In 1979, a minister received a telegram from Iranian militants who had taken hostages in the American embassy, inviting him... more

The actor talks with Adam Howard about playing a vampire hunter in Robert Eggers’s remake of “Nosferatu.” After hundreds of... more

James Taylor’s songs are so familiar that they seem to have always existed. Onstage at the New Yorker Festival, in... more

Annie Clark, known as St. Vincent, launched her career as a guitar virtuoso—a real shredder—in indie rock, playing alongside artists... more

Elvis Costello’s thirty-first studio album, “Hey Clockface,” will be released this month. Recorded largely before the pandemic, it features an... more

Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway hit is the latest iteration of a quintessentially American form. Why has the... more

The historian discusses events that have weakened supposed allies of the Palestinians, and the idea of settler colonialism that has... more

The actress stars as Rose in a Broadway revival of “Gypsy.” She shares that, throughout her career, some people have... more

The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer on the rhetoric and the reality of deporting “millions”—and why immigrants in the country legally... more

The New Yorker’s critic on holiday-season films that he’s excited about. “These are not upbeat movies,” Chang admits, “but they... more

The staff writer Vinson Cunningham speaks with the playwright Larissa FastHorse about “The Thanksgiving Play.” Plus, Waldman talks about the... more

The first transgender person elected to Congress discusses how to respond to a bathroom bill and transphobic attacks from other... more

The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethical... more

The actress discusses starring in the new film adaptation of “The Piano Lesson,” Wilson’s play about the Great Migration and... more

Two leading political scientists explain why voters failed to defend democracy: We never do.

Gold, a celebrated Shakespeare director, designed his theatre production for a young audience. “It’s loud. I’m willing to hear the... more

David Remnick joins Evan Osnos, Jane Mayer, and Susan Glasser to explain how Trump won the race, and what his... more

The MSNBC host says that Trump’s authoritarian message is timeless. “You can sell [it] to people who are in great... more

Once a top Republican in Congress, and now a supporter of Kamala Harris, Cheney cancelled her subscription to the Washington... more

Jazmine Hughes considers the nation’s oldest Black sorority and its most famous sister. And the choreographer talks about a new... more

The “Breakfast Club” co-host talks with David Remnick about Black voters, his recent interview with the Vice-President, and why the... more

Alexis McGill Johnson discusses lobbying for a Democratic “trifecta” in Washington—and what a second Trump Administration would do on abortion... more

A concept album based on a 1979 gang film is no big stretch for the creator of “Hamilton,” a rap... more

The musician talks with Amanda Petrusich about his three-song EP. “I was getting a lot of positive feedback for having... more

Though historically unpopular as a Vice-President, Harris unified the Democratic Party around her. Evan Osnos reports on her emergence as... more

The actor and showrunner talks with Vinson Cunningham about his new comedy whose main character is a gay English teacher... more

A second Trump Administration would be “dramatically more managerial and practical,” the former Speaker of the House claims. Trump “has... more

A co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement tells the staff writer Andrew Marantz why Muslim voters in Michigan are turning... more

Gabriel Sherman on “The Apprentice,” his coming-of-age film about Trump. There are “parts of the film that I could imagine... more

The historian has travelled extensively in Ukraine, and discusses the lessons Ukrainians can teach America about freedom.

The Republican strategist Sarah Longwell explains what she’s hearing in focus groups from swing-state voters, and those who’ve “flipped” between... more

Ahead of their show at Madison Square Garden, one of rock’s most interesting bands talks songwriting with David Remnick, and... more

The deeply purple swing state is key to this election. The state’s governor, a runner-up for Kamala Harris’s Vice-Presidential pick,... more

The three-time Tony winner discusses her new play “The Roommate,” alongside Mia Farrow, and bringing Aubrey Plaza—her castmate on “Agatha... more

The Democrats’ top legal strategist in the 2020 Presidential election won nearly every lawsuit brought by Trump’s team. He explains... more

