The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "That’s not fair." Poems: “Crossing Byways” by Yusef Komunyakaa: I don’t always vibe with – or, maybe, fully understand –...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🍳 The Weekend Special (May 6)
The Weekend Special (May 6) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction), Sontags (for essays), or Herseys (for your...
Last Week’s New Yorker Review: May 6, 2024
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of May 6 "‘My imitation of a nonintrusive, permanent bannister.’" (shakes off the rust…) We’re back! Must-Read: Both must-reads...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Did we really have to come…" We’re back! Poems: “Second Nature” by Paul Tran: It’s tricky, you know… self-love in a slam poem...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🍳 The Weekend Special (Apr 22 & 29)
The Weekend Special (Apr 22 & 29) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction), Sontags (for essays), or Herseys (for...
Last Week’s New Yorker Review: April 15, 2024
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of April 15 "She appeared not to have got much sun lately; I touched her up with a little blush." This week is the Innovation &...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "I can say literally anything" Poems: "Hyacinth" by Catherine Barnett: A meditation on loss and corporeality. The dollar store...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🍳 The Weekend Special (Apr 15)
The Weekend Special (Apr 15) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction), Sontags (for essays), or Herseys (for your...
Last Week’s New Yorker Review: April 15, 2024
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of April 15 "'Dig like a mole if you don't want to die.'" Must-Read: "The Assault" - Luke Mogelson waits for snow with the 1st...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "(C) A waltz of some sort" Poems: "Stitch" by Rae Armantrout: A wonderful little nugget of Armantroutian goodness – a...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🍳 The Weekend Special (Apr 8)
The Weekend Special (Apr 8) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction), Sontags (for essays), or Herseys (for your...
Last Week’s New Yorker Review: April 8, 2024
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of April 8 "I am worried that my children are not warriors and are lost in it." Must-Read: "Opportunity Cost" - Peter Hessler...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "That and tequila." Poems: "Today, My Hope Is Vertical" by Jane Hirshfield: A little cute for me – definitely the sort of thing...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🍳 The Weekend Special (Apr 1)
The Weekend Special (Apr 1) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction), Sontags (for essays), or Herseys (for your...
Last Week’s New Yorker Review: April 1, 2024
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of April 1 "guttural distortions of pitch, cawing glissandos, clattering bowing effects" Let's try something. I'm loathe to...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "Careful." Poems: "To You" by Maxine Scates: A roving run-on memory circling the theme of grief. It's all a bit literal for me...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: 🍳 The Weekend Special (Mar 25)
The Weekend Special (Mar 25) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Now with more 🍳 emojis, for the vibe. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction), Sontags...
Last Week’s New Yorker Review: March 25, 2024
Last Week’s New Yorker, week of March 25 "Driving through Hollywood, you’d often see marquees advertising 'Live Nude Girls.' She’d say, 'Much better than the...
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement
The Cartoon & Poem Supplement "There are secret ceremonies and things..." Poems: "Edward Hopper (Yellow and Red)" by W. S. DiPiero: Not exactly an ekphrasis,...
Last Week's New Yorker Review: The Weekend Special (Mar 11)
The Weekend Special (Mar 18) Welcome to the Weekend Special. Pieces are given up to three Munros (for fiction) or Sontags (for essays). As with restaurant...