The Magazine
World Changers
December 18 & 25, 2017
Reporting
Annals of Technology
China’s Selfie Obsession
Meitu’s apps are changing what it means to be beautiful in the most populous country on earth.
Onward and Upward with the Arts
How Coach K Guides Atlanta’s Hip-Hop Stars
With rappers like Migos and Lil Yachty, the impresario known as Coach K wants to both build a company and build up the city.
A Reporter at Large
Ophelia Dahl’s National Health Service
Partners in Health wants to rebuild entire countries’ medical systems, and bring health care to some of the poorest people on earth.
Profiles
Jim Simons, the Numbers King
Algorithms made him a Wall Street billionaire. His new research center helps scientists mine data for the common good.
Letter from Tallinn
Estonia, the Digital Republic
Its government is virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure. Has this tiny post-Soviet nation found the way of the future?
Showcase
Micro-Revolutions
The Critics
Books
In Defense of Adulterers
Esther Perel’s new book argues for a more compassionate understanding of our unruly desires.
Pop Music
Miguel’s Breezy R. & B. Confronts Our Troubled Era
When so many artists have grown outspoken, the ones who seem carefree stand out.
Books
Briefly Noted
“Lenin,” “The Second Coming of the KKK,” “Future Home of the Living God,” and “Shadowless.”
The Current Cinema
Steven Spielberg’s Ode to Journalism in “The Post”
Starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep as Ben Bradlee and Katharine Graham, this drama about the Washington Post is squarely aimed at our current moment.
The Talk of the Town
The Musical Life
Why They Call Joe Henry “The Undertaker”
On the occasion of his new album, the singer-songwriter looks back on his encounters with Solomon Burke, Joan Baez, Jeffrey Dahmer, and his sister-in-law Madonna.
Ink
Susan Owens Toasts the Ghosts of Christmases Past
A believing crowd gathers at St. Bartholomew the Great, one of London’s oldest churches, for spooky stories and a launch of “The Ghost.”
Lip-Synch Dept.
Iestyn Davies Channels a Consummate Castrato
The countertenor and co-star, with Mark Rylance, of “Farinelli and the King,” heads uptown to the Hispanic Society for royal inspiration.
On and Off the Avenue
The Age of UNTUCKit
The Slob vs. Snob debate over wearing one’s shirttails flapping.
Comment
Donald Trump, Roy Moore, and the Degradation of the G.O.P.
In less than a year, the President, with help from the Alabama Senate candidate, has so damaged the Party that it may never recover.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs
I’m a Proud Nuclear-Missile Owner
Cartoons
1/21
“Let’s work really hard today—your parents are eager for deliverables.”
Fiction
Fiction
The Lazy River
“We are on vacation, from life and from struggle both. We are ‘going with the flow.’ ”
Goings On About Town
Dance
A Musical Tribute to the Victims of the Khmer Rouge
“Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia” remembers the killing fields and the culture of the country through film, music, movement, and poetry.
Bar Tab
Nightly Intellectual Enticements at Caveat
At this bar-cum-edutainment space, a “Pregame Your Brain” happy hour offers the chance to learn about subjects like famous female scientists.
The Theatre
The Inspired Nonsense of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” Musical
An all-star roster of artists—including John Legend and Cyndi Lauper—supplied original songs for this new Broadway extravaganza, set in Bikini Bottom.
Goings On About Town
A Holiday Tradition Fit for a Zoo
The American Museum of Natural History has revealed its tree, annually decorated with an origami menagerie.
Night Life
Cam’ron the Diplomat Returns
The cult Harlem rapper behind “Horse & Carriage” and “Hey Ma” graces Irving Plaza for a flashy comeback tour.
Tables for Two
At Tsion Café, a Lifetime of Wanderings
The Harlem restaurant is at its most interesting when different cultures that the owner has experienced—Ethiopian, Middle Eastern—come together in her excellent dishes.
The Mail
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Letter from Biden’s Washington
King Donald’s Day at the Supreme Court
A political hit job? A military coup? Trump’s lawyer tests the boundaries of a truly imperial Presidency.
“Why is there a customer-service associate standing by to assist us?”
Cartoon by Michael Maslin
“Why is there a customer-service associate standing by to assist us?”
A New Yorker Cartoon
Cartoon by Roz Chast
A New Yorker Cartoon
“I need, like, a million little sticks.”
Cartoon by Tyson Cole
“I need, like, a million little sticks.”
A New Yorker Cartoon
“Rob, this is not the time to show off your chin-ups.”••
Cartoon by Joe Dator
“Rob, this is not the time to show off your chin-ups.”••
A New Yorker Cartoon
News Desk
What Harvey Weinstein’s Overturned Conviction Means for Donald Trump’s Trial
The legal issue behind Weinstein’s successful appeal is also at the heart of the former President’s hush-money case.
Daily Comment
The Biden Administration’s Plan to Make American Homes More Efficient
New building codes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development are the latest addition to a long list of Earth Week environmental wins for the White House.
The New Yorker Food Scene Newsletter
Plus: why you can’t get a table; a Martini tour of New York City; and more from the Food Issue.
The New Yorker News & Politics newsletter
Plus: Joseph Stiglitz and the meaning of freedom; inside the student protests at Columbia and Yale; and scenes from the Trump trial.
Daily Comment
How Columbia’s Campus Was Torn Apart Over Gaza
The university asked the N.Y.P.D. to arrest pro-Palestine student protesters. Was it a necessary step to protect Jewish students, or a dangerous encroachment on academic freedom?
Letter from the Southwest
What George Kelly’s Mistrial Says About How We See the Border
The Arizona rancher was accused of killing a migrant. A tragedy, and a possible murder, quickly became a political cause.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 25th
“I didn’t expect today to be Taylor Swift word cloudy.”
“I didn’t expect today to be Taylor Swift word cloudy.”
Cartoon by Ed Himelblau
Shouts & Murmurs
Writers, Writers, Everywhere
The protagonist in every movie I’ve seen this month has been a struggling writer of some sort.
Humor
Humor & Cartoons
Annals of Gastronomy
Mastering the Art of Making a Cookbook
Working with Julia Child and a host of author-chefs, the editor Judith Jones transformed American kitchens.