rotisserie-chicken veterans presents chifa outside the takeout formula. (www.newyorker.com)
Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry’s Teen-Age Dream - The pair, spotted together on a yacht, seemed to represent a romance for an era of celebrity politics, when a former President has Netflix deals and the current President is a reality star. (www.newyorker.com)
A Bona-Fide Disco Album That Feels Urgently of the Moment - On “Cut & Rewind,” the vocal group Say She She offers an ode to the utopia of disco without losing sight of the politics of now. (www.newyorker.com)
What Comes After Starvation in Gaza? - For the severely malnourished, simply starting to eat normal meals again can cause sickness—even death. (www.newyorker.com)
The Gaza Ceasefire and the Business of Trump’s Diplomacy - While touting a major diplomatic breakthrough between Israel and Hamas, the President also talked a lot about money. (www.newyorker.com)
Richard Linklater on His Two New Films, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague” - The director talks with Justin Chang about his latest work on artistic genius. One dramatizes the decline of Lorenz Hart; the other details the triumphant début of Jean-Luc Godard. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target - The staff writer Emma Green reports on how the MAGA movement aims to implement fundamental change in both private and public colleges, and in how Americans think about education. (www.newyorker.com)
The Lessons of “The Perfect Neighbor” - A new documentary, now on Netflix, shows how disconnected from one another Americans have become—and also how cohesive some of us still are. (www.newyorker.com)
A Superbloom of Daring Theatre Hits New York - Also: Ben and Amy Stiller’s poignant documentary about their parents, the lustrous songs of Neko Case, a new dive bar with pizza, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s Deep-State Wrecking Ball - Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and testing the rule of law. (www.newyorker.com)
The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention - Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who has lived in the U.S. since 2016, has been detained in Texas for the past eight months. (www.newyorker.com)
How Will Americans Remember the War in Gaza? - In the twentieth century, we relied on the news media to select images and provide context. Now fewer and fewer of us are seeing the same things. (www.newyorker.com)
Nia DaCosta’s “Hedda” Shoots Straight - This compelling adaptation of Ibsen’s classic play, starring Tessa Thompson and moving the action to nineteen-fifties England, expands and arguably deepens the original. (www.newyorker.com)
Tame Impala Is an Obsessive, Not a Perfectionist - The musician Kevin Parker discusses his method of restless tinkering, a deafening bout of tinnitus, and his new album, “Deadbeat.” (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Dream Palace of Puffery - The Pentagon’s ban on real journalism looks to be a preview of where the White House is headed. (www.newyorker.com)
Would Zohran Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Keep Rent-Stabilized Apartments Empty? - Thousands of rent-stabilized apartments in New York are run-down and vacant. Some landlords argue that a rent freeze, paired with preëxisting housing laws, would keep them that way. (www.newyorker.com)
What Palestinians and Israelis Have Learned Since October 7th - Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, prospects for long-term peace seem worse than ever. (www.newyorker.com)
I Need a Critic: October, 2025, Edition - The hosts take their first celebrity caller—and recommend TV shows to get lost in, works to alleviate loneliness, and ways to find inspiration during a creative slump. (www.newyorker.com)
The Airlift Operation That Has Transformed Pet Adoption - Euthanasia in an under-equipped shelter used to be the fate of many dogs in Texas. Then chartered planes started bringing them North. (www.newyorker.com)
Potential Slogans for J. D. Vance’s 2028 Presidential Campaign - “I’m just a guy, standing in front of his country, asking it to ignore the past decade of his life.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Conflict on the Streets of Chicago - Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be. (www.newyorker.com)
How Much More Can Federal Workers Take? - What began as a budget impasse has turned into an unprecedented effort to fire federal employees and weaken agencies whose work runs counter to Trump’s agenda. (www.newyorker.com)
