12-23 The Atlantic Announces Henry Grabar and Judith Shulevitz as Staff Writers and Chris Suellentrop as Senior Editor; Uzodinma Iweala Joins as Contributing Writer (www.theatlantic.com)
12-22 Here Are Monday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: BlackSky Technology, Cummins, Lamb Watson, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Sealed Air, Volaris, and More (finance.yahoo.com)
00:11 “No Other Choice” Eliminates the Competition with Style - In Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s crime novel, Lee Byung-hun plays a newly laid-off executive who launches his own campaign of mass termination. (www.newyorker.com)
12-23 Americans Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media. What Can We Do Instead? - Free-speech norms and powerful tech companies make legal restrictions unlikely—but social changes are already taking place. (www.newyorker.com)
12-23 The Right Wing Rises in Latin America - The new President of Chile joins a new class of leaders trying to seize the future by rewriting the past. (www.newyorker.com)
12-23 Patricia Lockwood Reads Elizabeth Bishop - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “In the Waiting Room,” by Elizabeth Bishop, and her own poem “Love Poem Like We Used to Write It.” (www.newyorker.com)
12-23 “Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On - The 1995 classic became as much a sociological phenomenon as an artistic one—but its designation as a “chick flick” belies its emotional sophistication and intelligence. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 The Psychology of Fashion - Our garments offer glimpses of the unconscious; we may also choose them because they feel nothing like us—because they allow us, briefly, to become someone else. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 The Biggest Threat to the 2026 Economy Is Still Donald Trump - Many analysts are predicting an election-year upturn, but they aren’t accounting for the President’s ability to cause more chaos. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 Mona Fastvold Knows Her Way Around a Chair - The director’s new movie, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” stars Amanda Seyfried as the Shakers’ founder. But the film’s furniture alone is worth a trip to the theatre. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 Is the Dictionary Done For? - The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a revolution. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 A Puppet Called Paddington - Tahra Zafar has made creatures for “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars.” Her latest project? Bringing the beloved bear to the stage. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Antonia Hitchens’s piece about Laura Loomer, Jill Lepore’s article about the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution, and Amanda Petrusich’s Profile of David Byrne. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 “Memory Palace,” by Bianca Stone - “Every memory palace should have a damp basement / with frozen pipes and mouse bones, / shreds of pink insulation, you dare not enter.” (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 How Peter Navarro, Trump’s Tariff Cheerleader, Became the Ultimate Yes-Man - The tariff cheerleader established the template of sycophancy for Trump Administration officials. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 The Re-Assemblage of Joseph Cornell - Wes Anderson and Jasper Sharp teamed up to re-create the artist’s famous Flushing studio—only this time it’s at a Gagosian gallery in Paris. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 “Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep,” Reviewed - In a small show at MOMA, Frankenthaler seems to make paint its own living force, untouched by an artist. (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 Dyslexia and the Reading Wars - Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them? (www.newyorker.com)
12-22 The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films - Early on, movies had no sound, but musicians provided live accompaniment. The tradition continues. (www.newyorker.com)