The New Yorker

August 27, 2025

There Will Be a Next School Shooting

From the daily newsletter: the violence in Minnesota, and the politicians who have chosen this path.

The New Yorker

August 27, 2025

André Holland on Stories of Community

The “Love, Brooklyn” and “Moonlight” actor recommends some of his favorites.

The New Yorker

August 27, 2025

Racing Mount Pleasant Makes Quiet Emotions Sound Grand

On its self-titled album, the Michigan band uses orchestral arrangements to get the most out of every song.

The New Yorker

August 27, 2025

The Crossword: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Tidbits for aardvarks: four letters.

The New Yorker

August 27, 2025

The Lessons of a Glacier’s Collapse

In May, an unprecedented landslide destroyed an Alpine village. Scientists are studying the role of climate change, and residents are trying...

The New Yorker

August 27, 2025

How to Survive Your Song Going Viral on TikTok

The band Cafuné had a social-media megahit in 2022 with the endlessly remixed “Tek It.” Now they want to make music that’s less online.

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

The Enormous Stakes of Trump’s Effort to Fire the Fed Governor Lisa Cook

The President’s authoritarian power grabs are undermining the institutional foundations of the American economy.

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

How Former Biden Officials Defend Their Gaza Policy

The former President’s support for Israel abetted a humanitarian catastrophe. But Jacob Lew, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the country, s...

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

How Long Will Trump Be Able to Deny Reality with His Energy Policy?

The Administration’s irrational dislike of solar and wind energy imperils both the environment and the economy.

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

“Eden” Is a Desert-Island Thriller That Despoils Itself

In Ron Howard’s historical potboiler, an off-the-grid social experiment veers clumsily—but sometimes compellingly—into “Lord of the Flies” t...

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

Green Eggs and Sun

How the Trump Administration’s irrational dislike of solar and wind energy imperils both the environment and the economy.

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

“Eden” Is a Messy Survival Thriller with Nietzschean Appeal

In Ron Howard’s historical potboiler, an off-the-grid social experiment veers clumsily—but sometimes compellingly—into “Lord of the Flies” t...

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

When the Man Tried to Sell Minimalism to the Counterculture

Columbia Records saw Terry Riley’s “In C,” now rereleased for his ninetieth birthday, as a perfect anthem for the psychedelic Zeitgeist, but...

The New Yorker

August 26, 2025

When It’s Acceptable to Be on Speakerphone in Public

Your daughter is in the middle of a bitter divorce, and she has no one to turn to but you and the strangers in your elevator.

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

The Endless August Recess

Members of Congress went back to their districts for the summer, and they discovered that being at home is just as hard as being in Washingt...

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

A.I. Is Coming for Culture

We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the hu...

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

How a Billionaire Owner Brought Turmoil and Trouble to Sotheby’s

Patrick Drahi made a fortune through debt-fuelled telecommunications companies. Now he’s bringing his methods to the art market.

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

Patricia Lockwood Goes Viral

The writer’s new novel, “Will There Ever Be Another You,” is a singular account of losing her mind, body, and art to COVID—and of trying to...

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

A24’s Empire of Auteurs

The studio is brilliant at selling small, provocative films. Now it wants to sell blockbusters, too.

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off”

The show captures disastrous custard-making, quintessentially British faux-modesty, and the blistering hubris of bakers—including me.

The New Yorker

August 25, 2025

Critical Distance

Richard Renaldi’s large-format portraits capture the New Yorker writers who hold the culture to account.