Drake Would Like to Settle the Score - On a trio of comeback albums—“Iceman,” “Habibti,” and “Maid of Honour”—the rapper tries to address some unfinished business. But he sounds better when he’s having fun. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 19th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere - More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm. (www.newyorker.com)
The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It? - As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition. (www.newyorker.com)
Kentucky Primary-Elections Map: Live Results - A race to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate and Thomas Massie tries to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District. (www.newyorker.com)
Georgia Primary-Elections Map: Live Results - The G.O.P. picks a challenger to face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate election; and a Trump-backed lieutenant governor tries to hold off a billionaire challenger in the Republican primary for governor. (www.newyorker.com)
If People Talked About Other Technologies the Way They Talk About A.I. - Don’t worry—we have the most brilliant scientists in the world working to make sure it’s not in the Cuisinart mixer’s best interest to kill us all. (www.newyorker.com)
What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence - Why has a Republican contest in Kentucky become the most expensive House primary of all time? (www.newyorker.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home - The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions. (www.newyorker.com)
All of a Sudden, the Glories of Cannes Are Upon Us - In its first week, the seventy-ninth edition of the festival unveiled standout new works by James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 18th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
For/Against Summer, a Spell - “In sorrowship dues, in sap, on the spines of pines, / despite the winter of hearts, summer came.” (www.newyorker.com)
“The Angel of Retail,” by Robert Pinsky - “Your spirit of grace in the taffy machine’s chrome arms / At Morris’s Candy performing a sarabande / Unknitting and knitting again immaculate sweets.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Human-Trafficking Victim Next Door - A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude. (www.newyorker.com)
Mary Todd Lincoln Has Long Been Derided. Is Her Reputation Salvageable? - History knows the First Lady as a hysterical widow and a lavish spender. Her most recent biographer chooses to highlight her mental fortitude and political prowess. (www.newyorker.com)
The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft - The annual draft is watched by millions, and analyzed by a set of professional and amateur prognosticators. Still, it comes down to a crapshoot. (www.newyorker.com)
Chaya Czernowin Gives Voice to a Wounded World - The composer’s work, featured at a recent festival in Germany, includes a howling denunciation of war crimes against children. (www.newyorker.com)
Baseball’s Magna Carta Finds a New Home - In 1999, Frank Murray bid in a Sotheby’s auction and nabbed the “Laws of Base Ball,” a nineteenth-century document detailing early rules of America’s pastime. Now it’s worth two hundred and fifty times what he paid. (www.newyorker.com)
Shaggy’s Boombastic Pilates Session - In town to talk about his new album, “Lottery,” and en route to a collaboration with Sting, the Grammy-winning reggae star stretches and shakes at a reformer workout class. (www.newyorker.com)
Where Are the Tariff Refunds for American Consumers? - The Trump Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies that paid its import duties. So far, most of their customers are still waiting to see much benefit. (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Into the Wood Chipper,” “Transcendence for Beginners,” “Paradiso 17,” and “The Monuments of Paris.” (www.newyorker.com)
Kadir Nelson’s “Plein Air” - Impressions of spring. (www.newyorker.com)
Realistic High-School-Yearbook Inscriptions - “You will read this once this afternoon and not again until you’re in your fifties, but, by that time, I will have already died, alone in my apartment, totally nude, except for my ankle monitor.” (www.newyorker.com)
Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House? - An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority Leader’s path to victory harder than ever. (www.newyorker.com)
The Age of “Intentional” Drinking - Americans are losing their appetite for booze. Could the mini Martini lure them back? (www.newyorker.com)
Can Mozart and Salieri Work It Out? - At the Morgan Library’s Mozart exhibition, Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany dish about playing classical music’s most notorious rivals, on Starz’s new “Amadeus” reboot. (www.newyorker.com)
The Prehistory of A.I. Slop - Before ChatGPT, there was the Plot Robot, Auto-Beatnik, and a century’s worth of schemes for automating authorship. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Dreamdrive,” by Weike Wang - Each morning, he “awoke”—not the term he would have used—exhausted, having not slept and having driven all night. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Dean’s Is Not Your Average Pub - A new downtown restaurant from the team behind King serves proudly jolie-laide English classics, beautifully. (www.newyorker.com)
Boots Riley, Marx Brother - Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Audacity” Is a Brutal Silicon Valley Satire with an Agenda - The AMC dramedy’s skewering of tech bros might feel familiar in 2026—but a focus on oft-overlooked elements of the world they’ve created gives the series a strange verve. (www.newyorker.com)
Weike Wang Reads “The Dreamdrive” - The author reads her story from the May 25, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)
Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate? - Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan? (www.newyorker.com)
Weike Wang on Recurring Dreams and Loneliness - The author discusses her story “The Dreamdrive.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke - A new law in the U.K. bars young people from buying cigarettes for the rest of their lives. For the British government, even a sixty-year-old will someday be underage. (www.newyorker.com)
The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China - The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran. (www.newyorker.com)