Yo-Yo Ma on What Our Descendants Will Inherit - The celebrated cellist, who has a new show on WNYC, discusses three books that have shaped his thinking on the world his generation will leave behind. (www.newyorker.com)
D’Angelo’s Genius Was Pure, and Rare - The musician, who died this week, made work so sensual it prompted women at his concerts to howl for him to disrobe. But his artistry was always deeper than that. (www.newyorker.com)
Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” Reinvents the Heist Movie - This action drama, set in 1970 and starring Josh O’Connor, brings political conflict and existential comedy into the finely observed details of crime and escape. (www.newyorker.com)
Among the Talibros - Alt-travel influencers claim to show an unvarnished look at some of the world’s most dangerous places. But what are they leaving out? (www.newyorker.com)
“A House of Dynamite” Is a Major Misfire from a Great Filmmaker - In Kathryn Bigelow’s ensemble drama, a nuclear attack exposes more failures of screenwriting than of geopolitical-crisis management. (www.newyorker.com)
Gaza’s Broken Politics - Every movement that claimed to speak for Palestinians has failed them. The next chapter must belong to those who have endured the devastation. (www.newyorker.com)
Why María Corina Machado Says That Trump Deserves Her Nobel Peace Prize - What does the Nobel Committee’s decision mean for future relations between Venezuela and the United States? (www.newyorker.com)
The A.I. Boom and the Spectre of 1929 - As some financial leaders fret publicly about the stock market falling to earth, Andrew Ross Sorkin’s new book recounts the greatest crash of them all. (www.newyorker.com)
The End of Israel’s Hostage Ordeal - After two years, Hamas has released the last twenty living hostages, beginning the difficult process of bringing a brutal war to an end. (www.newyorker.com)
Did a Brother’s Quest for Justice Go Too Far? - Scott Johnson’s murder case became synonymous with a movement to redress anti-gay violence in Australia. But the evidence that led to a man’s conviction has never been made public. (www.newyorker.com)
Will Patrick McCollum Save Us All? - The jeweler turned reverend says he’ll rescue the world from destruction. Even Jane Goodall was on board. It’s a busy time in the universal-scale-peace business—is he up to the task? (www.newyorker.com)
Peter Matthiessen Travelled the World, Trying to Escape Himself - He was a spy, a crusader, an obsessive advocate for neglected people and places—yet his work was shaped, too, by an inner crisis. (www.newyorker.com)
“I Consider Myself,” by Natan Last - “When Soto went crosstown I couldn’t / believe it, the traitor, the bat in front of / that sculpture Judge.” (www.newyorker.com)
How Long Will You Live? - Smoking a cig takes twenty minutes off your life. But thinking about Rudy Giuliani’s downfall might add some time back. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Kelefa Sanneh’s piece about music criticism and Zach Helfand’s essay about The New Yorker’s fact-checking department. (www.newyorker.com)
V. R. Lang, a Forgotten Queen Bee of Modern Poetry - A débutante, a burlesque dancer, and a poet, the shape-shifting V. R. Lang—who died at thirty-two—wrote some of the most aching, entrancing lines of the twentieth century. (www.newyorker.com)
Greg Cope White Asks and Tells - The author and former marine served the country in the closet. Now, amid Pete Hegseth’s anti-L.G.B.T.Q. military mission, Cope White is prouder than ever—just look at his new Norman Lear-backed Netflix show, “Boots.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story - From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we go—and what might we find? (www.newyorker.com)
The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice - The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no. (www.newyorker.com)
From Life in Prison to the Eras Tour - While serving time for murder, Joe Garcia heard Taylor Swift’s music and thought of the woman he loved. Last year, they were reunited. (www.newyorker.com)
The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military - Congress wrote statutes with the apparent assumption that whoever held the office of the Presidency would use the powers they granted in good faith. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Chateau Royale - Chateau Royale, from the team behind Libertine, pulls out all of the Gallic stops without, for the most part, feeling ostentatious or conceited. (www.newyorker.com)
