Contributors
Joshua Rothman
@joshuarothmanJoshua Rothman, the ideas editor of newyorker.com, has been a writer and an editor at the magazine since 2012.
All Work
- Annals of Inquiry
The Equality Conundrum
We all agree that inequality is bad. But what kind of equality is good?
January 6, 2020
- Profiles
How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real
Midway through his career, the inventor of “cyberspace” turned his attention to a strange new world: the present.
December 9, 2019
- Double Take
Sunday Reading: A Cultural Review of the Seventies
From The New Yorker’s archive, pieces about the art and culture that helped define the decade.
March 24, 2019
- Profiles
An Artist’s Archeology of the Mind
How Peter Sacks draws power from the hidden layers of his canvases.
March 18, 2019
- The Current
Mark Zuckerberg Announces Facebook’s Pivot to Privacy
After a scandalous year for the social-networking site, the move toward privacy seems designed to respond to a number of problems.
March 6th 2019, 7:15 P.M.
- Double Take
Sunday Reading: The Art of the Profile
From The New Yorker’s archive, twelve noteworthy profiles to mark the magazine‘s ninety-fourth anniversary.
February 17, 2019
- Double Take
Sunday Reading: The Birth of Tech
From The New Yorker’s archive, pieces from the early days of tech culture, when going online was a novelty.
January 27, 2019
- Cultural Comment
How to Escape Pseudo-Events in America: The Lessons of Covington
In an era defined by virality, is there any way to stop a non-story from becoming a real one?
January 25, 2019
- Dept. of First Principles
The Art of Decision-Making
Your life choices aren’t just about what you want to do; they’re about who you want to be.
January 14, 2019
- Double Take
Sunday Reading: Literary Inspiration
From The New Yorker’s archive, pieces in which authors pull back the curtain, revealing where their ideas come from and how they are transformed into art.
December 30, 2018