Can Art Teach? - Calling something “didactic” has become grounds for immediate dismissal. But do the merits of works with an educational bent—from “The Pitt” to “Elizabeth Costello”—suggest we should think again? (www.newyorker.com)
Biking Outside the Lines in New York City - Brian Finke’s photographs document riders breaking through the constraints of the city’s crowded landscape—and showing off while they do. (www.newyorker.com)
Louisiana Primary-Election Map: Live Results - Bill Cassidy tries to defend his seat against a Trump-endorsed challenger; congressional races are postponed in the wake of the Louisiana v. Callais decision. (www.newyorker.com)
A Member of the “Seditious Six” on Reviving the Democratic Party - The Democratic representative Jason Crow on how the Party can recruit winning candidates and craft a message that will defeat Donald Trump and the G.O.P. (www.newyorker.com)
The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore - Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says. (www.newyorker.com)
America at 250: A View from the Streets - We asked Americans what they’re thinking and feeling about the nation’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 15th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
How a New Israeli Policy Cuts Off Humanitarian Aid in Gaza - Months into the ceasefire, Israeli officials barred thirty-seven international N.G.O.s. A Doctors Without Borders clinic is carrying on without antibiotics, or even chairs for patients. (www.newyorker.com)
The Surrealist Blues Poet aja monet’s Jazzy New Album - Also: Joan Semmel’s revolutionary nudes, Aleshea Harris’s film adaptation of “Is God Is,” Rachel Syme on thrift markets galore, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Place-Names from a Newly Donny-fied World - The sun never sets on the Vulgarian Empire. (www.newyorker.com)
Rostam Batmanglij Wanders to the Edges of American Sound - The polymath musician, formerly of Vampire Weekend, likes to push our idea of what a pop song can be. (www.newyorker.com)
What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028 - Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting. (www.newyorker.com)
The Confessions of Isaiah Rashad - The Chattanooga rapper was anointed by Kendrick Lamar at the age of twenty-two. Then his life got more complicated. (www.newyorker.com)
While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself - The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 14th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This - After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters. (www.newyorker.com)
The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas - The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway. (www.newyorker.com)
Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records? - A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional. (www.newyorker.com)
The End of Refugee Resettlement - What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable. (www.newyorker.com)
Where the Met Gala Really Begins - Every year, the Mark Hotel is transformed into a chaotic celebrity holding pen. (www.newyorker.com)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Newsletter - Local newsletters from “The Boerum Bulletin” in Brooklyn to “The Eastside Rag” in L.A. are providing a sense of community that’s missing from our algorithmic feeds. (www.newyorker.com)
Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy - “Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?” (www.newyorker.com)
Hungary Avoided Democratic Collapse. Can We? - After years of corruption and democratic erosion under Viktor Orbán, Hungary must rebuild its institutions. Its new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, faces questions about how he’ll do it. (www.newyorker.com)
The Hollow Trickery of “The Wizard of the Kremlin” - Olivier Assayas’s adaptation of a novel about a fictionalized adviser to Vladimir Putin reduces politics to personalities and atrocities to anecdotes. (www.newyorker.com)
Olivier Assayas’s Coming of Political Age - The director—whose newest film, “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” examines the ascent of Vladimir Putin—discusses a few of the books that have helped to shape his ideals. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 13th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump - Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start. (www.newyorker.com)
Buddy Bradley’s Legacy of Dance - Maureen Footer’s new biography, “Feel the Floor,” shows how a little-known Black choreographer taught white stars all the latest moves. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President - Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus. (www.newyorker.com)
A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius - He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.” (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 12th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
The Art of the Ceasefire - How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo. (www.newyorker.com)
Writing the Trump Years Into History - How do you bring an American-history textbook up to date when the country’s past has become a political battleground? (www.newyorker.com)
Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position - You have a penchant for pinning your sleep partner beneath your full weight, which has suddenly shifted entirely into the leg or arm you’ve draped across their body. (www.newyorker.com)
Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans - Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 11th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
The Fate of Twenty-one Los Angeles Siblings - Nearly two dozen kids were found at risk of abuse and neglect. Will their parents be held accountable? (www.newyorker.com)
From the Spirit Effect to the Spirit Dilemma - Why can’t ultra-discount airlines thrive in the U.S. when they are so successful in Europe? (www.newyorker.com)
75. 《Obsession》背后的26岁青年：一部关于单相思走向失控的惊悚故事——电影制作人柯里·巴克十几岁时以网络短剧喜剧演员的身份崭露头角。如今，他正以好莱坞下一位杰出恐怖片导演的身份声名鹊起。
The Twenty-Six-Year-Old Behind “Obsession,” a Terrifying Tale of a Crush Gone Awry - The filmmaker Curry Barker got his start online as a teen-age sketch comedian. Now he’s making his name as Hollywood’s next great horror auteur. (www.newyorker.com)
Can Zohran Mamdani’s New Correction Commissioner Solve the Problem of Rikers? - Stanley Richards brings faith in reform and his own experience of incarceration to an ongoing crisis. (www.newyorker.com)
