A Global Anti-Right Backlash
After Brazil’s election, and ahead of the U.S. midterms, progressives and liberals around the world find cause to celebrate.
Race to the Bottom: Great Moments in the History of Leaders Talking About Asses
“Asses, asses, asses, asses.” So said Charles de Gaulle as he walked behind his troops through the streets of Paris after the Liberation, in 1945—except he said it in French.
The Best Books of 2026 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, October 28th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
The Middle-Aged Misanthropes of the Wisconsin Trilogy
Nate Lippens’s autobiographical series has earned a word-of-mouth following for its coruscating prose and frank view of Midwestern gay life.
Meghan O’Rourke Reads Max Ritvo
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Poem to My Litter,” by Max Ritvo, and her own poem “Sectioned.”
The State Officials Defending the Midterms from the President
Donald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide. Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way.
Can Democrats Win Back Labor?
Two years ago, Sherrod Brown, who built his career as an avatar of blue-collar frustration, lost his Senate seat in Ohio as working-class voters defected to Trump. Now he and his…
Alaska’s Senate Race Could Be Decided by Salmon
Mary Peltola, whose campaign could determine whether the Democrats retake Congress, mostly just wants to talk about fish.
“Queen at Sea” Confronts Old Age with Bitter Empathy
Lance Hammer’s new drama, starring Anna Calder-Marshall, Tom Courtenay, and Juliette Binoche, sharply observes the private agonies and public quandaries of dementia.
What I Would’ve Been Like If I Had Shopped at Abercrombie & Fitch Instead of Hot Topic in the Nineties
I would flirt by making eye contact and smiling instead of by staring off into the distance and scowling.
Shaken and Stirred by the Search for the Next James Bond
The question may be less who will inherit the mantle than who in his right mind would want to.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, October 27th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Letters from Our Readers
Readers respond to Nicholas Lemann’s report on California’s proposed wealth tax, Peter Hessler’s article about the Million Dollar Highway, Eyal Press’s piece about Justice…
The Great Schlep
Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are flying back to cast votes in what many describe as the most pivotal election in the country’s history.
The Political Upstarts That May Decide Israel’s Election
Frustrated with the polarization of the Netanyahu era, voters look for ways to create change.
The Gold Rush and the Making of Modern America
The best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick sees links between eighteen-fifties California and the current A.I. boom. What can the history of the action-packed gold rush actually…
How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms
In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance
A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the President’s support among Latinos.
Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist
Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election.
The Toxic Logic Behind the Shaming of Cornell’s Jane Doe
One of the biggest failures of the post-#MeToo moment is our collective inability to provide a confident, humane account of sex as a basic good.
The Death of a Young Haitian’s American Dream
Pierre Damas Bel was a twenty-year-old college student planning for his future. His family says that ICE monitoring made him lose hope.
The New Age of Reading
Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future…
Bill Irwin Is the O.G. Clown
Fresh from playing the Cyclops in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” the rubber-limbed actor chats about reviving and starring in Molière’s “The Imaginary Invalid” on Broadway.
Everyone Can Be Migos Now
The viral “Hotel Lobby” meme, which lets users inhabit the bodies of Quavo and Takeoff using A.I., resembles a kind of digital blackface, but also speaks to a technology that…
Wikipedia’s Pyrrhic Victory
The wonder of the online world was built by a community of eccentric volunteers. Can it survive the A.I. models it helped train?
Is the Military Low-T?
New data suggest that a quarter of American servicemen may have low testosterone. That doesn’t mean what Pete Hegseth thinks it does.
When God Is Another Addiction
A remarkable memoir recounts a writer’s struggles with alcoholism and religious faith—and the unsettling ways in which each has fed her longing for the other.
“An Unprecedented Case of Child Abuse”
In an L.A. criminal court, new details emerge about the mysterious couple who collected more than twenty babies through surrogacy.
We Can Never Understand Elizabeth Holmes, or Nathan Fielder
Unlike Fielder’s past work, “You Can See Everything” isn’t very funny. Instead, the documentary, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim, is a haunting exploration of the limits of other…
Lula’s Last Dance
Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.
