The New Yorker Out Loud

The New Yorker's television critic, Nancy Franklin, discusses the Beijing Olympics and why great television is such a rare... more

In this week's issue, the composer John Adams writes about his time in San Francisco. Here Adams discusses his influences,... more

In this week's issue, David Grann writes about the French con man Frederic Bourdin. Here Grann discusses Bourdin's decepti... more

This week in the magazine, Kelefa Sanneh writes about the radio and television host Tavis Smiley. Here Sanneh explains Smi... more

In this issue of the magazine, David Samuels writes about medical marijuana and its effect on California's pot industry ov... more

In this week's issue, Jill Lepore writes about the battle over E. B. White's "Stuart Little." Here Jill Lepore and Roger A... more

Seymour M. Hersh talks about the Bush Administration¿s secret campaign against Iran. more

Atul Gawande explores the science behind itching and describes one extreme case of a woman who couldn't stop scratching. more

This week, Peter J. Boyer writes about the MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. Here Boyer talks about Olbermann's style and how it... more

This week, Sasha Frere-Jones writes about Auto-Tune, a pitch-correction software program used in pop music. Here Frere-Jon... more