Tim Curry Does the Time Warp - The actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy. (www.newyorker.com)
“Intimacy,” by Ayşegül Savaş - Not long before my lunch with the author, an editor had told me in passing that she was bored of books about motherhood. (www.newyorker.com)
Alexandra Schwartz on Joan Acocella’s “The Frog and the Crocodile” - Acocella doesn’t plead for her subject, or condemn her. She reads Simone de Beauvoir’s work and life in light of each other, and the results illuminate our understanding of both. (www.newyorker.com)
What Does Donald Trump’s “War from Within” Mean in Practice? - The President’s chilling vision of turning American military power inward. (www.newyorker.com)
Zohran Mamdani Says He’s Ready for Donald Trump - The Democratic candidate for New York City mayor discusses threats from the President, and what socialism means in practice. (www.newyorker.com)
John Carpenter’s Three Favorite Film Scores - The director, who stopped shooting movies years ago to focus on writing scores and his own records, shares some inspirational work from film history with the producer Adam Howard. (www.newyorker.com)
Rose Byrne Hits the Motherlode - Between her new film, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” and her Apple TV series “Platonic,” the actress has created a diptych of stressed-out moms. (www.newyorker.com)
Misty Copeland’s Ballet Send-Off - Also: Doechii’s star turn, Agosto Machado’s collaged worlds, Jafar Panahi’s new drama, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
The Temple of Past Selves - That room was where I slept and changed clothes for more than a decade, but it was also the processing plant for every thought and feeling that entered my little brain. (www.newyorker.com)
The Persistent Pull of Planet Epstein - Many Americans have stopped trusting establishment media, and conspiracy-minded content creators are offering them a dark alternative view of the world. (www.newyorker.com)
Art and Life in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague” - The director’s new films—about Lorenz Hart and Jean-Luc Godard—form a kind of diptych, but the contrasts are as important as the similarities. (www.newyorker.com)
László Krasznahorkai and Contemporary Europe’s Perilous Reality - The swirling sentences of the new Nobel laureate’s fiction overlay small-town politics with an uneasy sense of impending apocalypse. (www.newyorker.com)
Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home - The President’s martial rhetoric against fellow-Americans is a striking contrast with his push for an end to hostilities in Gaza. (www.newyorker.com)
The Safe Space of “Good Hang with Amy Poehler” - The “Parks and Recreation” star has created the ultimate comfort listen—one that hinges on making her celebrity guests comfortable, too. (www.newyorker.com)
Heather Christian, MacArthur’s Newest Genius - The composer and playwright just received the coveted grant. On a visit to the Hayden Planetarium—which includes a video narrated by Pedro Pascal—she considers the cosmic collisions that got her here. (www.newyorker.com)
A Cartoonist’s Journey to the Scene of a Riot - A trip to Uttar Pradesh in 2014 yields encounters with people making sense—and stories—from memories of violence. (www.newyorker.com)
Hope and Grief in Israel After the Gaza Ceasefire Deal - In Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, there were scenes of unimpeded joy overnight, as news broke of a peace agreement. (www.newyorker.com)
What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power - The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor? (www.newyorker.com)
Nixon Now Looks Restrained - The former President once made an offhand remark about Charles Manson’s guilt. The reaction shows how aberrant Donald Trump’s rhetoric is. (www.newyorker.com)
ICE Job Postings - ICE wants YOU to put your LEFT foot in then put your LEFT foot out then DO the hokeypokey and TURN IN your brother-in-law whom YOU didn’t realize THIS would AFFECT. (www.newyorker.com)
After James Comey, Who’s Next on Trump’s Revenge Tour? - As Trump uses the powers of his office to punish his perceived enemies, the boundary between political payback and governance continues to erode. (www.newyorker.com)
