Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/thursday-march-28th-out-like-a-lamb
Cillian Murphy’s Bedtime Routine: 5 P.M.: Call ’round to the pub and dine on a hearty meal of potatoes, bangers, and the knowledge that you are Christopher ...
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The Enchanting Archaeological Romance of “La Chimera”: Justin Chang reviews “La Chimera,” the fourth feature by the Italian writer and director Alice Rohrwacher ...
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Quick Glance: A Treasure Trove in 'La Chimera'
- In her latest dreamy movie, Alice Rohrwacher follows a tomb raider, played by Josh O'Connor, who's pining for a lost love.
- Set in the 1980s, 'La Chimera' centers on Arthur, a British tomb raider living in Italy who searches for buried treasures. His lover Beniamina is missing, but remains a mysterious presence in his life and in her mother Flora's.
- The story weaves history, mythology, and the relationship between Arthur and Italia, a music student who lives with him and other women in an abandoned train station.
- Alice Rohrwacher creates a cinematic piece in 'La Chimera' that navigates between dream, reality, and myth, captivating the audience with its charming and unconventional style.
Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us: Zach Helfand interviews the actor Michael Imperioli to discuss his formative first encounter with the director Martin ...
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The Dutch architectural firm Waterstudio’s current projects include floating pod hotels in Panama and Thailand, floating apartment buildings in Scandinavia ... Show more
The Heartbreak of an English Football Team: Hanif Abdurraqib on the Netflix series “Sunderland ’Til I Die,” which serves as a thesis both for fandom and for the ...
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This Easter, Is Christianity Still Promulgating Antisemitism?: James Carroll writes about how the Gospel narratives of the passion and death of Jesus have ...
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Regina King (No Relation to M.L.K.!) Takes on Shirley Chisholm: The actress hikes in Shirley Chisholm State Park and explains why she felt moved to spend fifteen ...
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Lila Neugebauer Interrogates the Ghosts of “Uncle Vanya”: Helen Shaw on the director of the first Broadway production of Chekhov’s masterpiece in twenty years ...
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The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine’s shameless oral arguments in the Supreme Court case about mifepristone, an abortion pill ... Show more
Can We Get Kids Off Smartphones?: Jessica Winter on Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation,” the ways that social media negatively impacts young people ...
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Masterstroke Casting in “An Enemy of the People”: Jeremy Strong finds urgency and conversational menace in Ibsen’s 1882 drama, also with Michael Imperioli ...
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At this point, we know everything there is to know about Donald Trump, Andrew Marantz writes. His diehard admirers—maybe 30 per cent of Republicans—admire him ... Show more
In the 1950s, most doctors assumed that trans people were delusional for seeking medical interventions, and therefore physicians had exclusive authority to ... Show more
In Taiwan, there is an old folk saying: “During pregnancy, nurture the baby. After pregnancy, nurture your body.” Giving birth is believed to disturb the ... Show more
How Kate Middleton Shamed the Internet: After the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis, some who had pushed conspiracy theories about her absence seemed ...
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The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far: Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
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When New York Made Baseball and Baseball Made New York: Adam Gopnik reviews “The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City,” by Kevin Baker ...
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In a new sketchpad, Barry Blitt puts together a star-studded insurrectionist cast. www.newyorker.com/magazine/sketchpad/casting-call-january-6th-the-movie
The history of slavery is one of elisions and silences, of moving on. With the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, the civil-rights attorney Bryan Stevenson has ... Show more
A cartoon by John Klossner. #NewYorkerCartoons See more from this week’s issue: www.newyorker.com/gallery/cartoons-from-the-march-25-2024-issue
Has Capitalism Been Replaced by “Technofeudalism”?: The former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis argues in his new book, “Technofeudalism ...
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Actor, writer, comedian . . . cartoonist? Ayo Edebiri adds another item to her list of accomplishments. Watch her attempt at drawing a New Yorker cartoon ... Show more
The cover for this week’s issue, “Standing Guard,” by Mark Ulriksen. #NewYorkerCovers www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2024-04-01
The Aftermath of China’s Comedy Crackdown: Chang Che writes about why standup performers in China, after comedy flourished during the pandemic ...
