News & Culture
The Activists Who Embrace Nuclear Power
In the face of climate change, some environmentalists are fighting not to close power plants but to save them.
By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
The White House Is Definitely in Different Hands
Biden’s new chief of staff, like the new President, is a serious Washington lifer.
By Susan B. Glasser
Texans in the Midst of Another Avoidable Catastrophe
The state’s power grid was a badge of individualism. Accordingly, the storm’s onus fell on individuals.
By Bryan Washington
The Age of Peak Advice
You can get life tips from a greater diversity of voices than ever before, but what are we really searching for?
By Jamie Fisher
A Bollywood-Themed Cook-Along
By Hannah Goldfield
The Voice That Gets Lost Online
By Alexandra Schwartz
Blaming the Wind for the Mess in Texas Is Painfully Absurd
By Bill McKibben
Bad Dog
By Anna Heyward
Politics, Protests, and Pandemics
By Adam Gopnik
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
Naomi Osaka’s Win Was a Passing of the Torch
Osaka’s confidence in an Australian Open match was reminiscent of her idol and rival Serena Williams.
By Louisa Thomas
A Survival Center Tries to Survive the Pandemic
As the coronavirus ravages Kentucky, those who’ve helped others for decades are themselves hurting.
By Oliver Whang
What Are Magazines Good For?
The story of America can be told through the story of its periodicals.
By Nathan Heller
The Enormous Risk of Atmospheric Hacking
Solar geoengineering is a break-the-glass response to the climate crisis.
By Bill McKibben
Living in New York’s Unloved Neighborhood
A nameless area of Manhattan resembles the nineteen-seventies city romanticized in film.
By Rivka Galchen
When Climate Change and Xenophobia Collide
Migrants in the Bahamas were told that they could seek shelter, but more than a thousand were deported.
By Cristina Baussan, Letícia Duarte, Ottavia Spaggiari, and Sarah Stillman
The Unspoken History of a Filmmaker’s Family
In interviewing her relatives for a fictional film about assimilation, Carol Nguyen unlocked a surprising level of openness.
By Crispin Long
Film by Carol Nguyen
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
Atul Gawande on the heartland’s war against COVID, Stephanie Burt on Stan Lee, Doreen St. Félix on “The Real Housewives,” and more.
Humor
Every Prime-Time Special About a Female Celebrity from the Two-Thousands
America wants, needs, and, above all, deserves to know—are you a virgin, or what’s going on down there?
By Hallie Cantor and Rebecca Caplan
Dating Material: Essay Prompts for When You Think You’re Ready to Date Again
How have you changed since your last relationship?
By Olivia de Recat and Julia Edelman
Ted Cruz Heroically Investigates Whether Mexico Stole Heat and Sun from Texas
The senator said that he undertook the mission because he cares about the suffering of his fellow-Texans.
By Andy Borowitz
Black-History Facts You Think Might Be True
Because your school never taught Black history, you wouldn’t be able to say that these statements aren’t true.
By Ronald Metellus, Meghana Indurti, and Skyler Higley
Trump, Unmuted
Is the former President destined to communicate with his base by cross-stitching samplers?
By Emily Flake
Fiction & Poetry
“Casting Shadows”
“Without saying a word to each other we know that, if we chose to, we could venture into something reckless.”
By Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri on Missing Rome
The author discusses “Casting Shadows,” her story from this week’s issue of the magazine.
By Cressida Leyshon