News & Culture
The Rigorous Empathy of “Oprah with Meghan and Harry”
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Royal Family exit interview, an instantly iconic pop-culture artifact, could not have been without Oprah.
By Doreen St. Félix
The Rise of Made-in-China Diplomacy
While political leaders trade threats, the pandemic has made Americans even more reliant on China’s manufacturers.
By Peter Hessler
What Meghan and Harry’s Oprah Interview Clarifies
Why did we ever find all of this so amusing?
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
Coronavirus Variants and the End of the Pandemic
The virus is mutating—but we can still beat it, one vaccination at a time.
By Dhruv Khullar
When Investment Firms Acquire Trailer Parks
By Sheelah Kolhatkar
What Is Happening to the Republicans?
By Jelani Cobb
Pope Francis Calls on the Grand Ayatollah
By Robin Wright
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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
Documenting Wuhan in the Early Pandemic Days
Nanfu Wang’s “In the Same Breath” shows how government lies can ruin the lives of ordinary people.
By Han Zhang
Queen Latifah Obliterates Trumps n’ Musks in “The Equalizer”
The CBS crime procedural is a gimme for an audience who’d die to have this therapeutic queen dismantle racial capitalism in one fell girl-boss swoop.
By Doreen St. Félix
Chronicling the Fallout from the Iraq War
Peter van Agtmael’s new book contrasts the unnatural reality of the war abroad with how it is sanitized at home.
By Luke Mogelson
The Best Performances of the Century So Far
They share a feeling of invention and discovery, and reflect broader transformations in the art itself.
By Richard Brody
Spike Lee Sees the Parallels
A conversation with the director about “Da 5 Bloods,” racial uprisings, and catching hell.
By Vinson Cunningham
A Plan That All Americans Can Embrace
Biden’s proposal for a Civilian Climate Corps draws on a New Deal program that created jobs and united the country.
By Jim Lardner
Black and White
“There was a parade of cheap TV sets that made their way through my home when I was a kid.”
By Fred Noland
A Challenging Puzzle
2017 Bong Joon-ho film whose title character is a G.M.O.: four letters.
By Natan Last
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
Jelani Cobb on where the G.O.P. is headed, Dana Goodyear on Malibu’s mystery shootings, Peter Hessler on China’s pandemic profits, and more.
Humor
Macmuffin: A Tragedy
“The drippings from this meat hath stained my white bun / And no cleanser, nay Biz nor Fab, shall draw it out.”
By Jay Martel
Places Beyond Boredom
Are you “Gumby”-reruns bored or meet-my-spirit-animal bored?
By Clare Twohy and Mike Twohy
McCarthy Blasts Failure to Address Dr. Seuss Crisis
He criticized the COVID-relief bill for focussing on “left-wing pet projects, like helping people pay for food.”
By Andy Borowitz
Balto’s Sinister Plot to Save Americans
“I heard that Balto is actually Bill Gates in a dog costume. That’s all you need to know about that.”
By Jiji Lee
Wooing Your Ex’s Parents
He had the right to end things, but neither of you can dictate the other’s ties to people from your years together.
By Liana Finck
Fiction & Poetry
“The Shape of a Teardrop”
“What I really wanted to sue them for was giving birth to me in the first place.”
By T. Coraghessan Boyle
“Remembering a City and a Sickness”
“Where do they, / did they, / go, / the zapped rats, I mean.”
By Christian Wiman
T. Coraghessan Boyle on the Limits of Parental Love
The author discusses “The Shape of a Teardrop,” his story from this week’s issue.
By Deborah Treisman