4+ week, 1+ day ago (113+ words) The Netflix documentary, directed by Marshall Curry, will be released on December 5th and explores the magazine's history, with narration by Julianne Moore and appearances by Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Hamm, Ronny Chieng, Nate Bargatze, and more. Narrated by Julianne Moore, "The New Yorker at 100" was directed by Marshall Curry, who received an Academy Award for his short film "The Neighbors" Window." Judd Apatow, best known for comedies such as "Knocked Up" and "Superbad," turned serious'at least partially'to serve as an executive producer. Stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Ronny Chieng, Jon Hamm, Aparna Nancherla, and Nate Bargatze weigh in with personal reminiscences about their relationships with the magazine....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago (173+ words) The country is more divided than ever, housing prices have hit an all-time high, and many denizens of the United States of America fantasize about fleeing abroad. But other citizenships aren't so easy to come by, so I've been hard at work mocking up some new domestic states for consideration. ChermegliState Bird: The crying skirt steakState Motto: "Home is where your house is'in Chermegli.State Rash: Eczema TarpaninaState Flower: Secretary's baneState Motto: "Free your skeleton.State Secret: He's harmless, but there is a guy living in that shed. BunlyState Nickname: The Creamy Leftovers StateState Motto: "Oops, I left it in Bunly.State Gemstone: The humble pebble. PaniniState Beetle: YokoState Motto: "United we stand, divided we sit.State Problem: Forgot paper towels. DutState Smell: Burnt hairState Motto: "Beauty is relative in Dut.State Movie: "The Favourite Starter packs for things you…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago (208+ words) It's not a done deal," the Mayor said, then rambled for a little while. It's imperative that everyone comes out and sit down, and be part of the process to voice your concerns." An elderly woman wearing a NO TIMES SQUARE CASINO" T-shirt said, Yes, it might be good for some people, but it's not gonna be good for any of the residents who are here." A big, bald man said, Casinos are exploitative." A gray-haired guy reading from a clipboard said, The two worst places I've ever been are Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Both are ugly and depressing, and I grew up in Florida, so that's saying something." Hooks shouted, Security, please! The young lady in the red sweater, please, has to be removed." After the vote, P.J. O'Doherty, another union leader from Queens, who has spent the past…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (75+ words) In the weeks before John Wayne Gacy's scheduled execution, he was far from reconciled to his fate. What HBO's "Chernobyl" got right, and what it got terribly wrong. Why does the Bible end that way? A new era of strength competitions is testing the limits of the human body. How an unemployed blogger confirmed that Syria had used chemical weapons. An essay by Toni Morrison: "The Work You Do, the Person You Are."...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (568+ words) The New Yorker staff writers Larissa MacFarquhar, Rebecca Mead, Ian Parker, Kelefa Sanneh, and Michael Schulman join the executive editor Daniel Zalewski for a conversation about building trust with subjects, revealing character, and capturing life on the page. Larissa MacFarquhar has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998. She has written about child-protective services, the battered-women's movement, dementia, and hospice care, and her profile subjects have included Barack Obama, Noam Chomsky, and Hilary Mantel, among many others. She is the author of "Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help." Before joining the magazine, she was a senior editor at Lingua Franca and an advisory editor at The Paris Review. She has received two Front Page Awards from the Newswomen's Club of New York and the Johnson & Johnson Excellence in Media Award. Her writing has…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago (121+ words) Poetry by Marie T. Martin (translated, from the German, by Kathleen Heil): "Do you still receive letters from the dead?" Do you still receive letters from the dead? I'm writing you in the year after your death'without eyes, what do you see? Here, the blue bean shrub and glimmerweed grow, later revealing themselves, which sentences would have been important. Do you still write letters, I'm writing to myself the year I was born, a painted scroll unfurled in a parking lot, the calligraphy of tires. Have you gotten older, does the passing subway car see you, does the maple tree hold you in between? Promise me you'll stay awake, promise me a speech for the soul in an arrangement of...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (60+ words) I'm taking a break from social media. You'll feel better if you go outside. Reasons our plans tonight should be in my neighborhood. Popular parental advice to teens throughout history. What I imagine strangers think when they see me reading a book in public. My name is Gilligan, and I'd like to get off this island now....

3+ week, 2+ day ago (60+ words) I'm taking a break from social media. You'll feel better if you go outside. Reasons our plans tonight should be in my neighborhood. Popular parental advice to teens throughout history. What I imagine strangers think when they see me reading a book in public. My name is Gilligan, and I'd like to get off this island now....

2+ week, 5+ day ago (60+ words) I'm taking a break from social media. You'll feel better if you go outside. Reasons our plans tonight should be in my neighborhood. Popular parental advice to teens throughout history. What I imagine strangers think when they see me reading a book in public. My name is Gilligan, and I'd like to get off this island now....

1+ week, 2+ day ago (60+ words) I'm taking a break from social media. You'll feel better if you go outside. Reasons our plans tonight should be in my neighborhood. Popular parental advice to teens throughout history. What I imagine strangers think when they see me reading a book in public. My name is Gilligan, and I'd like to get off this island now....