Chris Ware in “Chicago” – Season 8 | Art21
Chris Ware, known for his New Yorker magazine covers, is hailed as a master of the comic art form. Ware’s complex graphic novels, which tell stories about people in suburban…
Neighborhood Nostalgia Comes to Life | The Originals | The New Yorker Documentary
Five friends recount what life was like in Brooklyn in the nineteen-seventies—from the games they played in the street to the criminal elements they tried to avoid—in this short film…
“You Were Perfectly Fine,” by Dorothy Parker
“Oh, I’m great,” he said. “Corking, I am. Know what time I got up? Four o’clock this afternoon, sharp. I kept trying to make it, and every time I took…
Are Bosses Dictators?
A philosopher argues that millions of Americans are subject to tyranny in the workplace.
Is Mars Ours?
Should we treat other planets like natural resources or national parks?
Why Computers Won’t Make Themselves Smarter
We’re a long way off from being able to create a single human-equivalent A.I., let alone billions of them. For the foreseeable future, the ongoing technological explosion will be driven…
Confession of a Feminist
A serialized biography of Jane Grant (1892-1972), first woman reporter at The New York Times and co-founder of The New Yorker {read}
“Frog and Toad”: An Amphibious Celebration of Same-Sex Love
A series of illustrated children’s books endures as a classic. Was it also the author’s attempt to come out? {read}
Sell Out: Part One
One day at work I fall into brine and they close the lid above me by mistake. Much time passes; it feels like long sleep. When the lid is finally…