The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "‘End Feudalism’?" Poems: “Of the People for the People but by Me” by Lucie Brock-Broido: Not sure why now this excellent...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (December 15)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: December 8
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of December 8 “fat biographies that are collections of dropped balls” Must-Read: “Mr. Microcosm” (Books) - Merve Emre says it’s...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Great." Poems: “Blue Baby” by Mary Jo Salter: Look, this is a lovely tribute to read at a funeral or similar occasion. But...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (December 8)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: December 1
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of December 1 “‘Every single detainee receives due process. Get a grip.’” This is the year’s last Centenary Issue, and its theme...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "The carpet pads" Because it’s a long issue, which means more cartoons, I’m sending this one to all subscribers. Remember to...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 31)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 24
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 24 “a raver’s feces, which contains traces of LSD” Must-Read: “The Searchers” (The Current Cinema) - Justin Chang...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Wow – the horses" Poems: “Senescence” by D.A. Powell: Superb, very on-brand stuff from Powell, who uses wordplay to stitch the...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 24)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 17
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 17 “He turns a pimple into a beauty mark.” Must-Reads: “Bad Dads” (The Current Cinema) - Justin Chang knows it’s...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "infant formula" Poems: “Modern European” by Declan Ryan: Ryan’s first collection of poetry produces his first effort in the...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 17)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 10
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 10 “A four-page spread gives instructions for a ‘midnight omelette supper for thirty,’ featuring a pound of herb...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "VOTE CENTAUR" Poems: “The World Was All Before Them” by Maya C. Popa: Excellent lust/loss poem, riffing on creation myths in a...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 10)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: November 3
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of November 3 “‘She is dressed in a white gown, with green ornaments, which convinces me of what I had always supposed, that...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Someday, son," Poems: “Sorry for Existing” by Patricia Lockwood: Encyclopedic-slash-kaleidoscopic-slash-hallucinatory as per...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🥐 The Weekend Special (November 3)
The Weekend SpecialPieces are given up to three Knapps (for fiction), Downeys (for essays), or Fords (for random picks). As with restaurant stars, even one...