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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
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Did Democrats win the government shutdown after all? Jon Allsop evaluates where the longest government closure in American history has left the Party. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jk9k4r
Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?
What the Party got out of the longest government closure in American history.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Did Democrats win the government shutdown after all? Jon Allsop evaluates where the longest government closure in American history has left the Party. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jk9k4r
The nation’s semiquincentennial is upon us. In a year marked by political violence and fear, the prospects for a peaceful anniversary appear remote. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/a2fJKz
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The nation’s semiquincentennial is upon us. In a year marked by political violence and fear, the prospects for a peaceful anniversary appear remote. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/a2fJKz
This week, representatives of just about every country in the world are gathering for COP3 climate talks. The U.S. won’t be sending its President or any other high-ranking officials.
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Governments and Billionaires Retreat Ahead of COP30 Climate Talks
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This week, representatives of just about every country in the world are gathering for COP3 climate talks. The U.S. won’t be sending its President or any other high-ranking officials.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HnMCDK
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HnMCDK
Congress appears to be moving—slowly—toward a deal to end the longest government shutdown ever. In today’s daily newsletter, E. Tammy Kim reports on how, for one civil servant, the news of a possible resolution to the closure isn’t exactly hopeful. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/br0mr9
What Was the Shutdown For?
From the daily newsletter: the scene at a Social Security office in Queens.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Congress appears to be moving—slowly—toward a deal to end the longest government shutdown ever. In today’s daily newsletter, E. Tammy Kim reports on how, for one civil servant, the news of a possible resolution to the closure isn’t exactly hopeful. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/br0mr9
In mid-century America, no one quite knew what TV would be. Sid Caesar made the medium into something new and remarkable—until the medium unmade him. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_5mNyq
The Comic Genius Who Pushed Television Further Than It Could Go
In mid-century America, no one quite knew what TV would be. Sid Caesar made the medium into something new and remarkable—until the medium unmade him.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
In mid-century America, no one quite knew what TV would be. Sid Caesar made the medium into something new and remarkable—until the medium unmade him. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_5mNyq
The shutdown is not yet over: there is work still to do in the Senate, and then in the House, before Donald Trump can sign off. But Senate Democrats’ resistance is over. Where does this leave the Democratic Party? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1Y3quB
Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?
What the Party got out of the longest government closure in American history.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The shutdown is not yet over: there is work still to do in the Senate, and then in the House, before Donald Trump can sign off. But Senate Democrats’ resistance is over. Where does this leave the Democratic Party? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1Y3quB
The voice that Anthony Bourdain introduced in “Don’t Eat Before Reading This” “is not just brash and ballsy; it reverberates with style and poetry, from its tantalizing opening lines,” Hannah Goldfield writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yoGVCd
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The voice that Anthony Bourdain introduced in “Don’t Eat Before Reading This” “is not just brash and ballsy; it reverberates with style and poetry, from its tantalizing opening lines,” Hannah Goldfield writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yoGVCd
Laura Loomer said that she would never “make the sacrifices” she’s made for President Trump for someone else. But some in Washington have started to wonder whether she is being compensated for what she portrays as a selfless mission. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/bf6nyC
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Laura Loomer said that she would never “make the sacrifices” she’s made for President Trump for someone else. But some in Washington have started to wonder whether she is being compensated for what she portrays as a selfless mission. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/bf6nyC
A cartoon by Eric Clausen. #NewYorkerCartoons
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A cartoon by Eric Clausen. #NewYorkerCartoons
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A scientific report released last month announced the start of a “a grim new chapter for life on Earth.” Why aren’t our government officials and corporate leaders more alarmed?https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C2S7qr
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A scientific report released last month announced the start of a “a grim new chapter for life on Earth.” Why aren’t our government officials and corporate leaders more alarmed?https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C2S7qr
The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is an occasion to question whether the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king. But under the threat of censorship, some civic institutions are afraid to ask.
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What Was the American Revolution For?
Amid plans to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial, many are asking whether or not the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is an occasion to question whether the people really do rule, and whether the law is still king. But under the threat of censorship, some civic institutions are afraid to ask.
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https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/bG9WLR
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Drew Dernavich. #NewYorkerCartoons
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Drew Dernavich. #NewYorkerCartoons
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David Byrne’s music has grown increasingly earnest over the years, but it is still almost always about alienation. Conversely, it is also about searching for home—how to find synchronicity, peace, wholeness. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3M5_x5
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
David Byrne’s music has grown increasingly earnest over the years, but it is still almost always about alienation. Conversely, it is also about searching for home—how to find synchronicity, peace, wholeness. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3M5_x5
Republicans consider public initiatives dangerous flirtations with socialism. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is busy reviving the concept of public ownership by having government agencies take stakes in a variety of companies.
