David Remnick

A lifelong surfer reports on a machine-made wave that could finally make surfing a conventional sport—and potentially transform its spirit.

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” made the actor a superstar; now he can return to the stage. Plus, Satan answers children’s letters that were supposed to be delivered to Santa.

Where does hyper-partisanship come from? And what does it look like up close and personal? A reporter visits the bellwether state of North Carolina.

Our dauntless food correspondent accepts a daunting task: to assemble a meal out of whatever she can find in The New Yorker’s communal kitchen.

The screenwriter’s new film is about a first date that goes terribly wrong when a police officer is shot. “We create the heroes we need,” Waithe tells Jelani Cobb.

The writer-director discusses her much-anticipated adaptation of the classic novel. And the creator of HBO’s big show of this season talks with Emily Nussbaum.

Chilean women, in response to domestic and state violence, began a protest movement that has taken root on social media.

Susan Glasser discusses Washington’s reaction to Congress’s articles of impeachment against the President.

There is independent media in Russia, but the state-controlled Channel One dominates the news cycle and subtly controls what its viewers believe. Joshua Yaffa explains how it works.

The star of “Halloween” scares easily, and won’t watch a slasher film. But she’s bravely confronted real taboos: her history with addiction, and the terror of Hollywood beauty standards.

In 1974, the freshman Representative helped seal Nixon’s fate. In 1998, he was Defense Secretary during the Clinton impeachment. Now he explains how the Trump impeachment stacks up.

The California senator seemed to have everything going for her as a Presidential candidate. Why did her run end before the voting even started?

Hundreds are dead following a government crackdown on protests. Wright describes how U.S. sanctions are squeezing Iran just as some of its regional allies are turning against it.

Dexter Filkins talks to the embattled Indian journalist about their time reporting together in Kashmir and the Indian ruling party’s violent suppression of Muslims.

The actor, singer, producer, and writer talks with the fashion columnist Rachel Syme, live at The New Yorker Festival.

Justin Vernon and some of his collaborators in the celebrated indie band talk with Amanda Petrusich, and play songs off their latest album, “i,i.”