The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

“Bird Song”

“A bird sings and I don’t know its name.”

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

Before Kimmel, the Smothers Brothers Ate It

President Nixon got the brothers’ variety show cancelled after they wouldn’t let up on Vietnam. In the wake of the new late-night wars, Dick...

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

Tonatiuh Refashions Old Hollywood

The “Promised Land” actor goes window shopping as he stars in his first big movie role, opposite Jennifer Lopez, in “Kiss of the Spider Woma...

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

Donald Trump’s Big Pharma Showdown Ends with a Whimper

Wall Street is celebrating the White House’s deal with Pfizer on drug prices. Patients shouldn’t be.

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

These Black Boots Are Different from Those Black Boots

These have an almond toe. Those have a rounded toe. These have a Vibram sole. Those have a leather sole. These are suède. Those are waterpro...

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

Andrew Yang Goes Off the Grid

The former Presidential candidate, once endorsed by Elon Musk, has been hosting phone-free parties. But can his guests actually stop looking...

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

A Season of Rage at the Philharmonic and the Met

Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano’s blistering First Symphony, and Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of “Kaval...

The New Yorker

October 6, 2025

The Violent, Hilarious Return of “Hothead Paisan”

Diane DiMassa’s “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was a star of underground comics in the nineties, but her “rage therapy” has lost none of its...

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

Do We Still Like Taylor Swift When She’s Happy?

The weak lyricism in the Travis Kelce-inspired songs on “The Life of a Showgirl” has led to some of the most virulent and sexist anti-Swift...

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

Brandon Taylor on the Quandary of Black Art

The author discusses his latest novel, “Minor Black Figures,” and the discourse around racial subjectivity.

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

The Hague on Trial

The chief prosecutor has obtained warrants against Israeli leaders for war crimes—but faces allegations of sexual misconduct.

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the “War from Within”

Peace abroad and war at home? It’s an unusual note to strike in an electoral democracy.

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

Rebecca Mead on Mary Ellen Mark’s Photo from the Puerto Rican Day Parade

The longtime contributor sought out New Yorkers who were defiantly original.

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

Catherine Lacey Reads “Coconut Flan”

The author reads her story from the October 13, 2025, issue of the magazine.

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

The Old-School Spanish Restaurant Gets the Respect It Deserves

Bartolo asks something of you, in the way that a good Spanish dining room does.

The New Yorker

October 5, 2025

The Fight for the Future of Women’s Basketball

The W.N.B.A. star Napheesa Collier’s blistering critique of the league has brought it to a turning point.

The New Yorker

October 4, 2025

At the Edge of Peace

As a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas takes shape, the long shadow of the war in Gaza gives way to a flicker of hope.

The New Yorker

October 4, 2025

What Happens to School Lunches in the MAHA Era?

R.F.K., Jr., promised healthier food for kids, but the Trump Administration is cutting programs that achieve this goal.

The New Yorker

October 4, 2025

Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”?

A new documentary explores how the show turned troubled individuals’ actions into a quasi-pornographic exhibit meant for an audience’s titil...

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

How Lionel Richie Mastered the Love Song

The artist discusses touring with Tina Turner, what he learned from Marvin Gaye, and the “most important note” to hit—in music and in life.

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

Why Does Taylor Swift Think She’s Cursed?

“The Life of a Showgirl,” the artist’s new album, is full of cringey sexual innuendo, millennial perfectionism, and an obsession with her ha...

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

How New Mexico Became a Sanctuary State for Health Care

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, the number of abortion clinics there has doubled. With strong protections for gender-affirming treatment,...

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

Can the Democrats Take Free Speech Back from the Right?

The opportunity is there, but the Party’s establishment would have to confront the issue that has prompted more recent censorship than any o...

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

Man Ray’s Deadpan Wit on Display at the Met

Also: an immersive “Phantom of the Opera” follow-up, the Rock in “The Smashing Machine,” Paris Opera Ballet, and more.

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

The Mini Crossword: Friday, October 3, 2025

Savory flavor: five letters.

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

The Complexities of Trans Gun Ownership

In the face of threats and harassment, some trans Americans are becoming gun owners—only to be targeted by the same movements that claim to...

The New Yorker

October 3, 2025

“After the Hunt” Is a Pleasurably Ludicrous House of Cards

In Luca Guadagnino’s film, Julia Roberts plays a Yale professor forced to choose sides when a student accuses a colleague of sexual assault.

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

What to See in the 2025 New York Film Festival’s Second Week

This year’s Revivals section spotlights a hidden classic by a major modern filmmaker whose new movie is equally great.

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

Donald Trump’s Shutdown Power Play

The President learned in 2019 how to undercut Congress in a funding fight, and he’s been making the same move ever since.

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another

With “One Battle After Another,” the beloved auteur is working outside his typical period-film framework. What is he trying to say about Ame...

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

The Unexpected Sweetness of Bill and Ted’s “Waiting for Godot”

The British buzz merchant Jamie Lloyd directs Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Samuel Beckett’s 1954 tragicomedy; plus, “All Right. Good Nigh...

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

My Cat Is Gen Z

She has only ever known a life with the internet.

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

The Mini Crossword: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Addison with the 2025 album “Addison”: three letters.

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

The Unexpected Sweetness of Bill and Ted’s “Waiting for Godot”

The British buzz merchant Jamie Lloyd directs Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Samuel Beckett’s 1954 tragicomedy; plus, “All Right. Good Nigh...

The New Yorker

October 2, 2025

The Unexpected Sweetness of Bill and Ted’s “Waiting for Godot”

The British buzz merchant Jamie Lloyd directs Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Samuel Beckett’s 1954 tragicomedy; plus, “All Right. Good Nigh...

The New Yorker

October 1, 2025

Exploring the Intricacies of Memory with Ada Limón

The former U.S. Poet Laureate, who has a new book out this week, recommends five texts that interrogate how we narrate the past.

The New Yorker

October 1, 2025

The Age of Enshittification

In a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a coinage that has become bleakly relevant, in Silicon Valley and beyond.