Maira Kalman is an author and illustrator of more than thirty books for adults and children. Her newest book is “American Utopia,” a collaboration with David Byrne.
News
A New Rallying Cry for the Irony-Poisoned Right
It took less than twenty-four hours after Trump’s reëlection for young men to take up a slogan that could define the coming era of gendered regression: “Your body, my choice.”
By Jia Tolentino
Puzzles & Games Dept.
The Crossword: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
A beginner-friendly puzzle.
By Robyn Weintraub
Culture
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is a Shattering Epic of Reproach
In Mohammad Rasoulof’s searing film, contemporary social unrest threatens to tear an Iranian family apart.
By Justin Chang
News
Donald Trump’s Revenge
The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before.
By Susan B. Glasser
Magazine
What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist?
Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.
By Timothy Snyder
Magazine
The Long Way Home After a Cancelled Flight
Had I proposed earlier that we invite someone stranded to come with us to New York, Hugh would have said no. But now there was really no way for him to back out.
By David Sedaris
Books
The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far
Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads. Check back every Wednesday for new fiction and nonfiction recommendations.
By The New Yorker
Magazine
The Fundamental Problem with R.F.K., Jr.,’s Nomination to H.H.S.
Kennedy has many bad ideas. Yet the irony of our political moment is that his more reasonable positions are the ones that could sink his candidacy.
By Dhruv Khullar
News
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
By Ronan Farrow
Books
A Portrait of the Artist as an Amazon Reviewer
Between 2003 and 2019, Kevin Killian published almost twenty-four hundred reviews on the site. Can they be considered literature?
By Oscar Schwartz
Culture
Conner O’Malley Is the Bard of the Manosphere
The comedian’s absurd, poignant work captures the lives of the kind of frustrated young men who helped Donald Trump win the election.
By Naomi Fry
Magazine
The Americans Prepping for a Second Civil War
Many now believe that the U.S. could descend into political violence. Some are joining survivalist communities, canning food—and buying guns.
By Charles Bethea