Donald Trump Says CNN Should Be Sold as Part of Any Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Because the ‘People Running It’ Currently Are ‘Either Corrupt or Incompetent’ (news.google.com)
Inside Trump’s Artless Takeover of the Kennedy Center - Amid firings, boycotts, and programming reoriented to reflect the MAGA agenda, the performing-arts center has become a showcase for Trump’s aesthetics and ambitions. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Kennedy Center Has Been Transformed by Trumpism - The President was drawn to the institution for its cultural prestige. He and his allies made it radioactive. (www.newyorker.com)
What the Warner Bros. Sale Means for the Art of Movies - The competition between Netflix and Paramount Skydance to acquire the studio is haunted by the ghosts of mergers past. (www.newyorker.com)
Automation and Intimacy Brought Video Podcasters Out of the Man Cave - Whether you’re a pundit, a politician, or an A-list comedian, the best media strategy these days is a D.I.Y. stage set and a microphone. (www.newyorker.com)
A Student Chases the Shadows of Tiananmen - In Ha Jin’s “Looking for Tank Man,” uncovering the past doesn’t guarantee making peace with the present. (www.newyorker.com)
Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2025 - The year’s most-liked gag drawings suggest that you, our readers, are really going through something. (www.newyorker.com)
A Holiday Gift Guide: Treasures That Are Old, or Old at Heart - A list of things to give that are secondhand or—if they must be new—emulate the craftsmanship and quality of an earlier time. (www.newyorker.com)
If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books? - Books are inefficient, and the internet is training us to expect optimized experiences. (www.newyorker.com)
This Bowl Has One Hundred Grams of Protein - This meal is full of macros. What are macros? Who cares? You don’t need to know. What you need to know is that you are the alpha of this fast-healthy-adjacent bowl purveyor. (www.newyorker.com)
Is the Supreme Court Unsure About Birthright Citizenship? - Maybe the Justices simply want to reiterate what the Court has already said—or maybe not. (www.newyorker.com)
Two New Movies Revivify the Portrait-Film Genre - Documentaries about individuals are ubiquitous, but “Suburban Fury” and “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” explore the filmmaker-subject relationship in ways that recall classics of the form. (www.newyorker.com)
The Best TV Shows of 2025 - This year, Hollywood’s decline was evident from its output—but a few great, conversation-starting shows made our critic crave the return of the water cooler. (www.newyorker.com)
What Happens When an “Infinite-Money Machine” Unravels - After Michael Saylor’s software company Strategy stockpiled hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, he was hailed as an alchemist. Then things went awry. (www.newyorker.com)
And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris - Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second. (www.newyorker.com)
What’s the Fastest Subway Line? (Yes, There Is One) - The M.T.A.’s new “Love Letter to the Subway” tells all about the underground system beloved—and hated—by New Yorkers. (www.newyorker.com)
The Many Stages of Cynthia Nixon - Now starring in her fourteenth Broadway production, the “Sex and the City” actress reflects on Mike Nichols, F. Murray Abraham, and Times Square sleaze. (www.newyorker.com)
Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost? - The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality. (www.newyorker.com)
How to Leave the U.S.A. - In the wake of President Trump’s reëlection, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out. (www.newyorker.com)