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The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Great." Poems: “Blue Baby” by Mary Jo Salter: Look, this is a lovely tribute to read at a funeral or similar occasion. But...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (December 8)

December 4, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: December 1

December 3, 2025

Last Week’s New Yorker, week of December 1 “‘Every single detainee receives due process. Get a grip.’” This is the year’s last Centenary Issue, and its theme...

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement

November 30, 2025

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "The carpet pads" Because it’s a long issue, which means more cartoons, I’m sending this one to all subscribers. Remember to...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 31)

November 29, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 24

November 25, 2025

Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 24 “a raver’s feces, which contains traces of LSD” Must-Read: “The Searchers” (The Current Cinema) - Justin Chang...

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement

$ · November 18, 2025

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Wow – the horses" Poems: “Senescence” by D.A. Powell: Superb, very on-brand stuff from Powell, who uses wordplay to stitch the...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 24)

November 18, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 17

November 15, 2025

Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 17 “He turns a pimple into a beauty mark.” Must-Reads: “Bad Dads” (The Current Cinema) - Justin Chang knows it’s...

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement

$ · November 12, 2025

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "infant formula" Poems: “Modern European” by Declan Ryan: Ryan’s first collection of poetry produces his first effort in the...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 17)

November 12, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 10

November 12, 2025

Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 10 “A four-page spread gives instructions for a ‘midnight omelette supper for thirty,’ featuring a pound of herb...

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement

$ · November 11, 2025

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "VOTE CENTAUR" Poems: “The World Was All Before Them” by Maya C. Popa: Excellent lust/loss poem, riffing on creation myths in a...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 10)

November 11, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 3

November 6, 2025

Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 3 “‘She is dressed in a white gown, with green ornaments, which convinces me of what I had always supposed, that...

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement

$ · November 5, 2025

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Someday, son," Poems: “Sorry for Existing” by Patricia Lockwood: Encyclopedic-slash-kaleidoscopic-slash-hallucinatory as per...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 3)

November 5, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: October 27

October 25, 2025

Last Week’s New Yorker, week of October 27 “(The authors suggest that one might save money while prioritizing the mental-health benefits of exercise by...

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement

$ · October 22, 2025

The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Tony’s been despondent" Poems: “Last Time” by Nick Laird: Irreducibly Irish, despite all the Bashō. Not sure I can say exactly...

Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (October 27)

October 22, 2025

The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...