The Virtuosic Maternal Freakout of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” - In Mary Bronstein’s film, Rose Byrne plays a therapist contending with a sick child, an absent husband, an uninhabitable home, and a world that seems nightmarishly bent on her failure. (www.newyorker.com)
Kate DiCamillo on the Solace of Fairy Tales - The author of “Because of Winn-Dixie” on what fantastical tales have to offer us—especially in dark times. (www.newyorker.com)
The “Unfit” Mothers of Ariana Harwicz - Her fiction allows us to spelunk in the cave of an unwell mind, but her latest novel is disturbing in other ways, too. (www.newyorker.com)
Will A.I. Trap You in the “Permanent Underclass”? - An online joke reflects a sincere fear about how A.I. automation will upend the labor market and create a new norm of inequality. (www.newyorker.com)
In the Dark: Season 2 - The investigative podcast In the Dark examines why Curtis Flowers, a Black man in Mississippi, was tried six times for the same crime, revealing a town divided by race and a conviction supported by questionable evidence. (www.newyorker.com)
A Musical Indictment of the Harris County Jail in “Criminal” - Robe Imbriano’s documentary short uses music and animation to illustrate the grave injustices taking place at Houston’s notorious jail and in the cash-bail system at large. (www.newyorker.com)
The Real Battle of “One Battle After Another” - Paul Thomas Anderson’s spectacular, exquisitely detailed fantasy of revolution and resistance, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, looks to history for visions of hope. (www.newyorker.com)
The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles - How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California. (www.newyorker.com)
Starter Packs for Things You Will Start but Never Finish - Some simple tools to help you stop swearing, make sourdough, build a tiny house, and more! (www.newyorker.com)
Why Israel and Hamas Might Finally Have a Deal - How an Israeli strike on Qatar, Hamas’ shifting calculus, and Donald Trump’s impatience could change the trajectory of the two-year war. (www.newyorker.com)
What Will Bari Weiss Do to CBS News? - A change in leadership at the network has been seen as part of an effort to appease Donald Trump. But there may be other motivations. (www.newyorker.com)
The Guts and Glory of “Indian Rodeo” - For more than a decade, Jeremiah Murphy has been trying to capture the beauty of a deeply American sport. (www.newyorker.com)
The Violent, Hilarious Return of “Hothead Paisan” - Diane DiMassa’s “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was a star of underground comics in the nineties, but her “rage therapy” has lost none of its edge. (www.newyorker.com)
A Season of Rage at the Philharmonic and the Met - Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano’s blistering First Symphony; Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of “Kavalier & Clay.” (www.newyorker.com)
Tonatiuh Refashions Old Hollywood - The “Promised Land” actor goes window shopping as he stars in his first big movie role, opposite Jennifer Lopez, in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” (www.newyorker.com)
Andrew Yang Goes Off the Grid - The former Presidential candidate, once endorsed by Elon Musk, has been hosting phone-free parties. But can his guests actually stop looking at their screens? (www.newyorker.com)
Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV - But, offscreen, sheâs not even sure that she wants to be an actress. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Killing of Robert Brooks and a Strike Convulsed New York’s Prisons - How two murders and a strike exposed a system at its breaking point. (www.newyorker.com)
These Black Boots Are Different from Those Black Boots - These have an almond toe. Those have a rounded toe. These have a Vibram sole. Those have a leather sole. These are suède. Those are waterproof. (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” “The Improbable Victoria Woodhull,” “The Wilderness,” and “The Unbroken Coast.” (www.newyorker.com)
Pan-African Dreams, Post-Colonial Realities - Two new books, on Kwame Nkrumah’s promise and Idi Amin’s tyranny, capture the soaring hopes and bitter aftermath of Africa’s age of independence. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Big Pharma Showdown Ends with a Whimper - Wall Street is celebrating the White House’s deal with Pfizer on drug prices. Patients shouldn’t be. (www.newyorker.com)
Charlie Puth’s Overdue Jam Session - The singer of “See You Again” trained as a jazz musician but was trapped in the pop machine. Finally, he’s at home at the Blue Note. (www.newyorker.com)
