2017 In Review
New Yorker writers and editors look back at culture, politics, and the stories that shaped 2017.
The Year of Love Jihad in India
By Rahul Bhatia
Our Year in Poems
Poetry from the magazine in 2017, including pieces by Frank Bidart, Tracy K. Smith, Chana Bloch, John Ashbery, and more.
By Hannah Aizenman
The Year Russian L.G.B.T. Persecution Defied Belief
By Masha Gessen
The Best New Yorker Visual and Interactive Stories of 2017
By Monica Racic
The Women Who Shaped the Art World in 2017
By Andrea K. Scott
Butt-Scratching Caterpillars, Whispering Whales, and Eight Other Sounds That Defined 2017
Listening back on a noisy year.
By Alan Burdick
Our Favorite Restaurants of 2017
By The New Yorker
The Best Video Games of 2017
In a tumultuous, exhausting year, these ten titles gave us a glimpse of the spirit-enriching role that games can play in our lives.
By Simon Parkin