01-02 I''m brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop (www.pcgamer.com)
05:25 Gaza After the Ceasefire - A Palestinian businessman on the persistent humanitarian crisis in the territory, and what he hopes might change. (www.newyorker.com)
01-02 How Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring Is Changing the Diamond Game - For decades, couples were told to value a certain kind of rarity. The jewelry designer Kindred Lubeck, with the help of her most famous client, is popularizing the unique qualities of old-mine-cut stones. (www.newyorker.com)
01-02 January Festivals Bring the Weird, Wonderful Shows - Also: “Tartuffe” mania, the guitar stylings of William Tyler and Yasmin Williams, Justin Chang’s movies for a new year, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
01-02 “Young Mothers” Is a Gentle Gift from the Dardenne Brothers - In Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s latest drama, set in and around a Belgian maternity home, several teen-age moms seek to break through cycles of poverty, addiction, and neglect. (www.newyorker.com)
01-01 Bryan Washington Reads Yiyun Li - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Small Flame,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. (www.newyorker.com)
01-01 A Day in My Highly Optimized, Convenient Life - With a single tap on the screen, I open the blinds, with another, I turn on the espresso machine, and with a third, I review the footage from my Ring camera. (www.newyorker.com)
01-01 What Zohran Mamdani and Michael Bloomberg Have in Common - As mayors, the socialist and the plutocrat each embody outsized ideas of the city—and distinct forms of capital. (www.newyorker.com)
25-12-30 A Mexican Couple in California Plans to Self-Deport—and Leave Their Kids Behind - Can undocumented parents elude ICE capture for one more year, until their youngest turns eighteen? (www.newyorker.com)
25-12-30 Finishing School: Hands Off Our Pencils - Given the wild fluctuations in the market, I did what anyone with a crippling dependence on pencils would do: I took inventory. (www.newyorker.com)
25-12-29 A Reckoning for the Stalled Gaza Peace Plan - A meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump may determine whether the agreement advances—or hardens into a permanent order. (www.newyorker.com)
25-12-28 “The Ice-Skater,” by Kanak Kapur - The man from Kabul had warned about the number of men assigned to each room. “I won’t lie to you,” he had said. “You’ll be uncomfortable. You’ll have to adjust.” (www.newyorker.com)
25-12-27 The Weirdly Refreshing Honesty of the Oscars of TikTok - The app might wreak havoc on users’ mental health, but there was a satisfying frankness at the gathering about the fact that everything in life is now fodder for content. (www.newyorker.com)
25-12-27 Why A.I. Didn’t Transform Our Lives in 2025 - This was supposed to be the year when autonomous agents took over everyday tasks. The tech industry overpromised and underdelivered. (www.newyorker.com)