The New Yorker (Culture and Politics)

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Articles

Edwidge Danticat on Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”
23 novembre, par Edwidge Danticat — Magazine / Takes
The mother in Kincaid’s story is not only trying to tame a shrew; she is offering a template for survival.
Ariel Levy on Emily Hahn’s “The Big Smoke”
23 novembre, par Ariel Levy — Magazine / Takes
In 1969, the longtime foreign correspondent recalled a youthful adventure in which she moved to China, keen on becoming an opium addict.
The Justice Department Hits a New Low with the Epstein Files
23 novembre, par Ruth Marcus — Magazine / Comment, News / The Lede
Not only is the department’s behavior not normal; it is also, as is becoming increasingly clear, self-defeating.
Restaurant Review: I’m Donut ?
23 novembre, par Helen Rosner — Culture / The Food Scene, Doughnuts, Japanese Food, Times Square, Pastries
The viral Japanese bakery, now with a location in Times Square, is one of the few imported brands that has broken through to become genuinely hot while maintaining considerable good will.
Daniyal Mueenuddin on the Great Curve of History
23 novembre, par Cressida Leyshon — Books / This Week in Fiction, Partition, Pakistan, Fiction
The author discusses his story “The Golden Boy.”