The Prime Minister Who Tried to Have a Life Outside the Office - As the thirtysomething leader of Finland, Sanna Marin pursued an ambitious policy agenda. The press focussed on her nights out and how she paid for breakfast. (www.newyorker.com)
Before Kimmel, the Smothers Brothers Ate It - President Nixon got the brothers’ variety show cancelled after they wouldn’t let up on Vietnam. In the wake of the new late-night wars, Dick Smothers is having flashbacks. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Daniel Immerwahr’s piece about the fires that plagued the Bronx in the nineteen-seventies. (www.newyorker.com)
Do We Still Like Taylor Swift When She’s Happy? - The weak lyricism in the Travis Kelce-inspired songs on “The Life of a Showgirl” has led to some of the most virulent and sexist anti-Swift discourse in years. (www.newyorker.com)
Brandon Taylor on the Quandary of Black Art - The author discusses his latest novel, “Minor Black Figures,” and the discourse around racial subjectivity. (www.newyorker.com)
The Tangled Case of Karim Khan and the I.C.C. - The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct. (www.newyorker.com)
“Coconut Flan,” by Catherine Lacey - Wherever Daria went, all over the world, strangers stopped her on the street for directions, as if she were such a neutral presence that she belonged almost anywhere. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the “War from Within” - Peace abroad and war at home? It’s an unusual note to strike in an electoral democracy. (www.newyorker.com)
Rebecca Mead on Mary Ellen Mark’s Photo from the Puerto Rican Day Parade - The longtime contributor sought out New Yorkers who were defiantly original. (www.newyorker.com)
At the Edge of Peace - As a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas takes shape, the long shadow of the war in Gaza gives way to a flicker of hope. (www.newyorker.com)
What Happens to School Lunches in the MAHA Era? - R.F.K., Jr., promised healthier food for kids, but the Trump Administration is cutting programs that achieve this goal. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”? - A new documentary explores how the show turned troubled individuals’ actions into a quasi-pornographic exhibit meant for an audience’s titillation. (www.newyorker.com)
The Original Brooklyn Selfie King - In the nineteen-thirties and forties, my grandfather constantly, carefully photographed himself. What was he trying to see? (www.newyorker.com)
How Lionel Richie Mastered the Love Song - The artist discusses touring with Tina Turner, what he learned from Marvin Gaye, and the “most important note” to hit—in music and in life. (www.newyorker.com)
A Conservative Professor on How to Fix Campus Culture - Robert P. George opposed Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage—and the rise of MAGA. “I say to my [liberal] colleagues,” he claims, “it was you guys who gave us Donald Trump!” (www.newyorker.com)
Taylor Swift’s New Album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” Reviewed - “The Life of a Showgirl,” the artist’s new album, is full of cringey sexual innuendo, millennial perfectionism, and an obsession with her haters that wears thin. (www.newyorker.com)
How New Mexico Became a Sanctuary State for Health Care - Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the number of abortion clinics there has doubled. With strong protections for gender-affirming treatment, and now universal child care, the state is betting on a progressive vision. (www.newyorker.com)
Man Ray’s Deadpan Wit on Display at the Met - Also: an immersive “Phantom of the Opera” follow-up, the Rock in “The Smashing Machine,” Paris Opera Ballet, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
The Complexities of Trans Gun Ownership - In the face of threats and harassment, some trans Americans are becoming gun owners—only to be targeted by the same movements that claim to defend gun rights. (www.newyorker.com)
“After the Hunt” Is a Pleasurably Ludicrous House of Cards - In Luca Guadagnino’s film, Julia Roberts plays a Yale professor forced to choose sides when a student accuses a colleague of sexual assault. (www.newyorker.com)
Can the Democrats Take Free Speech Back from the Right? - The opportunity is there, but the Party’s establishment would have to confront the issue that has prompted more recent censorship than any other. (www.newyorker.com)