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How Reading with My Dying Mother Revealed Her Life - As a teacher, she would talk about literature with other people’s children. Finally I got the same chance. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Lysée - One evening a week, at Eunji Lee’s tiny Manhattan pâtisserie, Lysée, sweets are appetizer, entrée, and everything else. (www.newyorker.com)
Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now? - In his first substantial conversation with a foreign journalist since being elected, the new Prime Minister promised, “We don’t want to build a power machine.” (www.newyorker.com)
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Is Los Angeles Finally Ready to Take the Subway? - After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along the city’s most congested boulevard. (www.newyorker.com)
What “The Sheep Detectives” Doesn’t Understand About Sheep - The new film, starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, is based on a near-perfect “sheep crime novel”—but the adaptation shows disappointingly little interest in the animal mind. (www.newyorker.com)
Spirit Airlines and the Death of Leisure for the Non-Leisure Class - The low-cost carrier was a mess. But it was also an icon of budget travel, facilitating a kind of modest freedom for the masses. (www.newyorker.com)
The Grandmothers Who Become Mothers Again - In “Mawmaw,” the photographer Anthony Wilson pays tribute to West Virginia women who, after one tragedy or another, care for their children’s children. (www.newyorker.com)
Have Billionaires Gone Too Far? - “We’ve seen them overplaying their hand,” the sociologist Brooke Harrington says. “They’re pillaging American cultural institutions. They’re pillaging democracy.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Chaotic New Era of British Politics - Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory. (www.newyorker.com)
Kacey Musgraves Music Review: “Middle of Nowhere” - On her new album, “Middle of Nowhere,” the singer toys with two of country music’s great themes: her home state of Texas, and solitude. (www.newyorker.com)
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A Tree Grows in Marburg in “Silent Friend” - In Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative nature epic, three lonely experimenters from three different eras seek to unlock the secrets of plants—and learn something vital about themselves. (www.newyorker.com)
Barack Obama in the Trump Era - The reporter Peter Slevin asks the former President the question on many Democrats’ minds: Why isn’t he doing more in a time of crisis? (www.newyorker.com)
Growing Up with a Mother in Prison - Harriet Clark’s new novel, “The Hill,” parallels her own childhood years spent visiting the prison where her mother was incarcerated. She talks with Rachel Aviv. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 8th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Rachel Syme Gets Suited Up - Also: Jessica Winter’s mom-themed movie picks (www.newyorker.com)
The Scarlet “V” - I was comfortable being a tween pariah—especially when the rejection came from such idiots. (www.newyorker.com)
Do We Think Too Much About the Future? - For most of history, people didn’t try predicting it. Maybe that was wise. (www.newyorker.com)
The Pope’s First Anniversary Is Marked by More Sparring from the White House - Who would have thought that Leo XIV would make so much history so fast? (www.newyorker.com)
For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting - Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have led some prominent Russians to start openly questioning their President’s grip on power. (www.newyorker.com)
The Reign of David Attenborough - For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. And he’s not done yet. (www.newyorker.com)
Straight Outta Hormuz - The squeaky wheel gets the oil. (www.newyorker.com)
All The President’s Contractors - Urged by advisers to focus on the domestic agenda, Trump trains his gaze on construction projects around the capital. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 7th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem - The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will their solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse? (www.newyorker.com)
The Met Gala, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and the State of Style - The opulent fund-raiser and the box-office hit both highlight dramatic shifts in fashion and media in recent decades. These days, who’s calling the shots? (www.newyorker.com)
This Midterm Season, Don’t Forget Your Wine Mom - In an age of hyperpolitics, the ill-defined, much-maligned cohort remains a reliable source of electoral energy. (www.newyorker.com)
The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security - Under new leadership, the agency has reduced the role of field offices across the country and centralized its operations, making it harder for millions of Americans to get help with their benefits. (www.newyorker.com)
How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I. - Alex Bores wanted to regulate the technology. His race has pitted OpenAI’s influence against Anthropic’s. (www.newyorker.com)
Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen” - A luxurious candle probably can’t undo years of terrorization brought on by massive hormonal swings, but it’s worth a try! (www.newyorker.com)
Kash Patel’s Strategic, Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Atlantic - A recent wave of legal challenges is putting renewed pressure on journalists and raising concerns about the future of investigative reporting. (www.newyorker.com)
Douglas Stuart on Great Novels of Gay Life - The novelist—whose new book, “John of John,” is out now—shares a few of his favorite works of historical fiction that center on queer characters. (www.newyorker.com)
Andrew Yang Enters the Caption Contest - The politician tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Danny DeVito Enters the Caption Contest - The actor, producer, and director tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Sesame Street Enters the Caption Contest - Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