How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning.
The Bari Weiss Effect on “60 Minutes”
CBS News’ editor-in-chief has pledged to “speak for the seventy-five per cent” of people on the center right and the center left; the reality is different.
The Furry Prima Donna of “La Bohème”
Wanda the Donkey regularly steals the show at the Met’s most popular production. Here’s an inside look at her creative process.
Frank Capra’s Mythmaking Magic
A new biography of the great director inspires wonder at his irresistible vision of America and his immigrant journey.
Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?
Rich Baris, a pollster supportive of the MAGA “big tent,” talks about how the President lost control of his movement, and why that spells disaster for Republicans.
Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Midterms, and He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It
Alex Gibney, the director of the new documentary “Musk,” on how the richest man in the world consolidated his power—and now wields it with abandon.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, October 21st
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Restaurant Review: Faux
With the opening of Faux, in Tribeca, Keith McNally’s son steps into the family business. Is it ambition or hubris?
Molly Fischer on Waymo, the Driverless Taxi Coming to a City Near You
Removing human drivers isn’t only a cost-cutting strategy; Waymo riders prefer the solitude, the New Yorker staff writer Molly Fischer says.
The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source
Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.
What John Goodman Knows About Fear
The actor discusses Tom Cruise, the Coen brothers, and his lifelong quest to feel at ease in his own skin.
“Appeasement, Ohio,” by George Saunders
Sometimes a person has to be bold and trust that the person he’s being bold to will rise to the occasion.
Facing the Death Penalty
The cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan show how vanishingly fine the line is between a routine execution and an unbearable one.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, October 20th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
My Year of O.C.D.
A simple e-mail or kitchen appliance could send me into a pit of anxiety. The only way out, I learned, was in.
“The Woodcutter,” by Nick Laird
“In the earliest version / by Perrault the story is finished / when the girl gets eaten.”
“The Brightness,” Reviewed: Chad Harbach’s Sequel to “The Art of Fielding”
In his sweeping new novel, Chad Harbach studies the crisis of being a college student in 2015—and of being a writer trying to redeem realist fiction.
Kimberly Who?
In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.
Anthony Scaramucci Says the Universe Did Katie Zacharia a Favor
The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.
Louise Glück’s Life in Restaurants
The Nobel Prize-winning poet made an art of being a regular.
Daily Cartoon: Monday, October 19th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
George Saunders Reads “Appeasement, Ohio”
The author reads his story from the October 26, 2026, issue of the magazine.
The Irish Punks Who Know Their Yeats
Fontaines D.C., a young quintet from Dublin, brings a raucous intelligence to its songs of oblivion.
“Shortcut,” by Diane Mehta
“I can’t remember how to reach / the end of my own sentences.”
Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin
No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?
George Saunders on How Fiction Helps Us Gawk Fondly at Reality
The author discusses his story “Appeasement, Ohio.”
Why Can’t You Sit Still?
We fight our nervous energy—but maybe we misunderstand what it’s telling us.
Bonus Daily Cartoon: The Ex-Press Lane
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, October 16th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, October 15th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
What’s at Stake in the 2026 Midterms
The election could deliver a major victory for Democrats. What would that tell us about Trump’s hold on the country—and the Party hoping to succeed him?
The New Yorker Festival
Conan O’Brien, Min Jin Lee, Lorna Simpson, and more, plus what to do in Chelsea and the East Village.
“Fatherland” Cleans Up the Rough Edges of History
In this dramatization of the novelist Thomas Mann’s 1949 return to Germany, the filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski tweaks the facts to fit his style.
Anne Carson’s Best Books
Our critic’s favorite works by the new Nobel laureate. Plus: Colm Tóibín’s reading recommendations.
Did Substack Fix the Internet?
A new book by Hamish McKenzie, the platform’s co-founder, argues that writers today are more empowered than ever. But online newsletters form their own kind of attention economy.
