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The Rural Alaskan Towns Leading the Country in Vaccine Distribution

In Native communities where tribal health organizations are in charge of administering the vaccine, herd immunity is on the horizon.

“Judas and the Black Messiah” and the Klan Act

A new movie and a lawsuit filed by the N.A.A.C.P. highlight historic disparities in the official response to radical groups.

The Sound and the Fury of Andrew Cuomo

Assemblyman Ron Kim was bathing his children when he got an unexpected call from the governor.

David Lynch’s Industrious Pandemic

Checking in with the director as he turns seventy-five.

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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

Sunday Reading: Songs of Protest

From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about musicians who have used their voices and instruments for political purposes.

Naomi Osaka, the Most Thrilling Athlete of Her Generation, Wins the Australian Open

Osaka wasn’t quite in top form against the American Jennifer Brady, but she was dominant anyway—again.

Citizens and Myanmar’s Junta Face Off Across Front Lines

Innovative grassroots resistance is growing despite mounting regime intimidation.

How Rush Limbaugh Invented Donald Trump

Limbaugh finished his career less as a leader of the Republican Party than as simply another Trump follower.

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?

A Bollywood-Themed Cook-Along

Viewers of Sri Rao’s biweekly interactive performance make Mumbai Mules and chicken curry while watching the show.

Bad Dog

To love another animal is to remind ourselves of how strange, complex, and irresponsible our behavior can be.

A Cryptic Puzzle

Fashionable hair style, by end of Mardi Gras, is slack (8).

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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.

February 15 & 22, 2021
Outline of Eustace Tilley with scenes of New York City
“Eustace Tilley at Ninety-six,” by Sergio García Sánchez.

Humor

Airbnb Reviews Decoded

Review: Their bed has the fluffiest pillows we’ve ever slept on. Decoded: Too fluffy. We had severe neck pain after just one night’s sleep.

Happy Fortieth Birthday from Botox!

What are nasolabial lines, you ask? Oh, you didn’t know that was something you needed to worry about?

Cruz Heroically Investigates Mexico

The senator made a top-secret trip to find out whether Mexico illegally stole heat and sunshine from Texas.

Ted Cruz Packs His Bags

The disgraced spring breaker slinks home.

These Aren’t Sweatpants—They’re Joggers

I am certain that I am wearing joggers because my joggers are this pretty heather-gray color.

Trump, Unmuted

Is the former President destined to communicate with his base by cross-stitching samplers?

Fiction & Poetry

“Casting Shadows”

“Without saying a word to each other we know that, if we chose to, we could venture into something reckless.”

“Turner”

“It isn’t always beautiful, / the voice, the time, the foggy scene.”

Jhumpa Lahiri on Missing Rome

The author discusses “Casting Shadows,” her story from this week’s issue of the magazine.

“The Gift”

“He has been waiting seventeen years to open it / and is impatient.”