For the Love of Comics: Bill Griffith Takes On the Iconic Nancy

The cartoonist discusses the subtle brilliance behind the comic strip, and the meditative experience of reading it.

Better Call Someone [Anyone]

The indicted ex-President has gone missing.

Putting Words in Their Mouths

The best words, mind you.

Sammy Harkham’s Unbleached Perspective on an Oft-Maligned Medium

In “Blood of the Virgin,” the cartoonist chronicles the spectrum of surprises that his protagonist encounters at home and on set in Hollywood of the nineteen-seventies.

The Silicon Valley Bank Catastrophe

Who didn’t see this coming?

Life Imitates the Oscars

Reach out and slap someone.

Remembering Ian Falconer, the New Yorker Artist and Author of the “Olivia” Books

Falconer won a Caldecott medal in 2001 and contributed more than thirty New Yorker covers.

Fox News Protects Itself

The network’s new on-air tactics.

Biden Beset by Balloons

Someone’s bubble is about to burst.

Iris DeMent’s New Album Is a Sustained Political Statement

“Workin’ on a World,” her first record of original material in more than a decade, calls on listeners to keep “building the beloved community.”

A Big-Tent Party at Madison Square Garden

Dance music is full of divisions. But a recent show with Skrillex, Four Tet, and Fred again.. felt like a big coming together.

President Biden Greets Visiting Space Alien

See, nothing to worry about here, folks!

Making the Country Safe from Balloons

Let’s not take any chances.

Marcel Proust on What Writing Is

In the last volume of “In Search of Lost Time,” Proust famously describes the transformation of himself as an author.

The Beyoncé Grammys Were Awkward

A ceremony that was designed to feel like a coronation instead came off like an apology.

My Daughter, the Magician’s Apprentice

When my daughter turned three, I started to learn magic. As the primary caretaker for her, I had hours and hours to fill each day.

The Latest Scientific Breakthrough on Aging

Courtesy of the humble mouse.

Tucker Carlson Has No Filter

Better roasted than toasted.

Kevin’s Place in McCarthydom

A compendium of unrelated namesakes.

The Right Not to Be Fun at Work

In a win for workplace dignity, a French high court recently decreed that businesses cannot force their employees to participate in supposedly enjoyable activities.