The Try Guys Enter the Caption Contest - The internet sensations and co-authors of “The Hidden Power of F*cking Up” try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Enter the Caption Contest - The “Stuber” stars try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Zoe Saldaña and Zach Galifianakis Enter the Caption Contest - The “Missing Link” stars try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Bobby Berk Enter the Caption Contest - “Queer Eye” cast members try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Adam Conover Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and writer tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Enter the Caption Contest - The actors try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Jon Hamm Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Nick Kroll Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Rhett and Link Enter the Caption Contest - The hosts of the daily YouTube show “Good Mythical Morning” try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Jim Gaffigan Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Alice Kassnove Enters the Caption Contest - A child prodigy tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Nick Offerman Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Bill Hader Enters the Caption Contest - The comedian and actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
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A Lo-Fi Rebellion Against A.I. - As slick, machine-generated visuals become ubiquitous, artists and designers are embracing a style of handmade imperfection. (www.newyorker.com)
A Father’s Newfound Feminism - If you want my honest opinion, no boy will ever be good enough for my princess—is a thing I’d say if I didn’t acknowledge that “princess” is a fundamentally patronizing epithet. (www.newyorker.com)
Adam Scott Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Abbi Jacobson and Zach Woods Enter the Caption Contest - The actors try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 6th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward China - As the U.S.’s credibility and military capacity are tested abroad, China has gained leverage by staying out of the fight and learning from it. (www.newyorker.com)
Muriel Spark, the Double Agent - A new biography claims that the novelist fabricated her origin story—but that secret codes lie at the heart of her genius. (www.newyorker.com)
The 2026 Met Gala: Bezoses, Beyoncé, and Blood - This year’s event had controversial co-chairs, a softball theme, and at least one apt reference to an art-historical scandal. (www.newyorker.com)
Domenico Gnoli’s Dizzying Closeups of the Everyday - The Italian painter took still-life to new extremes, making a tie or a bedsheet look like an alien landscape. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 5th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Will A.I. Make College Obsolete? - Americans already distrust institutions, including academia. More and more people may decide that its stamp of approval isn’t worth the cost. (www.newyorker.com)
I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me - I have no idea why my daughter doesn’t talk to me. I’ll stop “rewriting history” when she stops remembering her childhood wrong. (www.newyorker.com)
Ohio Primary Elections Map: Live Results - Sherrod Brown is running in the Democratic primary for J. D. Vance’s Senate seat; Vivek Ramaswamy looks to win the Republican primary for governor. (www.newyorker.com)
Marilyn Monroe Made Being Photographed Into an Art - Hollywood was full of beauties. What Monroe had was something rarer: the ability to project. (www.newyorker.com)
Bonus Daily Cartoon: Spirit in the Sky - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 4th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
“While My Daughter Is in Surgery I Think About a Night in a Hotel in Florence,” by Ellen Bass - “She’d bought a black leather jacket from a stall on the Ponte Vecchio.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Idea That Reshaped Identity Politics Has a Complicated Backstory - Kimberlé Crenshaw gave us the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Her new memoir shows that she isn’t done fighting over what they mean. (www.newyorker.com)
The Artist Who Made America Look Like a Promised Land - Frederic Edwin Church sold a nation on its own mythology. That was his making—and his unmaking. (www.newyorker.com)
In HBO’s “The Dark Wizard,” Dean Potter Climbs On - The BASE jumper died in a tragic accident in 2015, the day before he was to accept an award for performance art. A new docuseries explores his life and legacy. (www.newyorker.com)
How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again - Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849. (www.newyorker.com)
Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump - The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it? (www.newyorker.com)
Colbert’s Trumpet Player on Life After Late Night - Since 2015, Jon Lampley has played in the house band of “The Late Show,” which CBS unceremoniously cancelled. As the final episode looms, he takes a look back. (www.newyorker.com)
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations - Donald Trump’s aversion to admitting fault suggests that we will not likely see events that grapple with the nuanced nature of the nation’s history this July 4th. (www.newyorker.com)
The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money? - As Elon Musk sues his former OpenAI partners, A.I. companies are expanding rapidly, but profits are still scarce. (www.newyorker.com)
America at 250 - A nation’s hopes and paradoxes. (www.newyorker.com)
Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits? - Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost. (www.newyorker.com)
The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate - “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.” (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Korean Messiah,” “Small Town Girls,” “Underlake,” and “August, September, October.” (www.newyorker.com)
Senior-Discount Disneyland - Get your coupons ready. Here comes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to the Urologist and the Tunnel of Nap. (www.newyorker.com)
“1970,” by Brenda Hillman - “Your hair is a yard long. Blue work shirt. Ripped jeans.” (www.newyorker.com)
The American Revolution Wasn’t That Big a Deal - Americans have long imagined that they set off a global age of revolt. Seen within the era’s wider wars of empire, the story looks rather different. (www.newyorker.com)
Harriet Clark’s Début Is a New Kind of Coming-of-Age Novel - In “The Hill,” a daughter comes of age through visits to her imprisoned mother, inheriting the afterlife of a youthful radicalism that shattered her family. (www.newyorker.com)