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Canoeing in a Superfund Site: Eric Lach on how paddling in the Gowanus Canal, in Brooklyn, has inspired Brad Vogel to write poetry about toxic sludge ...
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Percival Everett’s Philosophical Twist on “Huckleberry Finn”: Lauren Michele Jackson on Percival Everett’s novel “James,” written from the perspective of Jim ...
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“The Real Housewives of Roku City”: These ladies bring tons of drama and are no strangers to a TV screen.
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Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” Heads to Broadway: Also: The soft-rock palette of Arlo Parks, the tearjerker musical “The Notebook,” Eric Fischl’s paintings of ...
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The Escher Quartet and Igor Levit Test Musical Limits: The chamber ensemble played all six of Bartók’s string quartets, Alex Ross writes ...
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John Updike’s career at The New Yorker began with a poem, published in 1954, when he was 22, and ended with a poem, published in 2009 ... Show more
Life in a Luxury Hotel for New Moms and Babies: Clarissa Wei writes about the month that she and her newborn baby spent at a Taiwanese postpartum-care center.
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The best directors “make you feel like you belong there, give you a sense of freedom so you can feel comfortable, to be vulnerable and to express yourself ... Show more
The Putin state directs incredible resources at protecting itself, “but it is less capable—perhaps even less interested—in protecting those over whom it rules ... Show more
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
- Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.
- The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.
- Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.
- By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
Why the Biden Administration Is Suing Apple and Investigating Big Grocers: John Cassidy writes about a new generation of trustbusters who are trying to use ...
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A cartoon by Hartley Lin. #NewYorkerCartoons See more from this week’s issue: www.newyorker.com/gallery/cartoons-from-the-march-25-2024-issue
You Say You Want a Revolution. Do You Know What You Mean by That?: Gideon Lewis-Kraus reviews “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present ...
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Lila Neugebauer Interrogates the Ghosts of “Uncle Vanya”: Helen Shaw on the director of the first Broadway production of Chekhov’s masterpiece in twenty years ...
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Signs You Should Give Up on a Book: Shouts & Murmurs by JiJi Lee: You’re using the book to squash bugs; you’re waiting for the book to initiate physical contact; ...
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What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?: Sam Knight on the Tory U.K. Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss ...
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The Face of Donald Trump’s Deceptively Savvy Media Strategy: Donald Trump and Steven Cheung like to hurl insults at their political rivals ...
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For the artist Eric Fischl’s new series, “Hotel Stories,” he renders bodies with the usual smudgy virtuosity, packing each image with lively details that ... Show more
What the Abortion-Pill Battle Is Really About: Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine’s effort to restrict access to mifepristone ...
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Read the full essay by Hanif Abdurraqib, about the Netflix series “Sunderland ’Til I Die,” home-town sports, and the foolish things we do for love and football ... Show more
How Julien’s Auctions Leads the Booming Market in Celebrity Memorabilia: As the fine-art market cools, the increasing value of items such as William Shatner’s ...
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The Unkillable Appeal of Multilevel Marketing: Jessica Winter reviews two books that offer critical takes on multilevel-marketing companies: Jane Marie’s ...
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Read the rest of the poem “Untitled,” by Nasser Rabeh: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/25/untitled-nasser-rabah-poem
The Moral Plea Behind Kate Middleton’s Cancer Disclosure: Anthony Lane writes about Kate Middleton making a statement after weeks of conspiracy theories and ...
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Quick Glance: British Royal Family Left with Only 9 Working Members
- Kate Middleton and King Charles have announced cancer treatments and temporarily stepped back from royal duties.
- The royal family now consists mainly of older members who are taking on responsibilities.
- Prince William is supporting his wife and taking on duties while King Charles and others are absent.
- The royal family is in a vulnerable position, relying on few working members who are mostly in their 70s and 80s.
Percival Everett Can’t Say What His Novels Mean: The author of “Erasure” is renowned for his satires of genre, identity, and America. But his great target may be ...
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The Form-Blurring Fury of “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World”: Justin Chang reviews the Romanian director Radu Jude’s TikTok-tinged “Do Not Expect ...
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Quick Glance: Cheeky Film about the 'End of the World'
- Radu Jude, a Romanian filmmaker, captures the modern world in his film.