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Socialism, But Make It Trump
After Zohran Mamdani’s victory, Republicans are fearmongering about Democrats turning socialist. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is busy taking stakes in private companies and ordering them around.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Republicans consider public initiatives dangerous flirtations with socialism. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is busy reviving the concept of public ownership by having government agencies take stakes in a variety of companies.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/37Vplp
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/37Vplp
Helen Rosner reviews Francis Mallmann’s new restaurant, La Boca: “Virtually every dish was a disappointment, sometimes disconcertingly so.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/KTytAk
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Helen Rosner reviews Francis Mallmann’s new restaurant, La Boca: “Virtually every dish was a disappointment, sometimes disconcertingly so.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/KTytAk
What we’re reading this week. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/w1WwtU
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Short reviews of recent releases.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What we’re reading this week. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/w1WwtU
“If you want your kid to make smart choices and not go down an addictive path, send them on location with the Sex Pistols. They were the greatest,” Laura Dern said. “They’d seen hell, and they were, like, ‘You don’t want to get into this shit.’ ” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kxWUcO
Laura Dern Has the Spirit of Seventies Cinema
The actor, who plays George Clooney’s publicist in “Jay Kelly” and Will Arnett’s estranged wife in “Is This Thing On?,” has spent her life surrounded by Hollywood luminaries.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“If you want your kid to make smart choices and not go down an addictive path, send them on location with the Sex Pistols. They were the greatest,” Laura Dern said. “They’d seen hell, and they were, like, ‘You don’t want to get into this shit.’ ” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kxWUcO
Around D.C., analogies about Laura Loomer abound—she is everything from Trump’s Rasputin to the “MAGA Grand Inquisitor.” Loomer thinks the most apt comparison is to Joseph McCarthy, a parallel she finds flattering. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/nzLTtb
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Around D.C., analogies about Laura Loomer abound—she is everything from Trump’s Rasputin to the “MAGA Grand Inquisitor.” Loomer thinks the most apt comparison is to Joseph McCarthy, a parallel she finds flattering. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/nzLTtb
“I wondered if dogs ever dreamed of the moon. The sky.” Read a new short story by Paul Yoon. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/the-new-coast-fiction-paul-yoon
“The New Coast,” by Paul Yoon
I think it was at this moment, on the beach, that everything seemed the most possible. That our sister was alive and in that building somewhere.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“I wondered if dogs ever dreamed of the moon. The sky.” Read a new short story by Paul Yoon. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/the-new-coast-fiction-paul-yoon
Most stories in the time-loop genre build to a moment of escape. “On the Calculation of Volume” imagines a woman making a life inside an infinitely repeating November 18th. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/on-the-calculation-of-volume-solvej-balle-book-review
Solvej Balle’s Novels Rewire the Time Loop
Most stories in the genre build to a moment of escape. “On the Calculation of Volume” imagines a woman making a life inside an infinitely repeating November 18th.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Most stories in the time-loop genre build to a moment of escape. “On the Calculation of Volume” imagines a woman making a life inside an infinitely repeating November 18th. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/on-the-calculation-of-volume-solvej-balle-book-review
At 51, Rian Johnson is a Hollywood rarity: a writer-director with a singular vision, able to turn his oddball, idiosyncratic stories into blockbuster hits. The success of “Knives Out” cemented Johnson’s status as an Agatha Christie for the Netflix age. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kPbcBb
Rian Johnson Is an Agatha Christie for the Netflix Age
The director revived the cozy mystery with “Knives Out.” In a new sequel, can he find his way to the end of the maze?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At 51, Rian Johnson is a Hollywood rarity: a writer-director with a singular vision, able to turn his oddball, idiosyncratic stories into blockbuster hits. The success of “Knives Out” cemented Johnson’s status as an Agatha Christie for the Netflix age. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kPbcBb
In today’s crossword: carceral structure proposed by Jeremy Bentham (ten letters). https://www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-games-dept/crossword/2025/11/10
The Crossword: Monday, November 10, 2025
Carceral structure proposed by Jeremy Bentham: ten letters.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In today’s crossword: carceral structure proposed by Jeremy Bentham (ten letters). https://www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-games-dept/crossword/2025/11/10
How Robert Rauschenberg’s transformative energy made us see the world around us. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/uR9zxb
Robert Rauschenberg’s Art of the Real
How the artist’s transformative energy made us see the world around us.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Robert Rauschenberg’s transformative energy made us see the world around us. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/uR9zxb
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/governments-and-billionaires-retreat-ahead-of-cop30-climate-talks
Governments and Billionaires Retreat Ahead of COP30 Climate Talks
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/governments-and-billionaires-retreat-ahead-of-cop30-climate-talks
David Byrne, the former front man of Talking Heads, turned 73 this year, but he is still curious about what it means to be alive. “We really don’t know what it’s about,” he told Amanda Petrusich. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/tAeX9l
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
David Byrne, the former front man of Talking Heads, turned 73 this year, but he is still curious about what it means to be alive. “We really don’t know what it’s about,” he told Amanda Petrusich. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/tAeX9l