The New Yorker - Culture Desk

Billie Eilish’s Unconventional Pop-Star Documentary

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:50:00 GMT

“The World’s a Little Blurry” provides a stark portrait of how music celebrity has changed—or, at least, how it has appeared to change.

The Jazz Pianist Using a Computer Program to Play with Other Musicians in Quarantine

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMT

Using the software JackTrip, the Brooklyn-based musician and amateur coder Dan Tepfer has been holding live-streamed concerts with jazz musicians elsewhere on the East Coast.

What Is Mathematics?

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMT

An ideal reality. A formal game. The poetry of logical ideas. Or none of the above.

A Disjointed, Racially Compromised Night at the Golden Globes

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:48:48 GMT

This year, Hollywood’s silly drunk wedding didn’t seem so benign.

A Sneak Peek at Donald Trump’s Tax Documents

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:05:41 GMT

Our artist captures the D.A. office’s first impressions.

Daft Punk Brought Us to the Dance Floor

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:04:20 GMT

Is the French electronic duo actually retired? The question seems beside the point.

Ted Cruz’s Dog Dishes

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:10:16 GMT

In an exclusive interview, Snowflake bowwow wows.

David Lynch’s Industrious Pandemic

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT

Checking in with the director as he turns seventy-five.

"Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” Is Silly in All the Right Ways

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:31:40 GMT

Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s new comedy is a tenderhearted meditation on friendship and getting one’s groove back. Mostly, it’s playtime all the way through.

Ted Cruz Packs His Bags

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:47:33 GMT

The disgraced spring breaker slinks home.

The Post-Impeachment Elephant in the Room

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:53:32 GMT

Cleaning up the G.O.P.’s big mess.

The Latest from Bruce Springsteen: A Sneak Peek

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:47:29 GMT

The Boss shills for the King, and more.

Super Bowl Music: The Weeknd’s Self-Loathing, Springsteen’s Jeep, and Dolly Parton’s Gig ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:08:04 GMT

The Weeknd’s halftime show felt like an appropriate mirror of our cultural moment. The music during the commercial breaks was a different story.

A Story of YouTube and Burned Soup

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT

An immersive video provokes a kitchen calamity.

Snow Country for Old Men

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:53:57 GMT

“The point is there ain’t no point.”

A World-Class Guitar-Maker Picks Through the Ashes

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 21:06:55 GMT

Fire undid Todd Clinesmith’s way of life in a few moments.

Fran Lebowitz Takes to the Streets

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:35:00 GMT

Pretend it’s a movement.

Trump’s Boundless Benevolence

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:13:43 GMT

. . . And you get a pardon, and you get a pardon, and you get a pardon!

The Impeachment Olympics

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:25:17 GMT

And the gold medal goes to . . .

The Moynihan Train Hall’s Glorious Arrival

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:56:38 GMT

The new transit hub redeems the destruction of the original Penn Station.