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Catherine Lacey’s Escape from the Self
1+ day, 1+ hour 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.
1+ day, 1+ hour 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
21+ hour, 28+ 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
1+ day, 1+ hour 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”
21+ hour, 28+ 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
21+ hour, 28+ 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…...
How Will the First American Pope Handle War?
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (39+ words) 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. Comma Queen: Affect vs. Effect...
How Robert Rauschenberg Made the Real Realer
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (39+ words) 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. Comma Queen: Affect vs. Effect...
My Brief Time in John F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Orbit
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (419+ words) This is all a way of saying, Yeah, I knew the guy. Not that well and not that long, but enough to have experienced the gravitational pull that he exerted, like some great big moon, causing tides of excitement and…...
The Art of No Deal: Trump’s Approach to the Iran War
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (130+ words) Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You Listen "Donald Trump's Case for War Fails to Mention How to Win It," by Susan B. Glasser "The Team Behind a Pro-Iran, Lego-Themed Viral-Video Campaign," by Kyle Chayka "He Helped Stop Iran from Getting…...