Charles Kushner and the MAGA Ambassador’s Playbook
Since taking up his post in Paris, Kushner has become known for lobbing provocations onto France’s domestic scene at sensitive moments. As he put it, “Nobody has the courage to…
From the Battalion to Broadway
Alex Ekker served four years in the Marine Corps—then decided to be an actor. While sightseeing at the Empire State Building, he talks about his professional début in Aaron…
Why the Broadway Musical Refuses to Die
Broadway once thrived on the collision of musical traditions. Now, amid jukebox shows and Hollywood adaptations, can it recover its creative daring?
Did an Alternative-Medicine Guru Accidentally Kill Patients?
In Switzerland, Thomas Rau offers treatments that many conventional doctors would question. Now he’s accused of lethally negligent care.
An Anxious Season for Muslims in Texas
Facing severe political attacks and threats, Muslim civil-liberties activists in Texas are urging their communities to vote.
Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made
They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry.
The Great, Cynical Fun of “The Traitors”
The series, which has been remade in dozens of countries, is derivative of other reality-competition shows. What’s different is the mood: it is both quaint and greasy, and…
For Bob Iger, That’s the Way It Is
The former Ithaca weatherman became Disney’s C.E.O. Now he’s just like everyone else—retired and co-owning the Los Angeles Lakers with Josh Kushner, by way of Karlie Kloss.
How Macron Destabilized France
Widespread protests against his policies were followed by violent riots across the country. Does this mean Marine Le Pen is all but certain to be the next President of France?
Josh Safdie’s Top Ten (or So) N.Y.C. Films
The director stops by the Two Palms studio to sign prints of a list of his favorite New York movies—“Taxi Driver,” “Do the Right Thing,” and some you wouldn’t expect.
The Perils of Time Travel
Undoing the Hindenburg disaster, and other romantic things to do on a time-travel date.
The Best Mystery Novels of the Twenty-First Century
Most of the best mysteries deal with the imperfect fit between the law and justice.
How Jim Morrison Surmounted Tragedy and Skied Down Everest
The mountaineer and his partner, Hilaree Nelson, planned a first-ever descent. After her death, he pushed on.
Andre D. Wagner’s Eye for the Photo-Ready
Wagner knows the special alchemy that can happen when you point a camera at a Black person on the street.
Spoiler Alert: Keeping Movies Under Wraps
Why do so many new films have plots and structures that make reviews a delicate dance of hints and secrets?
Despite Reports, Reading Is Alive and Well
In “The New Age of Reading,” the staff writer Nathan Heller says that news of the demise of reading is greatly exaggerated. He lays out his case to David Remnick.
Restaurant Review: Good Time Country Buffet
Good Time Country Buffet, in the East Village, is a painstaking homage to a turn-of-the-millennium Southern steam-table joint.
“Wall Cano,” by Souvankham Thammavongsa
I didn’t know what homework was. And since my parents had never gone to school themselves, they never asked me about it.
The Fragile Unions of “Possible Love”
In Lee Chang-dong’s brilliantly acted film, a community’s devastation plays out through a documentary lens—and through a tale of two very different couples.
Inside Meta’s Efforts to Prevent School Shootings
Algorithmic social media, which has helped create the conditions for the spread of such violence, is reckoning with how it can be part of the solution.
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
“Ausländer,” “Frivolity: A Defense,” “May We Feed the King,” and “Sophie, Standing There.”
A Mother on Trial
Nakira Griner said that her toddler fell down the stairs. A jury convicted her of murder. What really happened that day?
“Waves, Cords,” by Alfred Corn
“The psyche: a kind of twine, a cordage spun / Of optic fibre drawn from a thousand minds.”
Love, Sex, and Existential Dread for a Gay Vampire in “Time to Go”
Renzo Cozza’s short film gives a classic monster a moral dilemma.
Daily Cartoon: Monday, October 26th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regrets
As the President and his party launch a wave of bigoted attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, Bishara Bahbah reflects on what, exactly, Trump has delivered in his second term.
“ABCMIAMI,” by Adrienne Raphel
“I return to collect my former self / And every day I leave with a new one.”
Souvankham Thammavongsa Reads “Wall Cano”
The author reads her story from the November 2, 2026, issue of the magazine.
Trump’s Repudiation Is at Hand, Right?
As Democrats’ midterm expectations soar, history advises only a lowercase, cautious optimism.