On the High Line, Buddha Is the New Giant Pigeon - After the bird sculpture flew the Chelsea coop, the curator Cecilia Alemani oversaw the installation of a new work—a sacred sandstone colossus, based on one destroyed by the Taliban. (www.newyorker.com)
Is the Twenty-fifth Amendment Really an Option? - After J.F.K.’s assassination, a neophyte lawyer named John Feerick was summoned to Washington to draft the provision. Now everyone wants him to weigh in on booting Trump from office. (www.newyorker.com)
The Life and Times of an American Tween - In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats. (www.newyorker.com)
Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Sarah Stillman’s piece about the detention of migrant children, Patrick Radden Keefe’s investigation into car-insurance fraud in New Orleans, and Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz’s profile of Sam Altman. (www.newyorker.com)
Barry Blitt’s “Red, White, and Kinda Blue” - America’s birthday party. (www.newyorker.com)
Mapping Trump’s America - A totally nonpartisan cartographic reinterpretation of the United States. (www.newyorker.com)
“Standings,” by Chang-rae Lee - We were mostly boys and young enough that the bonds felt fierce, like in a tribe, tourniquet tight, yet our tribe was fuelled by constant disagreements. (www.newyorker.com)
Chang-rae Lee on What Childhood Was Like in 1976 - The author discusses his story “Standings.” (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Vato and Los Burritos Juarez - The slim, tortilla-forward northern-Mexican burrito is getting its due, at spots including Vato, in Park Slope, and Los Burritos Juarez, in Fort Greene. (www.newyorker.com)
Chang-rae Lee Reads “Standings” - The author read his story from the May 11 & 18, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Supreme Court Demolished the Voting Rights Act - For two decades, the conservative Justices worked to eliminate a bulwark of the civil-rights era. (www.newyorker.com)
The Strange Saga of Timmy, the Stranded Humpback Whale - Scientists said that an ailing humpback should be left to die in peace. A motley crew of privately funded rescuers disagreed. (www.newyorker.com)
Are Disney Adults the Happiest Debtors on Earth? - For the Walt Disney Company’s most loyal fans, the pursuit of magic can come with a five-figure credit-card bill. (www.newyorker.com)
My Journey Inside the “Mind of a Serial Killer” - At a pop-up exhibition near Union Square, visitors can immerse themselves in a house-of-horrors-style environment inside a former Urban Outfitters store. (www.newyorker.com)
Sohrab Hura’s Frozen Vision of Kashmir - In “Snow,” the photographer evokes the paralysis of a region defined at once by beauty and bloodshed. (www.newyorker.com)
Jonathan Swift’s Last Joke - The writer composed his own epitaph. Did it have a secret satirical intent? (www.newyorker.com)
The Furious Moral Clarity of Lucrecia Martel - In the Argentinean filmmaker’s new documentary, “Our Land,” and a recently restored masterpiece, “The Headless Woman,” an elusiveness of form becomes the most direct way to the truth. (www.newyorker.com)
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Molly Rogers’s Well-Worn Path to Costuming “The Devil Wears Prada 2” - The veteran costume designer worked for decades under her friend Patricia Field outfitting the likes of Carrie Bradshaw. Then, and just like that, she struck out on her own. (www.newyorker.com)
How a Trump-Endorsed Republican Could Become California’s Next Governor - Steve Hilton is leading in the polls in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by twenty per cent. Could he win in blue California? (www.newyorker.com)
The N.B.A. Legend Steve Kerr - The Golden State Warriors’ coach on playing with Michael Jordan in his prime, what he’s learned about leadership, and how outspoken is too outspoken in the league. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 1st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
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It’s Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We? - New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming. (www.newyorker.com)
Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred - A shredding event should be festive, like a carnival, with balloons and cotton candy and a bluegrass band. (www.newyorker.com)
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Evolution,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. (www.newyorker.com)
“Heated Rivalry” and Its Wine-Mom Fans Reunite - Plus: the radiant pop of MUNA, the visceral paintings of Juanita McNeely, a “Beaches” musical, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Charles and Donald See Eye to Eye - Sort of, more or less. (www.newyorker.com)
A King (or Two), a President, and a Troll - Reflections on Charles’s State Visit. (www.newyorker.com)
“Two Pianos” Turns Modern Melodrama Old-Fashioned - Arnaud Desplechin’s vigorous tale of a pianist’s return home to a mentor and an ex-lover lines up its characters’ traits like dominoes, and ignores the world they live in. (www.newyorker.com)
An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington - An eyewitness contrasts the scene at the White House Correspondents’ dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s trip amid strained U.S.-U.K. relations. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 30th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
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The Irish Drug Kingpin Daniel Kinahan Is Arrested in Dubai - After living freely in Dubai for a decade, the notorious Irish drug dealer has finally been arrested, and is likely to be sent back to Dublin to stand trial. (www.newyorker.com)
What “Michael” Tries to Show—or Hide - The bio-pic places the so-called King of Pop back at the center of the culture, putting a fresh coat of varnish on the star’s troubled legacy. (www.newyorker.com)
The White House at Pooh Corner - “The Heffatrump,” said Owl, “lives in a Huff. At least, he does in warm weather. In winter he moves to a Snit.” (www.newyorker.com)
“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys” Are Killer Revamps - Camp has become the go-to aesthetic for Broadway musicals. These two new shows dare to be sincere. (www.newyorker.com)
