The Risks of Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Given the importance of condemning Trump’s destructive actions, the message sent by an acquittal may be worse than no trial.
By Jeannie Suk Gersen
Can the U.S. Can Reclaim Global Leadership?
Allies welcome Biden, but it’s an uphill battle to convince them to believe in America again.
By Robin Wright
The Indoor-Dining Debate Isn’t a Debate at All
On Valentine’s Day, New Yorkers will be allowed to eat inside restaurants again. We shouldn’t.
By Helen Rosner
Controlling the Voice in Our Head
A new book argues that our inner critic can become our strongest guide.
By Katy Waldman
A Casino Worker’s Uncertain Future
By Oliver Whang
The Case Against the Filibuster
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Michelle Pfeiffer Is a Catwoman Once More in “French Exit”
By Anthony Lane
The Great Gay-Jewish Poetry Brawl of 1829
By Alex Ross
When Work Becomes Life in “Call My Agent!” and “The Bureau”
By Alexandra Schwartz
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
The Thrilling Nostalgia of Al Hirschfeld’s “A National Insanity”
The caricaturist captured the likenesses of luminaries who occupied a cultural milieu of performance.
By Naomi Fry
The San Francisco School-Renaming Debate Is Not About History
Somehow, our sport of celebrity has blurred into the real work of society-making.
By Nathan Heller
Why Health-Care Workers Are Resisting the COVID Vaccine
Their hesitancy may not be easily dispelled.
By Dhruv Khullar
Biden Is Playing It Cool with Netanyahu
The Administration’s support for the Abraham Accords is having unintended consequences for Israel’s Prime Minister.
By Bernard Avishai
“Malcolm & Marie” Is Desperate to Push Buttons
The tangle of art and life gets a vanity workout amid the pandemic lockdown.
By Richard Brody
The Fantasy of a Personal Chef, with CookUnity
The subscription service delivers diverse ready-to-heat meals by some of New York’s most prominent restaurateurs.
By Hannah Goldfield
The Marilyn Manson Reckoning
Evan Rachel Wood’s accusations of abuse reveal a blind spot in our reverence for outsider musicians.
By Amanda Petrusich
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
The Biggest Changes to the White House Under President Joe Biden
Cords plugged back into phones in Oval Office; basement portal to Hell caulked over.
By Scott Jacobson, Todd Levin, Jason Roeder, Mike Sacks, and Ted Travelstead
Looks for the Glamorous Gourmand
A posh take on the macaroni necklace, a buttery croissant crown, and other looks inspired by the grocery store.
By Ariella Elovic
Greene Creates Own House Committee on Semitic Aerospace Weaponry
“It’s going to be way better than some dumb old committee about education,” the Georgia Republican said.
By Andy Borowitz
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Once your alpha wave is in synch with your beta wave, you’ll know it is time to lie down.
By Kerry Elson and Ysabel Yates
Audrey Hepburn’s Favorite Song
The original saxophonist of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, wrote a piece for Hepburn. He never knew she’d heard it.
By Paul Rogers
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