Souvankham Thammavongsa on the Gears That Turn Underneath a Story
The author discusses her story “Wall Cano.”
Gina Hinojosa’s Populism for Democrats
A candidate’s search for common ground raises hopes in Texas.
Gifts for Cats (and Their Owners) That Are Worth Knocking Off the Table
Scratchers that aren’t total eyesores, toys your feline friend might play with at least once (before fixating on the packaging), books and accessories for cat-obsessed humans, and…
Dogs That Weren’t Rescued
People make a big deal about the hundred and one Dalmatians, and how they were saved from Cruella de Vil, but rarely do you hear about the hundred-and-second Dalmatian.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, October 23rd
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Political Skirmishes in “Other Desert Cities” and “A Bright Room Called Day”
Revivals of plays by Jon Robin Baitz and Tony Kushner.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, October 22nd
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
“You Can See Everything” and the Nathan Fielder Effect
“It’s technically a documentary,” Naomi Fry says, of Fielder’s new film about Elizabeth Holmes, “but it seems at times more like a philosophical treatise on the knowability of…
Word Problems About Dealing with a Friend’s Weird Boyfriend
Elizabeth expresses hurt that Jessica would judge Tim based on just one quirk. Jessica replies that it’s not just one quirk. How many quirks does Tim have?
Can Justin J. Pearson Win in Tennessee?
Republicans eliminated the state’s only Black-majority district, in Memphis, so Pearson took a campaign about economic inequality to rural white voters.
The Season of Rosalyn Drexler
With the reissue of her 1974 novel “The Cosmopolitan Girl,” a gallery show, and a documentary screening, the renegade artist is everywhere this fall.
Does the D.S.A. Have a Vision for Public Schools in New York?
Mayor Mamdani’s K-12 platform is increasingly perceived as a “blank space.” Some of his supporters have ideas for filling it.
“Slow Horses,” Apple TV’s Best Show, Retains Its Pungent Relevance
The spy series, which follows a lowly team of pariahs in MI5, mirrors our present moment.
Texas Democrats Venture Into “No Man’s Land”
Democrats around the country dream of a blue wave in Texas. Organizers and voters say they need more of an irrigation system. Can the Party leaders build it?
Daniel Humm’s Home Décor
The Eleven Madison Park chef surveys his cozy new restaurant in the West Village with the artists who decked it out, Rashid Johnson and Francesco Clemente.
Gina Hinojosa Thinks Texas Is Different This Time
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues that crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a…
Maria Bamford Asks for the Check
The comedian on being the subject of a Judd Apatow documentary, her passion for open-book accounting, and dating in her fifties.
Hemingway’s Vendetta
In 1952, the author read a novel by a thirty-year-old Yale graduate and former bullfighter, branded him a fraud, and launched a secret war to defend his turf.
Rahm Emanuel Is “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Democrats’ Midterm Prospects
The former Chicago mayor thinks that the Democrats can flip Senate seats in Iowa and Texas, but he credits Republican infighting more than his own party’s message.
The Republicans’ Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns
Things were going poorly even before Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign ran the most offensive ad of the year.
The Unclassifiable Talent of Hervé Guibert
The French writer and photographer’s portraits of love.
Your Next Vacay Is . . . the Strait of Hormuz?
The ad agency M+C Saatchi has been working to boost tourism in the war-torn region. One of its inspo pics is Anthony Bourdain in sunglasses.
A Pickpocket’s Guide to New York
Preparing to play a petty thief in a new movie, John Turturro learned the moves—“reefing the kick” among them—from Apollo Robbins, and observed how much stealing has in common…
A Philosopher of War Changes His Mind
Michael Walzer wrote “Just and Unjust Wars” half a century ago. The war in Gaza made him rethink one of its fundamental principles.
Spooky-Season Theatre to Chill You to the Bone
Also: the gorgeous new musical of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the sumptuous sound of Yebba, American Ballet Theatre’s fall season, and more.
The Victoria & Albert Museum Expands, Twice
Two new outposts of the London institution make a vibrant case for handmade craft in an age of A.I. slop.