King Charles and Queen Camilla Come to Washington - A flag flub, a White House construction zone, a pollinator photo op, and Trump’s love of royal cosplay all contributed to the bizarre atmosphere of the visit. (www.newyorker.com)
Monica Ferrell Reads Lucie Brock-Broido - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Carrowmore,” by Lucie Brock-Broido, and her own poem “The Fifties.” (www.newyorker.com)
193. 《穿普拉达的女王2》影评——这部由安妮·海瑟薇、梅丽尔·斯特里普和艾米丽·布朗特再度联袂出演的续集，既令人倍感亲切，又时而荒诞不经——但它同时也是一面精明而光鲜的镜子，映照出我们所处的时代。
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” Movie Review - The sequel, which reunites Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, is familiar and at times preposterous—but it’s also a savvy, shiny reflection of our era. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 29th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times - The culture has transitioned from memeing one man’s death to delighting in the memeing of wars in real time. (www.newyorker.com)
How “The Fast and the Furious” Tells the Story of Hollywood - The Marvel Cinematic Universe is often held up as the exemplar of the Hollywood mega-franchise. The “Fast” movies may have been just as influential. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 28th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
How Putin and Zelensky View the War in Iran - The war’s ripple effects have exacerbated conflicts, economic insecurity, and regional tensions around the world, including in Ukraine. (www.newyorker.com)
Michel Hurst’s Impassioned Vision of Mexico - Hurst captured the country’s culture—from public rituals of the cult of Santa Muerte to scenes from everyday life—with no small amount of homoeroticism. (www.newyorker.com)
Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot - Here are a few things I’d rather do than log in to a portal: Get three mosquito bites. Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran - How the President’s insistence on Tehran’s unconditional surrender made it impossible to make a deal. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 27th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy - For some wealthy offenders, clemency is just a golf game—or a million-dollar plate at Mar-a-Lago—away. (www.newyorker.com)
Patrick Ball’s Path to Broadway and “Becky Shaw” - Before “The Pitt,” the actor waited tables, made lattes, and schlepped Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe around town. (www.newyorker.com)
How Long Can Martha Graham’s Dance Revolution Last? - As the company she left behind celebrates its centenary, it finds itself caught between preservation and radical tradition. (www.newyorker.com)
Reverend Billy Takes On Norman Foster’s New Monolith - Fresh from opening shows for Neil Young, the street preacher Billy Talen has moved on from burning Mickey Mouse in effigy to protesting JPMorgan Chase’s ties to fossil fuels. (www.newyorker.com)
Medallions, Movement, and Mamdani at MOMA PS1 - The cab-driving Elcharfa brothers, Bilal and Salah, star in a new piece by the artist Kenneth Tam that showcases the hardships of their jobs. (www.newyorker.com)
Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic - The F.B.I. director’s lawyers seem to misunderstand how the law (or logic) works. (www.newyorker.com)
The Lessons from Jerome Powell’s Defiance of Donald Trump - An independent Fed needs an independent leader. Is Kevin Warsh up to the job? (www.newyorker.com)
What Happens When Someone Throws a Message in a Bottle Into the Sea? - Most simply disappear. One enthusiast is on a quest to find the notes—and the people behind them. (www.newyorker.com)
Tomer Hanuka’s “Spring Salutations” - Central Park flow. (www.newyorker.com)
“Death in Rome” and “The Hothouse,” Reviewed - Wolfgang Koeppen’s “trilogy of failure,” written from 1951 to 1954, is a sprawling, polyphonic portrait of a physically and morally shattered country. (www.newyorker.com)
“A Theory on the Origin of Language,” by Tishani Doshi - “Last night, after months away from home, / a lapwing piercing the still dark still / with its warnings.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Sqirl Redemption Arc - The beloved L.A. café was brought low by a bucket of moldy jam. Now it’s open for dinner. (www.newyorker.com)
Laurie Metcalf’s Third Act - The once cancelled producer Scott Rudin has staked his own comeback on making her the First Lady of American Theatre. (www.newyorker.com)
The Many Forms of Marcel Duchamp - How the shape-shifting artist radicalized art itself. (www.newyorker.com)
Ellen Burstyn’s Inner Library - Kris Kristofferson told her he was a poet when they co-starred in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Her new book tells the story of her life in poetry. (www.newyorker.com)
Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin? - The agency, which was founded to protect the environment and human health, has cancelled safety regulations, supported coal, and stopped caring about climate change. (www.newyorker.com)
“Tompkins Square,” by Anthony Walton - “It was an evening they had planned, privately, in the sequester / of their thoughts for years before it could or should have / happened.” (www.newyorker.com)
Ava’s Life List - Spring is here, and with it sightings of the Great-breasted Hausfrau, the Pot-Bellied Galoot, and the Common Nanny. (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “In Search of Now,” “Nothing Random,” “Of Loss and Lavender,” and “No Way Home.” (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Spring Cleaning - The exact reasons are often left vague and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving the Administration—including three Cabinet secretaries. (www.newyorker.com)
Has Steve Kerr Had Enough? - The head coach for the Golden State Warriors on his future with the team, his complicated relationship with Draymond Green, and whether he might give politics a try. (www.newyorker.com)
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination” - The author reads his story from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on Opening with Kafka - The author discusses his story “Process of Elimination.” (www.newyorker.com)
“Process of Elimination,” by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh - The night the tip jar went missing, we assumed that it had been stolen by a student, or maybe a professor—an adjunct—who had taken it when we weren’t looking. (www.newyorker.com)
Helen, Help Me: How to Recalibrate Your Kitchen - A New Yorker food critic responds to a reader’s baking woes. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Gunshots Rang Out - I thought a caterer might have dropped a stack of plates, but then I heard shouts of “Shots fired!” (www.newyorker.com)