What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s Second Week - This year’s Revivals section spotlights a hidden classic by a major modern filmmaker whose new movie is equally great. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Shutdown Power Play - The President learned in 2019 how to undercut Congress in a funding fight, and he’s been making the same move ever since. (www.newyorker.com)
The Unexpected Sweetness of Bill and Ted’s “Waiting for Godot” - The British buzz merchant Jamie Lloyd directs Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Samuel Beckett’s 1954 tragicomedy; plus, “All Right. Good Night.,” from Rimini Protokoll. (www.newyorker.com)
One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another - With “One Battle After Another,” the beloved auteur is working outside his typical period-film framework. What is he trying to say about America today? (www.newyorker.com)
Will the Supreme Court Hand Trump Another Slate of Victories? - The docket for the Court’s upcoming term includes major disputes that could reshape election law and redefine the limits of Presidential power. (www.newyorker.com)
Exploring the Intricacies of Memory with Ada Limón - The former U.S. Poet Laureate, who has a new book out this week, recommends five texts that interrogate how we narrate the past. (www.newyorker.com)
The Age of Enshittification - In a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a coinage that has become bleakly relevant, in Silicon Valley and beyond. (www.newyorker.com)
Is Donald Trump’s Sweeping Gaza Peace Plan Really Viable? - Many doubts prevail, but the deal is “political gold” for Benjamin Netanyahu either way. (www.newyorker.com)
Why We Know So Little About Medicines During Pregnancy - Trump’s attacks on Tylenol come after decades in which many women were excluded from medical studies, which has created uncertainty about which drugs are safe. (www.newyorker.com)
Adebunmi Gbadebo and the Mysteries of Clay - The aftereffect of a new ceramics show, “Watch Out for the Ghosts,” at the Nicola Vassell Gallery, is of feeling . . . pricked. (www.newyorker.com)
Klutz Activity Books for Adults - This book comes with some quick-dry clay and instructions on how to make a shitty little ashtray that you can show your friends and say, “Yeah, I really love pottery—I’m thinking of starting a business.” (www.newyorker.com)
Karen Russell Reads Louise Erdrich - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Stone,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2019. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Smashing Machine” Pulls Its Punches - Despite Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson’s taut performance, Benny Safdie’s bio-pic about the mixed-martial-arts fighter Mark Kerr proves distanced and passionless. (www.newyorker.com)
Bruce Smith Reads Mary Ruefle - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Open Letter to My Ancestors” by Mary Ruefle, and his own poem “The Game.” (www.newyorker.com)
Should College Get Harder? - A.I. is coming for knowledge work, and yet college seems to be getting easier. Does something need to change? (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s TikTok Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism - The sale demonstrates the President’s personal brand of industrial policy—transactional, opaque, and designed to politically benefit him and his allies. (www.newyorker.com)
Have Cubans Fled One Authoritarian State for Another? - In the past few years, as many as two million people have escaped the island’s repressive regime and collapsing economy. Those who’ve made it to the U.S. face a new reckoning. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Jerome Groopman’s review of “The Headache,” by Tom Zeller, Jr., and Paige Williams’s article on Bill Belichick. (www.newyorker.com)
As Siberia Gets Another Round, Fallon’s a No-Show - The dive bar hidden in a subway entrance was the go-to spot for Anthony Bourdain and Quentin Tarantino. After a two-decade hiatus, it’s popped up in Columbus Circle. (www.newyorker.com)
Now That I Run the Zoo - The tigers eat tofu. “Child care!” / chant kang’roos. / And the sea slugs debate the best / pronouns to use. (www.newyorker.com)
Carol Burnett Plays On - The ninety-two-year-old comedy legend has influenced generations of performers. In a string of recent TV roles, she has been co-starring with some of her closest comedic heirs. (www.newyorker.com)
