2019 in Review
New Yorker writers and editors look back at the culture, politics, and stories that shaped 2019.
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I Love Top Ten Lists
Here are more than ten shows that I happened to like and remember on the day that I wrote this list.
December 4, 2019
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The Best Movies of 2019
My list is different this year, because this year in movies is different, in ways that are likely to become the new normal for movie viewing.
December 4, 2019
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The Year in Stupidity
If we are forced to suffer fools, we can at least have some laffs in the process.
December 13, 2019
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Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019
An investigation into the effects of surveillance capitalism, a sensitive celebrity memoir, an ode to A Tribe Called Quest, and more.
December 18, 2019
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Seven Turning Points from the Year in Sports
There were a number of turning points in the sports world in 2019. Some were smoothed into the flow of seasons; others involved the purposeful bending of the normal course of events.
December 18, 2019
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Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons of 2019
In the future, or the Dark Ages, as they will be known, lists like this one will be the only way in which you can get information on how many likes things got.
December 18, 2019
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The Best Video Games of 2019
For those who think games have the capacity to take us to novel, joyous, or illuminating places, here are eleven that, this year, seemed to light a way forward.
December 17, 2019
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The Top Twenty-Five New Yorker Stories of 2019
The pieces that drove the most subscriptions this year are useful for understanding what our audience values most—not just what readers are willing to pay for but what sparks a lasting relationship with them.
December 17, 2019
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Not-to-Be-Missed Shouts of 2019
We laughed about CBD, healing crystals, gardening, self-care, overnight oats, running, and engagement photo sessions, not to mention your one cousin who won’t stop posting on Instagram about all of the above.
December 16, 2019
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The Best New Yorker Photography of 2019
From ice stupas to Iggy Pop, a selection of the best photos commissioned by the magazine this year.
December 15, 2019
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Notable Performances of 2019 and of the Decade
It has been a chaotically great decade for new music.
December 14, 2019
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Ten Great Performances from 2019
Amid an avalanche of amusements, these performances broke through. They were real, unexpected, and alive.
December 12, 2019
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The Best Television of 2019
From Best Dressed to Most Likely to Succeed, the superlative TV series, sketches, personalities, and video art—and notable runners-up—of the past year.
December 10, 2019
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The Best Cookbooks of 2019
This year, cookbook publishers seem to be saying, the hungry reader wants to be presented with history, memory, clarity, simplicity.
December 9, 2019
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Holiday Gift Guide: How to Channel Your Inner Maximalist
Some favorite items to help you—or your loved ones—indulge in willful, kooky glamour.
December 6, 2019
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The Best Jokes of 2019
From the hilarity of Arturo Castro to a high-vaudeville exchange between Rudy Giuliani and Chris Cuomo, here’s a list of the best jokes, gags, sketches, and self-owns of the past year.
December 4, 2019
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The Best Music of 2019 and the Best Music of the Decade
Refining or perfecting an old tradition is a lovely and useful impulse, but, this decade, I found that I mostly wanted to be startled.
December 3, 2019
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The Best Books of 2019
This year’s books may be slippery to categorize, but the state of them is strong.
December 2, 2019