The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop - One of the originators of the genre now haunts it. (www.newyorker.com)
With A.I., Anyone Can Be an Influencer - TikTok and Instagram made it easy to monetize the physical self. Now the social-media-savvy can use A.I. to play with their identity, or overhaul it entirely. (www.newyorker.com)
Inside the World-Conquering Rise of the Micro-Drama - Much of humanity has now watched—or scrolled past—extremely short shows about love and betrayal. How do Chinese companies create them? (www.newyorker.com)
A Chernobyl Widow’s Tragedy, Forty Years Later - Nataliia Khodymchuk lived in memory of her late husband, the first worker to die at the nuclear reactor, until she fell victim to a Russian attack. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Economic Warfare Abroad Comes Home - From tariffs to the war with Iran, the President is blowing up the global economy. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers - The libertarian-leaning Republican discusses his effort to restrain the President’s actions in Iran, and how he would campaign against other G.O.P. Presidential candidates in 2028. (www.newyorker.com)
“Fat Swim” and Literature’s Fatphobia Problem - The novelist Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her short-story collection “Fat Swim,” and the fatphobia she finds in contemporary fiction, with the critic Jennifer Wilson. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 24th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
The Rise of the Epstein Democrat - In demanding the release of the Epstein files, the Party has embraced a radically new way of fighting Donald Trump. Is it a good idea? (www.newyorker.com)
How Big a Threat Are Iranian-Backed Cyber Attacks? - A recent CISA advisory was a blunt reminder that, in the digital age, the battlefield has expanded to encompass the geography of everyday life. (www.newyorker.com)
Oneohtrix Point Never’s Sense of the Uncanny - Also: Sarah Larson’s latest podcast picks, “The Rocky Horror Show” and “The Balusters” on Broadway, the French singer Oklou, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Masculinity of “DTF St. Louis” - The show exists in a strange world where men repeatedly confess their love for each other. Does it make them better people? (www.newyorker.com)
“Half Man” TV Review - Richard Gadd’s follow-up to “Baby Reindeer” traces a decades-long quasi-familial relationship that’s thornier than any other male bond on TV. (www.newyorker.com)
“Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business - The new movie details the backstage maneuvers that catapulted Michael Jackson to stardom but leaves his personal life out of the picture. (www.newyorker.com)
Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t - It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 23rd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China - Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan. (www.newyorker.com)
A Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia - Nelio Biedermann’s “Lázár” is, for the most part, the well-rehearsed story of twentieth-century Europe. Why is it making such waves? (www.newyorker.com)
What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools? - The tech world assumes that A.I.-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite. (www.newyorker.com)
LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom - Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work. (www.newyorker.com)
What Jesus Meant - Some people sin and vote and criticize others who are the President or Vice-President, which they shouldn’t do, and that’s why Jesus likely died. For other people’s sins. (www.newyorker.com)
250. 为何真诚无处不在——《Project Hail Mary》和莉娜·杜汉姆的回忆录《Famesick》都属于新一波艺术作品，它们大胆地选择真诚而非愤世嫉俗。我们为何突然如此渴望将心事坦露无遗？
Why Earnestness Is Everywhere - “Project Hail Mary” and Lena Dunham’s memoir “Famesick” are part of a new wave of art works that boldly embrace sincerity over cynicism. Why are we suddenly so eager to wear our hearts on our sleeves? (www.newyorker.com)
What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics - As Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon has executed the goals of a brash man with a flair for the theatrical—skills she developed during her time at World Wrestling Entertainment. (www.newyorker.com)
Happy Earth Day - (To those who celebrate.) (www.newyorker.com)
Daniyal Mueenuddin on the Uses, and Abuses, of Real Life - The novelist discusses works of fiction that draw from the people one knows—often, to controversial effect. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 22nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Gwendoline Riley’s New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age - “The Palm House” is haunted by stubborn male egos and sharp-edged women whose honesty is often ineffectual in the face of life. (www.newyorker.com)
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The Kardashians Explain Everything (Because They Are Everything) - A new book by an online Kardashian theorist argues that Kim and clan are the keys to understanding media in the new millennium. (www.newyorker.com)
That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies - In what you assume is a sign of your body’s imminent total collapse, your eyes are now itching and watering. (www.newyorker.com)
The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded - Newly released archival live performances by Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson, and Cecil Taylor illuminate their legacies and the art form at large. (www.newyorker.com)
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The Minnesotans Who Wanted to Be in “Purple Rain” - In 1983, the photographer Tom Arndt heard about something interesting happening in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn: a casting call for Prince’s new movie. (www.newyorker.com)
Is the Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict a Mirage? - After years of skyrocketing fees and byzantine sales practices, a jury ruled against the company in an antitrust case. The effect on concert-going remains uncertain. (www.newyorker.com)
Bonus Daily Cartoon: Fountain of Youth - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy - When asked by a reporter whom the arch would be for, Trump said, “Me.” (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 21st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail - The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump. (www.newyorker.com)