- The movie follows a day in the life of underpaid Angela working for an Austrian multinational.
- Jude portrays Romania's issues and exploitation by wealthier countries.
- The film reflects on contemporary society and the inability to change the system.
“I told her which of my friends I’d always been slightly in love with. She told me that she’d never stopped silently reciting the nightly prayers she’d learned ... Show more
Read the rest of the poem, “Edward Hopper (Yellow and Red),” by W. S. Di Piero: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/25/edward-hopper-yellow-and-red-w-s-di-piero-poem
On the March 14th preview performance of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” published in 1882 and revived by Amy Herzog ... Show more
The 2024 Whitney Biennial, Reviewed: Jackson Arn on “Even Better Than the Real Thing,” the survey’s eighty-first installment, with work by Holly Herndon ...
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Exquisite Beach Vibes at Quique Crudo: Shauna Lyon on Quique Crudo, a seafood-focussed counter from the owners of Casa Enrique—the first Mexican restaurant in ...
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The Clown Suit of Middle Age: We all have a beast inside us, right? Well, middle age takes that beast and makes it wear a clown suit ...
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Is It Finally Donald Trump’s Time to Pay Up?: Susan B. Glasser on the hefty sum Donald Trump will have to pay after his New York fraud lawsuit and on how his ...
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The Next Great Tennis Rivalry May Be Here: Gerald Marzorati on the tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, whose friendly but ferocious rivalry stands ...
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How Lucy Sante Became the Person She Feared: Emily Witt on Lucy Sante’s memoir of her gender transition, “I Heard Her Call My Name.”
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The Brutal Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners: Isaac Chotiner speaks with Tal Steiner, the executive director of Public Committee Against Torture in Israel ...
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Why Does the “Road House” Remake Pull Its Punches?: Justin Chang reviews Doug Liman’s “Road House,” an update of the cult slugfest from 1989 ...
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Governor Gavin Newsom recently awarded $267 million to address L.A.’s uptick in organized-retail theft. More arrests will “create more cases for us ... Show more
TMZ Redefines Celebrity Dirt: Harvey Levin runs a gossip site that operates like an intelligence agency. How did it become so powerful?
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Beyond Mob Wife: The Next Wave of Aesthetic Trends: Gen Z Retiree: This is not a look—it’s a mind-set and life style, plus Crocs.
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A Financial Reckoning for Donald Trump: John Cassidy on the financial threat the New York attorney general Letitia James’s case has on the former President ...
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Quick Glance: Trump Struggles with Bail and Frustration Grows
- Donald Trump and some members of his inner circle are frustrated by the prospect of him failing to post the $464 million civil fraud penalty by Monday's deadline.
- Trump is urgently seeking campaign funds and potential guarantors for his bail to prevent New York Attorney General Letitia James from seizing his assets.
- Trump's defense team is considering options to challenge the judgment without posting bail and speculating on the impact of asset seizure on his campaign.
- Despite concerns from his team regarding bail, Trump's campaign is leveraging the situation to mobilize supporters and reinforce the perception of unfair treatment by the justice system.
Our Spring Style & Design Issue features the comic and writer Quinta Brunson, who has created an old-fashioned, mainstream hit with her sitcom ... Show more
Quick Glance: Quinta Brunson: Success and Responsibility in TV Industry
- Emmy-winning Quinta Brunson hacks network TV with “Abbott Elementary,” a unique hit show.
- As creator, producer, and showrunner, she led the sitcom to set records in its first season.
- Her success is celebrated as saving the sitcom genre by creating a mainstream hit series.
- Brunson shares her journey from internet comedian to TV creator and the challenges faced in the industry.
Med Hondo’s Vital Political Cinema Comes to New York: Richard Brody on two New York revivals of the filmmaker Med Hondo’s work, which centered on French ...
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Multilevel Marketing, or M.L.M., originated in the early 1950s, when the eventual founders of Amway were building up a pyramid of food-supplement salesmen and ... Show more
How Julien’s Auctions Leads the Booming Market in Celebrity Memorabilia: As the fine-art market cools, the increasing value of items such as William Shatner’s ...
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