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- Intimate Books About Self-Analysis and Spirituality
Meghan O’Gieblyn, the author of “Will and Attention,” on writing about oneself.
- The Afterlife of Diana’s Revenge Dress
Three decades ago, the Princess of Wales responded to Charles’s televised confession of infidelity with what would become the most famous little black dress of all time. Now it’s up for auction—and Camilla is Queen.
- A “Good Populism” Rises in the United States
- Now What?: How the Midterm Results Will Change America
Republicans have suffered one of the worst midterm defeats in modern history. As they regroup, and Democrats weigh what to do with their new power, New Yorker writers asked people from across the political spectrum—from Pete Buttigieg and Zohran Mamdani to Sarah Longwell and Oren Cass—what comes next.
- The Mothers We Pay
Two début novels, Courtney Bush’s “Learning” and K Chiucarello’s “Nanny Nanny,” look at the rewards—and the perils—of losing one’s self in child care.
- Is Jensen Huang’s Affair a Crisis for the A.I. Boom?
It’s not yet clear what the Nvidia C.E.O.—or the Trump Administration—knew about the alleged Chinese spy he was involved with.
- What Jensen Huang’s Affair Means for Nvidia
What did Huang—and the Trump Administration—know about the alleged Chinese spy he was involved with?
- Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, November 10th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
- Changing Our Relationship to Technology Will Require Collective Action
Many of us are making individual efforts to use our phones less, or to avoid A.I. But we will need to work together.
- What Is Biography For?
In “Transcendence for Beginners,” the philosopher Clare Carlisle suggests that any life, even an ordinary one, is a portal to divinity.
- I’m Totally Pulling Off These New Glasses
This isn’t another bucket-hat situation.
- Gifts for Discerning Design Lovers
Everyday objects that are utilitarian, durable, minimalist, and aesthetic—and likely to sell out.
- Daily Cartoon: Monday, November 9th
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
- Briefly Noted Book Reviews
“The End of Everything,” “Gloria Don’t Speak,” “Shakespeare at Thirty,” and “Almost Animal.”
- The Lasting Influence of John Berger
His TV series “Ways of Seeing” popularized a Marxist view of art and made him a star. In his centennial year, his wide-ranging output continues to inspire and infuriate.
- The Ubiquitous Melancholy of Max Richter
The composer’s song “On the Nature of Daylight” has popped up in countless sob fests including “Arrival” and “Hamnet.” With billions of streams, he’s become one of the most popular and successful composers of our time.
- The Unfinished Business of American Socialism
The movement has often seen its ideas flourish as its organizations withered. Will today’s resurgence follow the same course?
- What It Takes to Save a Town from Wildfire
Catastrophic blazes are exposing the limits of individual precautions. Can communities build a system of collective defense?
- Josh Homme Likes to Satan
On the heels of a new album from the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, the group’s front man spends some quality time with Linda Blair’s “Exorcist” character.
- After the War, They Turned the Cameras on Themselves, in “Allies in Exile”
Displaced by war, two Syrian filmmakers, Hasan Kattan and Fadi al-Halabi, document their wait for asylum in the U.K., forging a friendship through storytelling amid rising anti-immigrant protests.
- John Cusack Goes Graphic
At the comic-book store Forbidden Planet, the “Say Anything” actor talks about his new graphic novel, in which the philosopher-artist Antonin Artaud is freed from an asylum by Jackie Gleason.
- Hilary Knight Is Rawther Beloved
At the hundredth-birthday party of the illustrator of the “Eloise” books, testimonials poured in from such pals as Bernadette Peters, Anderson Cooper, and the reputed inspiration for Eloise herself, Liza Minnelli.
- Why Russia and Ukraine Keep Resisting Trump’s Art of the Deal
The White House is leading a new round of negotiations this week to end the war, but all sides remain deeply at odds.
- The Long-Awaited Rise of Tinashe
After more than a decade of niche popularity, the singer released “Popstar”—an album whose title was a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- Why Are We So Good at Feeling Bad?
A behavioral economist sets out to explain why we’re so prone to overreacting and spiralling.
- If Trump Did Standup
“I had lunch at Mar-a-Lago the other day. It’s like the Cheesecake Factory but more expensive.”
- “The Death of a Certain Woman,” by Yasushi Inoue
Every child in the village knew about Omitsu and had learned the unfamiliar word “mistress.”
- J. Martin Holman on Childhood in Translation
The translator discusses his work on “The Death of a Certain Woman,” by the late Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue.
- “Vers Libre,” by Jane Huffman
- “After Rothko,” by David Biespiel
“Always there are afternoons, / The empty days, and scaly / Layers of intimate / Footprints, deep / Enough to step into.”
- How Takashi Yamazaki Brought Godzilla Back to Life
In 2024, the Japanese director’s revival of the famed saga won a surprise Oscar. He describes how he tried to make the latest installment, “Godzilla Minus Zero,” live up to its predecessor.
- An N.B.A. Player Got Hooked on Sports Betting. Soon, He Became the Bet
Jontay Porter got deep into FanDuel, and in debt to the wrong people. The only way out, it seemed, was to gamble on himself.
- I’ll Take Blue Florida for Five Hundred
Not all bets are made with big money. On the night of the midterms, one small Kalshi wagerer puts his chump change—and his sanity—on the line.
- Good Enough for a Tuesday Night
An affair with an economist exposed the calculus of modern dating.
- How France Took Over Basketball
The country spent decades building a development system to cultivate the tallest and most talented kids. Now the best player in the world is French, and its national team poses a serious threat to U.S. Olympic dominance.
- Breaking the Decade-Long Trump Fever
The President’s unique brand of lurid authoritarianism has finally lost appeal, and he has lost the plot.
- Chris Ware’s Fractal Pandemic Chronicle
The latest issue of Chris Ware’s Acme Novelty Library delivers a thoroughly modern reading experience in a keepsake box.
- “Wicker” and What Straight Women Want
The monster-romance movie, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, is a Chaucerian romp, and, at times, it is even sexy. But one wishes the film were braver—that it had more to say about the grotesque and its power to drive attraction.
- The Voters Have Spoken. What Comes Next?
The Washington Roundtable analyzes the midterms results and considers how the “righteous blue wave” will shape American politics in 2028 and beyond.
- Dr. Becky and Emily Oster Talk with Dhruv Khullar