The New Yorker

The Quest to End Hangovers

Scientists still aren’t sure what, exactly, causes a hangover—but that hasn’t stopped companies from marketing supposed antidotes.

He Gave the Knicks Their Name. Why Was He Forgotten?

In “A Washington Irving Sketch Book,” the essayist Phillip Lopate tries to rescue New York City’s original mythmaker from literary oblivion.

Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas

Pouria Zeraati, a dissident who was living in London, was stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs. His case is part of a widening campaign by the I…

The Shifting Meaning of “Moderate”

Political labels can be useful shorthand. But some doubt how much they tell us about what draws voters to candidates.

Emma Cline on Rendering the Human Experience

The author discusses her story “The Blight.”

Can Extreme Morning Sickness Be Cured?

For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has found a biological caus…

Russia Is Swarming Europe with Young Agents

From the daily newsletter: Russian military intelligence is paying young people to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across Europe.

Kate DiCamillo on the Solace of Fairy Tales

The author of “Because of Winn-Dixie” on what fantastical tales have to offer us—especially in dark times.

The Photographer Who Looked Past the Idea of Italy

Gianni Berengo Gardin spent a lifetime revealing the real people, real ironies, and real beauty of a country that people only think they know.

The Governors Island Ferry Goes Electric

This month, the old diesel-powered Governors Island ferry will be retired, and the Harbor Charger—New York’s first hybrid-electric ferry—will (q…

This Easter, with the Pope Ailing, Will the Catholic Church Stand Up to Trump?

Pope Francis has long advocated for immigrants, refugees, and the vulnerable—but the Church, like other institutions, may need to find new ways…

The Dire Wolf Is Back

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s extinct ancestors. Is t…

Akram Khan’s “Gigenis” Mines the Drama of Indian Classical Dance

In a piece loosely inspired by the Mahabharata, performers from various traditions enact a dance that feels like a collective ritual of mourning.

The Eternal Mysteries of Red

It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping out of our grasp?

What Imperialist Game Is Donald Trump Playing with Greenland?

The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.

Sovereignty for Sale

It goes way beyond tax havens and offshore banking. Enterprising countries have figured out how to put their legal systems at the disposal of co…

Sophie Is Gone. Her Music Lives On

The artist’s posthumous album is less an expression of her journey than a guide for the rest of us—a last gift.

The Real Story of Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration

Republicans have attacked the Vice-President as the Biden Administration’s “border czar,” but her remit was always to address the root causes fa…