Tag: New Yorker

China’s largest e-commerce company is not only changing the way people in China shop, but how they think about commerce and each other in a Communist country.

“This mom runs on caffeine, wine, and Amazon Prime” is a funny t-shirt slogan, but there is a serious social phenomenon behind it.

Her father’s gender transition was the impetus behind Jill Soloway’s show.

Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.

The aftermath of trauma sometimes means that victims become victimizers, but we have to find a way to talk about it.

Many of us can viscerally remember what it was like to be young and overwhelmed by the power of our youth.

Weinstein hired private investigators who used fake names to dig up dirt on his accusers.

Would things be better if Mike Pence were President? What his past political missteps tell us.

Essential oils have become a big business, with some distributors selling their products with unfounded claims.

Bob Mankoff created a successful business model for cartoonists to get paid. Then Condé Nast ruined it.

In tennis, smashing a racket can be an easy way to vent your frustrations, but it also comes with consequences.

Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte might have a few things in common.

Being alone, free of distraction, can be both a writer’s dream and a nightmare.

With ‘The Lost City of Z’ now in theaters, we revisit a few favorites from the ‘New Yorker’ writer’s tales of obsession.

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

In the New Yorker, Naomi Fry writes about Cat Marnell’s new memoir in a piece that’s part review, part analysis of women’s addiction stories.

These stories will give you an idea of the strength and skill that goes into creating engaging literary journalism.

We have a tendency to lose items on a daily basis, and spend half a year over the course of our lifetimes searching for them.

The spookiness doesn’t have to end with the weekend—indulge in classic creepypasta, scary podcasts, and Ms. (Shirley) Jackson on your lunch break.

Six stories about notebooks and note-taking.

A reading list about fictional detectives and the authors who mastermind their literary crime-solving, as well as real-life detectives searching for the truth.

Revisiting the political conventions.

Why are we Americans so drawn to the Scandinavian Peninsula and beyond? Why do some Republicans speak of Sweden with disdain or horror, whereas left-leaning folks go starry-eyed? Does the recent influx of refugees to these countries mark the beginning of institutionalized xenophobia?

There is much to do. But we are alive. We get to do the work.

At The New Yorker, Andrew Marantz takes us behind-the-scenes at the HBO comedy “Silicon Valley,” revealing how its writers and creators are so good at accurately skewering the tech world.

These stories offer a glimpse into the weird world of “professionalism,” how young women are expected to adapt to rapidly changing, innately biased work environments.

What makes a secret society? Is it the codes and the handshakes, the physical language?

Our favorite stories of the week, featuring San Francisco Chronicle, The New Republic, The New Yorker, Wired and New York Magazine.

Sam Knight takes coverage of international freeport intrigue to the next level in this week’s New Yorker, with “The Bouvier Affair.”

I don’t pretend to understand the intricacies of Syria’s politics or the motivations of ISIS completely. I read, share, and little by little, I learn.