Daily Cartoon: Monday, February 4th
“One boring Super Bowl, and now we have to deal with this.”
Daily Humor
The Daily Cartoon, Shouts, and other funny stuff from our Dept. of Hoopla.
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Adam Conover Edition
The comedian, writer, and host Adam Conover, of “Adam Ruins Everything,” tries his hand at our cartoon-caption contest.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Saturday, February 2nd
Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of civilization.
By David Ostow
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Friday, February 1st
“Finally, your halftime show—the Mueller report!”
By Bob Eckstein
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 31st
“They want Biden’s working-class appeal, Sanders’s populist fervor, Beto’s youthful charisma, Warren’s fierce progressivism, Klobuchar’s calm moderation, Harris’s toughness, Brown’s everyman image, Booker’s media savvy, Gillibrand’s feminist credentials…”
By David Sipress
The Sporting Scene
Tyrese Haliburton Has Worn Me Down
The Indiana Pacers star is corny, he’s awkward, and he’s thrilling.
By Louisa Thomas
The Writer’s Voice
Yiyun Li Reads “Any Human Heart”
The author reads her story from the June 23, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Fiction
“Any Human Heart”
And here sat Maureen, who had no one else to send flowers to as sweet revenge. And here sat Lilian, who had thought that little in life could surprise her anymore.
By Yiyun Li
The Food Scene
Cactus Wren Is Doing Its Own Thing
A new restaurant from the chef duo Samuel Clonts and Raymond Trinh puts caviar in unpredictable places.
By Helen Rosner
Takes
Molly Fischer on Mark Singer’s “Mom Overboard!”
The article, which appeared in the Women’s Issue, asks what happens when three women leave élite careers to stay home with their children.
By Molly Fischer
This Week in Fiction
Yiyun Li on Dispelling Innocence and Dissecting Pears
The author discusses her story “Any Human Heart.”
By Cressida Leyshon
Persons of Interest
Play It Again, Charles Burnett
Over the years, the director’s early films have been lost and found, forgotten and celebrated. But what about the work that came after, or that never came to be?
By Doreen St. Félix