The New York Historical Looks Down East for Its Facelift - Along with a general rebrand, the Central Park West institution is getting clad in pink granite, found—and quarried by manly men—on a wild island in Maine. (www.newyorker.com)
Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It - In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive monopolies, he thinks he can do it again. (www.newyorker.com)
Glowworms - In the punt on the river in the cave, beneath the dim light of glowing worms, it was thoughts of my own death that consumed me. (www.newyorker.com)
An Italian Geek in King Charles’s Court - Federico Marchetti, a fashion entrepreneur, was a confidant of Giorgio Armani, but he’s stumped by whether it’s O.K. to wear a kilt around the king. (www.newyorker.com)
Eric Adams Slips Out the Side Door - The Mayor makes official what has been obvious for some time, and ends his reëlection campaign. (www.newyorker.com)
The Politics of Faith After Charlie Kirk - The future of American democracy could depend on whether Christians see themselves as warriors or servants. (www.newyorker.com)
“Amarillo Boulevard,” by David Wright Faladé - Jean stepped out of the car as Nia approached—lean and arrogant, a cigarette pinched between her lips. Then her swagger slipped, her expression unsettled. (www.newyorker.com)
Jonathan Blitzer on Roger Angell’s “Down the Drain” - In the summer of 1975, one of the great writers about baseball profiled the pitcher Steve Blass, whose career had recently imploded. (www.newyorker.com)
Chris Kraus Reinvents the True-Crime Novel - Her début, “I Love Dick,” was an epistolary memoir of erotic obsession that redefined the form. In “The Four Spent the Day Together,” she turns another genre on its head. (www.newyorker.com)
The Leftist Podcaster Who Studies Online Radicalization - Joshua Citarella sees his YouTube show “Doomscroll” as a “tactical media experiment” to funnel young internet users toward esoteric left-wing ideas. (www.newyorker.com)
What Catherine Leroy’s Fearless Photographs Reveal About the Vietnam War - Fifty years after its horrors, we know that the press helped to turn public opinion against the conflict. That’s because war is hell, and hell is photogenic. (www.newyorker.com)
Richard Linklater’s Uncompromising Artists - In two new historical films, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague,” the director explores the challenges of staying true to a creative vision. (www.newyorker.com)
Grace and Disgrace - Hope lies not in expecting a late-in-life conversion experience in the Oval Office but in carrying out the ordinary work of civic life. (www.newyorker.com)
Putting ChatGPT on the Couch - When I played doctor with the chatbot, the simulated patient confessed problems that are real—and that should worry all of us. (www.newyorker.com)
Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure - The comedian has returned to late-night TV. What can the response to his suspension teach us about countering Trump? (www.newyorker.com)
The Flimsy, Dangerous Indictment of James Comey - The charges against the former F.B.I. director look weak. But they may be just the start of Donald Trump’s long-threatened drive to use the Justice Department to go after his enemies. (www.newyorker.com)
Ezra Klein Argues for Big-Tent Politics - The writer and podcast host on the Charlie Kirk discourse, Barack Obama’s distance from politics, Bari Weiss’s Gaza coverage, and the Democratic Party’s future. (www.newyorker.com)
How Free Is Free Speech? - Doxing, deplatforming, defunding, persecuting, firing, and sometimes killing—all are part of an escalating war over words. What happens next? (www.newyorker.com)
Where Should the Democrats Go from Here? - Some reflections on the defining battle of contemporary American politics—between an all-consuming attentional force and a fractured opposition. (www.newyorker.com)
The Uneasy Prophecies of Cate Le Bon - The Welsh musician’s latest album, “Michelangelo Dying,” offers strange solace in chaotic times. (www.newyorker.com)
Is Trump’s Attack on the Media Following Putin’s Playbook? - What it was like to live through the takeover of one of Russia’s most influential television stations—and what the experience suggests about the state of free expression in the U.S. today. (www.newyorker.com)
“One Battle After Another” Is a Powerhouse of Tenderness and Fury - In Paul Thomas Anderson’s film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland,” the fight against American fascism is a family affair. (www.newyorker.com)