If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women - The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse. (www.newyorker.com)
The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke - Several recent books with unreliable narrators give children the rare pleasure of feeling smarter than the story. (www.newyorker.com)
Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 20th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)
Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup? - Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system. (www.newyorker.com)
Daphne Rubin-Vega Comes Home - Strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, the actress recalls old celeb sightings (Jane Fonda! Donald Sutherland!) on her way to playing the swaggering Mr. Zero in “The Adding Machine,” Off Broadway. (www.newyorker.com)
The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson - Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop. (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Power of Life,” “How It Feels to Be Alive,” “Go Gentle,” and “Exemplary Humans.” (www.newyorker.com)
Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People - Work as a team as you and other dads chat about pro sports, college sports, kids (and their sports), while avoiding eye contact, politics, and any hint of vulnerability. (www.newyorker.com)
“Favor,” by Franz Wright - “My death is in the second drawer.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Novelist Reimagining the Japanese American Internment - In “Questions 27 & 28,” Karen Tei Yamashita opens an inquiry into how the story of the past gets made. (www.newyorker.com)
Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee - A project meant not to end. (www.newyorker.com)
When Your Digital Life Vanishes - A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void. (www.newyorker.com)
The Popes That Trump Might’ve Liked - The President thinks Pope Leo XIV is a wuss. Meet some real tough-guy Pontiffs who might have fit the bill. (www.newyorker.com)
The Anatomy of a Failure - From spray-on condoms to radioactive wrinkle cream, “Flops?!,” at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, in Paris, puts terrible inventions in the spotlight. (www.newyorker.com)
The Apprenticeship of Linda McMahon - The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd. (www.newyorker.com)
Christoph Niemann’s “West Fourth” - One of the city’s most iconic courts. (www.newyorker.com)
“Spring Comes and I Finally Throw Out the Last Flowers I Bought You,” by Ariel Francisco - “It’s been weeks. / It’s been months. It’s been seasons.” (www.newyorker.com)
In Defense of the Moderate - In an era that prizes passion, “reasonableness” gets caricatured as political cowardice or bloodless neutrality. A new book says it’s exactly what we need. (www.newyorker.com)
“Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” Reviewed: The Met Rescues a Master - Many have called him boring, a peddler of simpleminded beauty. At the Met, a blockbuster exhibition restores his standing. (www.newyorker.com)
When Soul Food Met Daniel Boulud - The Harlem franchise Charles Pan-Fried Chicken invited a bunch of chefs to take over for the weekend. Up next: oxtails from Lana Lagomarsini. (www.newyorker.com)
“Ordinary Wear and Tear,” by Thomas McGuane - She broke Carl’s heart, he thought, but she’s not breaking mine. (www.newyorker.com)
Thomas McGuane Reads “Ordinary Wear and Tear” - The author reads his story from the April 27, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)
Thomas McGuane on Decency and Feral Charm - The author discusses his story “Ordinary Wear and Tear.” (www.newyorker.com)
How the Creator of “Beef” Got from Petty Feuds to Class Warfare - Lee Sung Jin on tailoring dialogue to Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton, the differences between Korean and American élites, and making TV in an age of “all-gas, no-brakes capitalism.” (www.newyorker.com)
“Amrum” Offers a Child’s-Eye View of Fascism in Retreat - In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous, momentous remove. (www.newyorker.com)
Emmet Gowin’s American Family - The photographer has said, of his images of his wife Edith’s extended clan, “I wanted to pay attention to the body and personality that had agreed out of love to reveal itself.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV - A “Sesame Street” writer once said it was easier to write an episode about death than one about divorce. Where are the shows that manage to do it well? (www.newyorker.com)
“Euphoria” ’s Descent Into Hell - With Season 3, the HBO drama feels like it’s clicked into its final, hardened form: a thrilling, disturbing horror show, delivered with a sneer and a smile. (www.newyorker.com)
J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride - It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image. (www.newyorker.com)
Justin Bieber, Pop Music’s Fallen Angel, Rises Again at Coachella - The former child star, who, now past thirty, often gestures at a deep well of discontent, wants us to know that he’s got his own ideas. (www.newyorker.com)
Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next? - “Corruption is the Achilles’ heel of autocrats. It’s not a bug in the system. It’s the model,” the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer says. (www.newyorker.com)
The Art of the Fictional Pop Song - The chart-topping hits you hear in movies can stretch the limits of belief. On the “Mother Mary” soundtrack, Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff capture the real thing. (www.newyorker.com)
El retorno de la detención familiar - Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños inmigrantes han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica. (www.newyorker.com)
The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera - Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops. (www.newyorker.com)
Patrick Radden Keefe on “London Falling,” His Book About a Teen-Ager’s Mysterious Life and Death - The New Yorker staff writer, who has chronicled political violence under the Irish Republican Army and the opioid epidemic, traces how a teen came to impersonate an oligarch’s son. (www.newyorker.com)
A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel - The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza. (www.newyorker.com)