Goings On
What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week, online, in N.Y.C., and beyond. Paid subscribers also receive book picks.
Fiction Podcast
Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras
The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the stories “The Bible” and “The Stolen Pigeons,” which were published in The New Yorker in 2006 and 2007.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Jonathan Haidt on the Plague of Anxiety Affecting Young People—Plus, Judi Dench
It’s not another moral panic, the social psychologist says: the evidence clearly implicates social-media apps for a decline in mental health. Plus, Judi Dench on a life in Shakespeare.
News Desk
The New Yorker Wins Two 2024 Pulitzer Prizes
The staff writer Sarah Stillman was honored for reporting on a draconian legal doctrine, and the first-time contributor Medar de la Cruz was recognized for an illustrated piece about Rikers Island.
By The New Yorker
Postscript
Helen Vendler’s Generous Mind
The professor and critic will be remembered for her brilliant books, but teaching brought her genius to the fore.
By Nathan Heller