The New Yorker

🎭 Culture

Jun 03, 2026

Lessons from Fandom, as the New York Knicks Face the San Antonio Spurs

The article explores the passionate culture of fandom surrounding the New York Knicks, highlighting how it shapes the team's identity and influences their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs.

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🎭 Culture

Jun 02, 2026

Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 1st

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings

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🎭 Culture

Jun 02, 2026

The Heretical Energy of “Is God Is”

Aleshea Harris takes the religious undercurrents of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” and dirties them, wisely, in her new revenge thriller

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💻 Technology

Jun 02, 2026

Data Centers Bring the Buzz

The article explores the growing presence of data centers in urban landscapes, highlighting their impact on local economies, energy consumption, and the evolving relationship between technology and community.

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🎭 Culture

Jun 01, 2026

Taiye Selasi on How to Survive Perfectionism

The author discusses her story “Firstborn Immigrant Daughter.”

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🎭 Culture

Jun 01, 2026

Ben Gibbard on Breaking Out of Lyrical Jail

The front man of Death Cab for Cutie discusses resisting nostalgia, working through loss, and why he can’t get away with singing like Matt Berninger or Thom Yorke

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🎭 Culture

Jun 01, 2026

The Paperboy’s Secret

In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket

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👥 Society

May 31, 2026

Italy Has Failed to Qualify for Three Straight World Cups. Are the Country’s Immigration Policies to Blame?

After winning the tournament in 2006, gli Azzurri have become a national embarrassment, and their failure has sparked a conversation in Italy over who gets to be a citizen

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🎭 Culture

May 31, 2026

The Expansive Joy of Mao Ishikawa

The photographer doesn’t sentimentalize her subjects; she pays attention to them

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🎭 Culture

May 31, 2026

The Knicks and the Greatest Night in New York Sports

The Knicks have made the N.B.A. Finals again and, as another home team instructs the city, “Ya gotta believe.”

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💻 Technology

May 30, 2026

Should You Automate Your Life?

A new book suggests that it’s time to embrace A.I. on your own terms

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May 30, 2026

Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 29th

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings

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