Eren Orbey
Eren Orbey is a contributing writer at The New Yorker. His subjects have included the author Joyce Maynard, the computer scientist David Malan, the Iowa caucuses, restorative justice, contemporary photography, and gymnastics. He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Will the Race Against Trump End in New Hampshire?
Nikki Haley’s performance in the state’s Republican primary on Tuesday is the only thing standing in the way of a Biden-Trump rematch.
Piecing Together My Father’s Murder
I was too young to remember what happened to my dad, and no one explained it to me. So I tried to assemble the story myself.
The Anguished Fallout from a Pro-Palestinian Letter at Harvard
Students issued a statement blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks. Then a doxing campaign tested the courage of their conviction.
A Photographer’s Frank, Tender Portrait of Her Parents’ Final Year
When the pandemic came, Becky Wilkes moved her enfeebled mom and dad into her own home. Her series “Till Death Do Us Part” documents that time.
A Trailblazer of Trauma Studies Asks What Victims Really Want
Judith Herman’s seminal book “Trauma and Recovery” created a template for her field. Three decades later, she’s published a follow-up to explain how survivors’ needs are still misunderstood.
Oliver Sacks Gets an Opera
The composer Tobias Picker was a friend of the late neurologist, and now he’s turned the doctor’s “Awakenings” into an opera, with a double meaning.
A Peloton Superstar’s Self-Reinvention
Robin Arzón considered herself “allergic to exercise” until a traumatic event during her college years set her on a new course. When she works out, she says, “the catharsis that’s happening is very real.”
“I Owe Turkey, Because I Was a Refugee”: A Young Syrian on the Earthquake’s Devastation
A first-person account from Serbest Salih, a twenty-eight-year-old photographer in a border city.
A Turkish Photographer’s Tribute to the Girls of Quranic Schools
In the book “Hafiz,” Sabiha Çimen depicts young Muslims forming their own “playground of the imagination.”
An Anti-Abortion Activist’s Quest to End the Rape Exception
For Rebecca Kiessling, helping mothers who’ve conceived children through sexual assault is part of a strategy for curtailing reproductive rights.
A Son and His Mothers Reimagine “Suspiria”
With his series “The Mother of Sighs,” the queer photographer Robert Hickerson shows his parents that horror can be as freeing as it is obscene.
How the Pandemic Remade the SAT
COVID-19 forced an experiment in test-optional college admissions. Can the College Board’s new digital exam meet the moment?
A Syrian Photographer’s Gift to Refugee Children
After fleeing his native country for Turkey, Serbest Salih created a mobile darkroom and went on the road teaching kids to make pictures.
Nathan Chen Is Waiting for His Silver Medal
The Olympic figure-skating champion on competing at the Beijing Games amid a doping scandal, and why Team U.S.A. members returned home with empty boxes.
A Daughter’s Quest to Free Her Father’s Killer
Katie Kitchen wanted to live up to her progressive ideals. Her own family tragedy presented a chance.
What a Group of Young Migrant Men Want the Camera to See
Felipe Romero Beltrán’s series shows North African youths at an internment facility as they laze, play, and perform for his lens.
Simone Biles Takes the Bronze
The gymnast said that her return to Olympic competition on Tuesday was something she did for herself.
Sunisa Lee’s Stunning Olympic Victory
Without Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics seemed likely to end its gold-medal streak in the all-around competition. Instead, a new champion had her moment.
The Radical Courage of Simone Biles’s Exit from the Team U.S.A. Olympic Finals
Biles’s decision not to compete on Tuesday is, to many spectators, a heartbreak. It is also a welcome example of an athlete setting her own limits.
Aly Raisman Still Wants Answers
The two-time Olympic gymnast discusses the sport’s recent reckonings—and all the work that’s left to be done.
Will the Race Against Trump End in New Hampshire?
Nikki Haley’s performance in the state’s Republican primary on Tuesday is the only thing standing in the way of a Biden-Trump rematch.
Piecing Together My Father’s Murder
I was too young to remember what happened to my dad, and no one explained it to me. So I tried to assemble the story myself.
The Anguished Fallout from a Pro-Palestinian Letter at Harvard
Students issued a statement blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks. Then a doxing campaign tested the courage of their conviction.
A Photographer’s Frank, Tender Portrait of Her Parents’ Final Year
When the pandemic came, Becky Wilkes moved her enfeebled mom and dad into her own home. Her series “Till Death Do Us Part” documents that time.
A Trailblazer of Trauma Studies Asks What Victims Really Want
Judith Herman’s seminal book “Trauma and Recovery” created a template for her field. Three decades later, she’s published a follow-up to explain how survivors’ needs are still misunderstood.
Oliver Sacks Gets an Opera
The composer Tobias Picker was a friend of the late neurologist, and now he’s turned the doctor’s “Awakenings” into an opera, with a double meaning.
A Peloton Superstar’s Self-Reinvention
Robin Arzón considered herself “allergic to exercise” until a traumatic event during her college years set her on a new course. When she works out, she says, “the catharsis that’s happening is very real.”
“I Owe Turkey, Because I Was a Refugee”: A Young Syrian on the Earthquake’s Devastation
A first-person account from Serbest Salih, a twenty-eight-year-old photographer in a border city.
A Turkish Photographer’s Tribute to the Girls of Quranic Schools
In the book “Hafiz,” Sabiha Çimen depicts young Muslims forming their own “playground of the imagination.”
An Anti-Abortion Activist’s Quest to End the Rape Exception
For Rebecca Kiessling, helping mothers who’ve conceived children through sexual assault is part of a strategy for curtailing reproductive rights.
A Son and His Mothers Reimagine “Suspiria”
With his series “The Mother of Sighs,” the queer photographer Robert Hickerson shows his parents that horror can be as freeing as it is obscene.
How the Pandemic Remade the SAT
COVID-19 forced an experiment in test-optional college admissions. Can the College Board’s new digital exam meet the moment?
A Syrian Photographer’s Gift to Refugee Children
After fleeing his native country for Turkey, Serbest Salih created a mobile darkroom and went on the road teaching kids to make pictures.
Nathan Chen Is Waiting for His Silver Medal
The Olympic figure-skating champion on competing at the Beijing Games amid a doping scandal, and why Team U.S.A. members returned home with empty boxes.
A Daughter’s Quest to Free Her Father’s Killer
Katie Kitchen wanted to live up to her progressive ideals. Her own family tragedy presented a chance.
What a Group of Young Migrant Men Want the Camera to See
Felipe Romero Beltrán’s series shows North African youths at an internment facility as they laze, play, and perform for his lens.
Simone Biles Takes the Bronze
The gymnast said that her return to Olympic competition on Tuesday was something she did for herself.
Sunisa Lee’s Stunning Olympic Victory
Without Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics seemed likely to end its gold-medal streak in the all-around competition. Instead, a new champion had her moment.
The Radical Courage of Simone Biles’s Exit from the Team U.S.A. Olympic Finals
Biles’s decision not to compete on Tuesday is, to many spectators, a heartbreak. It is also a welcome example of an athlete setting her own limits.
Aly Raisman Still Wants Answers
The two-time Olympic gymnast discusses the sport’s recent reckonings—and all the work that’s left to be done.