The staff writer walks through New York’s most overlooked borough. “There are places . . . where ‘a Bronx’ means... more

The novelist, who uses the word “mulatto” to describe mixed-race people like herself, talks with Julian Lucas about living across... more

Novelist Hernan Diaz explains why he wanted to focus his latest novel on the marriage of a Wall Street tycoon... more

A new series from the award-winning investigative podcast examines the killing of twenty-four Iraqi civilians by U.S. marines, and why... more

Susan B. Glasser discusses growing fissures in the Republican Party around abortion. She speaks with Representative Matt Rosendale, who wants... more

Geraldo Cadava speaks with prominent Latinos about why the Republican message is resonating with them.

The staff writer Clare Malone reported that Kennedy, a Presidential candidate, once dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park... more

The Speaker Emerita played a leading role in pushing the Biden Administration’s legislative agenda through Congress. Then she helped clear... more

Nathan Thrall and Raja Shehadeh on the occupation of the West Bank, and whether there can be any prospect for... more

The writer Nathan Thrall and the lawyer Raja Shehadeh on the occupation of the West Bank, and whether there can... more

Doreen St. Félix and Vinson Cunningham on the complicated identity of the likely Democratic nominee. And the New Yorker’s sports... more

Jennifer Palmieri explains what she learned working on the 2016 election, and how the race that Harris faces differs from... more

The writer talks with David Remnick about writing the lives of the undocumented, in journalism and in fiction. Her previous... more

CNN’s data guru Harry Enten says that, unless the race shifts significantly, Donald Trump will win. And the pollster Ann... more

Three masters talk about the craft of investigative journalism, and how the bad guy makes the story tick.

A former Presidential candidate, Castro tells David Remnick why Democratic leaders concerned about President Biden’s age were afraid to challenge... more

The singer and band leader talks with John Seabrook about finding her voice as a songwriter, and her struggles with... more

The legendary historian and biographer explains how, from a background in daily journalism, he came to write one of the... more

David Remnick asked listeners for their questions about the Presidential election, and a crack team of The New Yorker’s political... more

Once a beacon for progressives, the senator has put the left at a distance and moved past centrist Democrats with... more

The staff writer picks three pioneering entries to the genre. “If you hate reality television,” she says, “I'm trying to... more

The actor and director, whose film “Horizon: An American Saga” has been in the making for decades, thinks of the... more

The co-host of “How Did This Get Made?” enlightens David Remnick on the art of terrible film. Plus, the New... more

Rory Stewart, a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament, explains the upcoming U.K. elections, the “catastrophic” Brexit, and the soul-crushing... more

Eric Smokes and David Warren were convicted as teen-agers. Even after serving their sentences, the “Times Square Two” argued their... more

The Democratic senator and Baptist pastor, who preaches from the same pulpit in Atlanta as Martin Luther King, Jr., did,... more

A track star’s gender transition in the nineteen-thirties, and the response of Olympic officials, foreshadowed today’s culture-war battles over gender... more

Though rooted in the jazz tradition, the singer's interests and repertoire reach across eras, languages, and continents.

Glazer’s new movie, “Babes,” delves into the absurd, paradoxical, graphic realities of pregnancy and parenthood.

Lawsuits and the labor movement come to reality TV, by way of the Netflix hit.

While the filmmaker, writer, and artist was writing her new book, “All Fours,” the character she created was influencing her... more

David Remnick asks R.F.K., Jr., where his run for President and his beliefs are coming from.

In lobbying Congress to force the sale of TikTok, a Palantir executive called it a national-security threat—a digital Trojan horse... more

A tech journalist sees Silicon Valley making policy—and lawmakers refusing to regulate social media. Plus, salmon in the dishwasher, and... more

For Democrats and Republicans, it’s time to pay attention to R.F.K., Jr. Three writers discuss his possible impact on the... more