The Sputnik V Vaccine and Russia’s Race to Immunity
When the pandemic struck, scientists in Moscow set out to beat the West.
By Joshua Yaffa
State G.O.P. Leaders Are Exploiting Trump’s Big Lie
Followers of the former President are attacking voting laws and systems.
By Steve Coll
Why So Many Health-Care Workers Are Resisting the Coronavirus Vaccine
Their hesitancy’s roots predate the virus—and may not be easily dispelled.
By Dhruv Khullar
Russia’s Pro-Navalny Demonstrations Keep Building Momentum
The opposition leader’s incantation of “Do not be afraid!” does not mean “There is nothing to fear.”
By Masha Gessen
A Mother’s Path to Insurrection
By Ronan Farrow
How to Draw Literary Cartoons
By Emma Allen and Amy Kurzweil
A Novelist’s Turn on the U.K.’s Nerdiest Quiz Show
By Charlotte Mendelson
New Yorker Favorites
Podcasts: Radio Hour
A weekly mix of in-depth interviews, profiles, and more, hosted by David Remnick.
Goings On About Town
The best things happening in New York City, as well as online and streaming.
Puzzles & Games Dept.
Play crosswords, cryptics, and more.
Caption Contest
We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.
Spotlight
Corporate America Reckons with Enabling Trump
Are the changes that companies are making simply emergency measures to repair reputational damage?
By Sheelah Kolhatkar
An All-Virtual Sundance Film Festival
Filmmakers find inspiration at the intersection of politics and personal experience.
By Richard Brody
The Coronavirus Vaccine Presents a Dilemma for Pregnant Women
Vaccine trials have excluded the pregnant population, but the majority of frontline workers are women of reproductive age.
By Anna Louie Sussman
Dismantling Trump’s Immigration Policies
Before his Administration’s measures can be reversed, they have to be uncovered.
By Sarah Stillman
Who Was Mike Nichols When He Wasn’t Playing Mike Nichols?
An intuitive storyteller, the director perfected narratives—including his own.
By Louis Menand
Michelle Pfeiffer Chooses Carefully
The actor discusses her origins as a supermarket clerk and the appeal of “Grease 2.”
By Rachel Syme
The Next Cyberattack Is Under Way
The infrastructure of our daily lives has never been more vulnerable.
By Jill Lepore
Who Does David Duchovny Think He Is?
The ex-“X-Files” star, publishing his fourth novel this month, extolls rising early and blooming late.
By Nick Paumgarten
In Focus
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.
Racial Injustice and Policing
Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.
Reopening and the Economy
The impact of the pandemic and the efforts at recovery.
The Future of Democracy
An exploration of democracy in America.
From This Week’s Issue
Sarah Stillman on fixing immigration post-Trump, Kelefa Sanneh on building a Black capitalist utopia, Jill Lepore on the cyber arms race, and more.
Humor
Quarantine Brain: A Self-Diagnostic Guide
Symptoms may include an excessive interest in dinner planning, fugue states involving Martha Stewart’s Instagram, and losing all sense of time and purpose.
By Kat Radley
Stuff You Did in Junior High That Would Be Fun to Do in the Office
Taping your face, making a slam book, and other things from your teen-age years that you could do as a working professional, too!
By Teresa Burns Parkhurst
White House Dogs Dig Up Trump’s Tax Returns on South Lawn
Although it was unclear how the returns came to be buried on the White House grounds, in Palm Beach Trump was overheard screaming at his son Eric.
By Andy Borowitz
Ten Groundhog Day Tips to Enjoy a Happy, Relaxing, and Safe Groundhog Season
The important holiday will be different this year, and that’s O.K.
By Alicia Oltuski
Fiction & Poetry
“A Wrinkle in the Realm”
“The first time he realized that there was something not quite right about him was when a woman crossed the street as she saw him coming.”
By Ben Okri
Ben Okri on Perception and Illusion
The author discusses “A Wrinkle in the Realm,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine.
By Deborah Treisman
“This Is Not a Poem”
“Attic trunk, stone well, / or metonymic moon / time-travelling for wisdom.”
By Joyce Carol Oates