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Catherine Lacey’s Escape from the Self
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (383+ words) Rate Your Happiness," your story in this week's issue, opens with the protagonist, Louise, having a health emergency while on a flight from New York City to San Francisco. Why did you choose to introduce the character mid-crisis? I think,…...
He Wrote a Book About Interviewing. Here’s His Interview.
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (1613+ words) I want to be able to speak freely, and I want you to be able to speak freely, and in order to do that I think you should have more freedom than usual to take stuff off the record. My…...
“Rate Your Happiness,” by Catherine Lacey
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (1923+ words) Read an interview with the author for the story behind the story. "Are there any medical professionals on the plane?" Louise was out for no more than two minutes, and by the time she came to she'd been propped up…...
Donald Trump Wants to “Drill, Baby, Drill.” History Shows the Devastation That Would Wreak
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (46+ words) This is drawn from "The Dark Frontier." Calvin Tomkins's final piece for The New Yorker, on turning one hundred. The man who broke into jail. How much spring break can anyone stand? "The Giving Tree" is sadder than I remembered....
Catherine Lacey Reads “Rate Your Happiness”
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (110+ words) Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You Listen Catherine Lacey reads her story "Rate Your Happiness," from the April 13, 2026, issue of the magazine. Lacey is the author of five books of fiction, including the novels "Pew" and "Biography of X,…...
A Malaysian Menu Laced with the Flavors of Brooklyn
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (61+ words) Helen, Help Me!E-mail your questions about dining, eating, and anything food-related, and Helen may respond in a future newsletter. Calvin Tomkins's final piece for The New Yorker, on turning one hundred. The man who broke into jail. How much…...
Dental student died in ICU overseen by remote 'tele-health' physician: Lawsuit
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (720+ words) Inset: Conor Hylton (Westhaven Funeral Home). Background: Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus in Connecticut where Conor Hylton died after being placed in a "fake ICU" and cared for by a remote doctor, his family says in a lawsuit (Google Maps). A…...
Man randomly stabs woman in her 70s walking dog after knocking on doors in neighborhood: Cops
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (480+ words) Inset: Kersten Francilus. Background: Deputies with the Martin County Sheriff's Office in Florida investigate after Francilus allegedly stabbed a woman walking her dog to death (Martin County Sheriff's Office). A 25-year-old Florida man repeatedly stabbed a woman in her mid-70s who…...
Child covered in bruises tells teacher about mom's vicious floggings, leg beatings
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (515+ words) A Georgia mother is headed to prison after her child told an elementary school teacher how she beat their legs and choked them, according to prosecutors. The child was also repeatedly flogged on the forehead with a belt. "The schoolteachers…...
Pregnant woman, boyfriend killed when suspect fleeing cops slams into their car: Police
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (262+ words) Inset: Marc Anthony Trejo Saldivar and Jennifer Loera-Zarco (GoFundMe). Background: Cops in Pomona, California, investigate after a man fleeing cops slammed into another vehicle, killing Trejo Saldivar and Loera-Zarco (KABC). A domestic violence suspect fleeing cops in California slammed into…...