Richard Brody’s New York Film Festival Picks - Also: Kelefa Sanneh’s latest obsessions, the supernatural fantasy of “Weather Girl,” a Franz Liszt piano competition, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s First Week - This year’s edition teems with artistically ambitious movies that confront politics and mores in a wide variety of formats, from historical spectacles to intimate confessions. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Shock the World - Two speeches—one endorsing hate and another warning foreign nations “you will fail”—encapsulate a Presidential agenda that is like no other. (www.newyorker.com)
An Intimate Chronicle of Kanye West’s Fall from Grace - The rapper and producer has become a pariah, running for President and praising Hitler. A new documentary gives insight into what went wrong. (www.newyorker.com)
Graham Platner Hopes to Win Susan Collins’s Maine Senate Seat in 2026 - Graham Platner, a local veteran, is angling to take on Susan Collins, who may be vulnerable in her 2026 reëlection bid—and is drawing support from both sides of the aisle. (www.newyorker.com)
A Children’s Book That Actually Feels Like Childhood - In “Sato the Rabbit,” the aim is not to educate but to surrender to the rhythms of daily life. (www.newyorker.com)
What’s Cooking? - The internet has put tens of thousands of recipes at our fingertips—and the art of the dinner party is now the subject of books, blogs, and debate. How did the kitchen become a showcase for the self? (www.newyorker.com)
How MAHA Is Sowing Vaccine Confusion - Trump’s second-term overhaul of the C.D.C. and the H.H.S. has turned vaccine policy into a partisan battleground and has left states to fill the void. (www.newyorker.com)
The Mother as Antihero - Sasha Bonét, the author of “The Waterbearers,” shares four books about mothers who are both incredible and imperfect. (www.newyorker.com)
The A.I. Bubble Is Coming for Your Browser - Artificial-intelligence startups, like the makers of the “smart” web browser Dia, are being acquired for vast sums. But it’s not yet clear which products can transcend the hype. (www.newyorker.com)
Gary Shteyngart’s Tragicomedy of the Penis in “The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong” - The author opens up—with pathos, humor, and props—about his experience receiving a botched circumcision. (www.newyorker.com)
How One J6er Has Been Emboldened by His Pardon - Some insurrectionists have re-offended. Others have run for office. Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., is campaigning to get reparations—from “the deep state” and his parents. (www.newyorker.com)
A New Era of Vaccine Federalism - As confidence in the C.D.C. wanes, states are asserting more control over their vaccine policies, creating a fragmented public-health system. (www.newyorker.com)
“Once Upon a Time in Harlem” Is a Film for the Ages - William Greaves’s great historical documentary, centered on a 1972 reunion of Harlem Renaissance luminaries, is still awaiting completion. (www.newyorker.com)
Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party? - Zohran Mamdani isn’t the only candidate challenging the status quo—and having fun doing it. (www.newyorker.com)
We’re Still Living in Man Ray’s Shadow - A show at the Met reveals not just the wonders of the artist’s rayographs—photographs taken without a camera—but the relentless creativity of the man himself. (www.newyorker.com)
A Brief Memoir in Snack Recipes - Put two Eggos in a toaster set to the desired level of crispiness. Suggested use: inexplicable meltdowns you’ll think about forever. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Louis Menand’s essay about James Baldwin, Leslie Jamison’s article about perfectionism, and Tad Friend’s report on biohackers. (www.newyorker.com)
The Uses and Abuses of “Antisemitism” - How a term coined to describe a nineteenth-century politics of exclusion would become a diagnosis, a political cudgel, and a rallying cry. (www.newyorker.com)
Mahmoud Khalil, Back Home - Cooking his mother’s maqluba recipe, the Palestinian activist describes his detention in Louisiana: losing fifteen pounds and a cleaning contest with pizza as a prize. (www.newyorker.com)
Ian McEwan Casts the Climate Crisis as a Story of Adultery - His new novel, “What We Can Know,” imagines the historians of the twenty-second century, who long for the world that they’ve missed out on. (www.newyorker.com)
The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith - In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine. (www.newyorker.com)