The New Yorker - Culture Desk

Zoom Fatigue and the New Ways to Party

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Anna Russell on how virtual-reality platforms like High Fidelity, VRChat, Rec Room, and Mozilla Hubs re-create offline interactions, without the angst of Zoom.

For the Lack of a President . . .

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:07:28 GMT

Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook cartoon imagines President Donald Trump silhouetted against an image of a raging wildfire.

How Cameo Blew Up During Quarantine

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Naomi Fry writes on the personalized-video service Cameo, which allows customers to purchase messages from celebrities and public figures such as Ben Sinclair, Snoop Dogg, Caitlin Jenner, and Rachel Dolezal.

The New Monuments That America Needs

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Hua Hsu writes about what monuments mean in America and the Monument Lab’s work installing “speculative monuments” throughout Philadelphia.

Highlights from a "Princess Bride” Virtual Live Read

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:02:01 GMT

Helen Rosner writes about a virtual live table read, on September 13th, of the film “The Princess Bride” by its cast, as a fund-raiser for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

Michael Cohen’s Memoir of Jilted Love

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:52:14 GMT

Naomi Fry reviews the new book “Disloyal,” by Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who writes about his years in the thrall of the businessman and future President.

A Presidential Review of Bob Woodward’s "Rage”

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:33:06 GMT

Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook cartoon humorously imagines former President Richard Nixon reading Bob Woodward’s latest book about Donald Trump, “Rage,” while sitting in Hell.