The New Yorker
Close to the Bone
Nearly two decades ago, Christian Wiman was diagnosed with a rare cancer and told he probably had about five years to live. Casey Cep profiles the poet, whose new book, “Zero at the Bone,” makes the case against despair.
The Lede
Reporting and analysis on the affairs of the day.
Why Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Have a Prayer in Iowa
The Florida governor has won the backing of the state’s political establishment—and Iowans skeptical of Trump. So what went wrong?
The Lessons of Pandemic Inflation
As the inflation rate continues to fall, a new White House study emphasizes the central role that supply-chain disruptions have played in the economy.
The Revealing Spectacle of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance”
Beyoncé’s nearly three-hour-long concert film captures a grandiose affair, but it also has its own lofty aspirations.
Donald Trump’s Latino Campaign Begins
Democrats fear that Univision has turned to the right, but the network may be the least of their problems.
A Ruinous War and Peacemaking in Gaza
Ceasefires usually don’t end wars, but truces can reveal much about the combatants.
Jesse Itzler’s Secrets of Success
An upstart motivational speaker wants to reform his profession—while also rising to the top.
2023 in Review
The Year in Reading
New Yorker writers on favorite books from past years that they discovered in 2023.
The Best Movies
The superhero-industrial complex is tottering, and there’s major creative energy behind the scenes, in the realm of production.
The Best Podcasts
With stellar shows about clothing, class politics, pop stars, and urban infrastructure, the year had something for everybody.
The Best Jokes
A Spice Girl fighting the class war, Kendall Roy making a last stand, and more of the year’s comic relief.
Dolly Parton Has Always Been Rock and Roll
The singer-songwriter discusses her new album, in which she plants her feet among the ambitious and experimental women in rock music.
Dept. of Hoopla
A festival of laughs.
What Piped-In Christmas Music Sounds Like to Me, a Jew
“Frosty blah-blah-blah! Had a funny, bunny toe.”
Jefferson Davis and Donald Trump
After the Civil War, the President of the Confederacy was supposed to be tried for treason. What happened when the U.S. failed to prosecute an insurrectionist ex-President may have fresh relevance.
The Critics
What Happens When the Art Monster Is a Woman?
In a new book, Lauren Elkin explores the radical legacy of nineteen-seventies feminist art.
“The Sweet East” Plays Fast and Loose with the Politics of Hatred
Sean Price Williams’s accomplished and distinctive new film, centered on a teen-ager on the run, makes a neo-Nazi character its clearest spokesperson.
Maybe We Already Have Runaway Machines
A new book argues that the invention of states and corporations has something to teach us about A.I. But perhaps it’s the other way around.
Grand Appetites and “Poor Things”
In Yorgos Lanthimos’s film, Emma Stone plays a young woman who was created by a scientist, and is forever tasting the world as if it were freshly made.
What Does California Sound Like?
A dazzling array of new music at the California Festival, spearheaded by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Frederick Wiseman in Paradise
At ninety-three, the filmmaker has just released a new documentary about a French restaurant. In his work, institutions develop a soul, even an unconscious.
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“Swimming Through”
In Samantha Sanders’s documentary short, a group of women find pandemic solace—even euphoria—in a frigid daily ritual.
Columbia Suspended Pro-Palestine Student Groups. The Faculty Revolted
Like other universities, the school has cracked down on student activism, citing fears of antisemitism. Some professors think it’s gone too far.
Ideas
What the Doomsayers Get Wrong About Deepfakes
Experts have warned that realistic A.I.-generated videos could wreak havoc. The reality is troubling in a different way.
America’s Anti-Democratic Democracy
Partisan redistricting tactics aren’t merely flaws in the system—they are the system.
What We Learn from the Lives of Critics
They didn’t mean to become critics; they probably hoped to be better known for that novel. But, when something cuts them to the quick, they need you to know.
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