The New Yorker

A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman: Thomas McGuane reads James Salter's "Last Night"; Roddy Doyle reads Maeve Brennans Christmas Eve; A. M. Homes reads Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"; Gary Shteyngart reads Andrea Lee's "Brothers and Sisters Around the World"; Tobias Wolff reads Stephanie Vaughn's short story "Dog Heaven"; Jeffrey Eugenides reads Harold Brodkey's "Spring Fugue"; Aleksandar Hemon discusses Bernard Malamud's "A Summer's Reading"; Mary Gaitskill reads Vladimir Nabokov's "Symbols and Signs"; Hilton Als discusses Jean Stafford and her story "Children Are Bored on Sunday"; T. Coraghessan Boyle reads Tobias Wolff's "Bullet in the Brain"; E. L. Doctorow reads John O'Hara's short story "Graven Image"; Jhumpa Lahiri reads the short story "A Day," by William Trevor; Antonya Nelson reads Mavis Gallant's short story "When We Were Nearly Young"; Paul Theroux reads Jorge Luis Borges's short story "The Gospel According to Mark"; Nell Freudenberger discusses Grace Paley's short story "Somewhere Else"; George Saunders reads Isaac Babel's "You Must Know Everything"; Donald Antrim reads Donald Barthelme's "I Bought a Little City"; Edwidge Danticat discusses Junot Diaz's "How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)"; Richard Ford reads John Cheever's "Reunion."

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New Yorker: Out Loud

A weekly conversation about what's new in The New Yorker: Judith Thurman talks about the importance of Scrabble to her own family, and her adventures playing online; Martin Schoeller and Steve Pyke discuss photography; Ariel Levy discusses The Joy of Sex and its relevancy; Zadie Smith writes about comedy and her family; Wendell Steavenson discusses the tensions between Georgia and Russia, and how Georgia has changed since she lived there, in the late nineteen-nineties; Larissa MacFarquhar on Naomi Klein and her book "The Shock Doctrine"; James Wood discusses V. S. Naipaul; Burkhard Bilger talks about the rise of extreme beer; George Packer on what to look for in the next Administration, and whether the Internet's pro-Obama movement will continue to support him as President; John Lanchester on why derivatives are like modernist art and what his father, a banker, would have thought of what finance has become; Bruce McCall on his drawing for the Cartoon Issue, his artistic process, and his career; Kelefa Sanneh and David Denby on pleasures and perils of political impersonation; Malcolm Gladwell on genius and precocity; Pamela Colloff discusses George W. Bush and Crawford, Texas; Raffi Khatchadourian on illegal logging; Platon on photographing members of the military and their families; Adam Gopnik discusses the controversy behind Babar; Ariel Levy on Cindy McCain and the women of the 2008 election; Steve Coll on General David Petraeus; Nancy Franklin discusses the Beijing Olympics; the composer John Adams discusses his career; David Grann talks about the French con man Frederic Bourdin; Kelefa Sanneh discusses Tavis Smiley and the Obama candidacy; David Samuels talks about medical marijuana; Jill Lepore and Roger Angell discuss the battle over E. B. White's "Stuart Little"; Seymour M. Hersh talks about the Bush Administration's secret campaign against Iran; Atul Gawande on the science behind itching; Peter J. Boyer talks about the MSNBC host Keith Olbermann; Sasha Frere-Jones talks about Auto-Tune, a pitch-correction software program used in pop music; Paul Goldberger talks about the architecture of the Beijing Olympics; Ian Frazier talks about his experiences running a writers' workshop at a Chelsea soup kitchen; Sue Halpern talks about Virtual Iraq, a treatment for traumatized veterans; Margaret Talbot talks about the scientist Irene Pepperberg and her work with Alex the parrot; William Finnegan talks about the transnational networks of human trafficking and the efforts to help their victims; Burkhard Bilger talks about the history of field recording, and introduces samples from the folklorist Art Rosenbaum's recordings; Jonathan Franzen talks about his journey to China; Joan Acocella dissects "Dancing with the Stars"; Ben McGrath discusses Lenny Dykstra's efforts to broaden the horizons of retired athletes; Adam Gopnik talks about the future of magic and compares the magician's art to the writer's craft; Michael Chabon talks about the difficulties of dressing superheroes off the comic-book page, writing about clothes, and turning books into movies; Honor Moore talks about her father's public service and private life; Michael Specter talks about the possibility of using economics to change behavior and cut carbon emissions; George Packer talks about "Betrayed," a play he adapted from his New Yorker article of the same title; The New Yorker's art editor, Francoise Mouly, talks about the nearly three hundred submissions to the Eustace Tilley Contest; The New Yorker's poetry editor, Paul Muldoon, talks about rock and roll and the state of poetry; Steve Coll talks about the country's insurgency, the influence of the Taliban, and President Musharraf's changing role; Lawrence Wright talks about Mike McConnell, the director of National Intelligence, McConnell's ideas for reform, his views on privacy issues and torture, and the threats the intelligence community may confront in the future.

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New Yorker: Comment

A weekly reading of the magazine's "Comment" essay: Hendrik Hertzberg on the Inauguration; David Remnick on Obama and Israel; Adam Gopnik on a breathless moment; Hendrik Hertzberg on Senate-seat follies; George Packer on the Mumbai fallout; Elizabeth Kolbert on folly in Detroit; Hendrik Hertzberg on same-sex marriage; Elizabeth Kolbert on Bush's midnight rules; Hendrik Hertzberg on the big win; Steve Coll on Presidential greatness; Hendrik Hertzberg on spreading the wealth; Steve Coll on the final debate; Hendrik Hertzberg on fighting dirty; The Editors on the choice for President; John Cassidy on John McCain and the financial crisis; John Cassidy on Wall Street and the election; Steve Coll on the Palin interviews; Hendrik Hertzberg on Republican rhetoric; David Remnick on Obama's night; Hendrik Hertzberg on swift-boating Obama; David Remnick on Putin's Georgia play; Elizabeth Kolbert on John McCain and oil; Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama abroad; John Cassidy on the candidates and the lending crisis; Hendrik Hertzberg on flip-flops; George Packer on Obama's Iraq problem; Dorothy Wickenden on the Obama puzzle; Hendrik Hertzberg on Hillary's women; Philip Gourevitch on South Africa's violence; Hendrik Hertzberg on Clinton's improper logic; Jeffrey Toobin on a McCain Court; Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama's turn; Elizabeth Kolbert on the Democratic campaign; Dorothy Wickenden on positive attacks; Hendrik Hertzberg on feeling bitter; Hendrik Hertzberg on misspeaking; Steve Coll on the Iraq assessment; Roger Angell on a new era in baseball; George Packer on Obama's pastor problem; Hendrik Hertzberg on sex and politics; Hendrik Hertzberg on McCain's next move; David Remnick on Russia's next President; Alma Guillermoprieto on the Castro fallout; Hendrik Hertzberg on politics and drugs; Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama and the Clintons; John Cassidy on the credit-crisis prophet; Adam Gopnik on Sarkozy's amorous folly; Hendrik Hertzberg on changing political feelings; David Remnick on the prospect of a Michael Bloomberg third-party candidacy; Hendrik Hertzberg on Huckabee, Romney, and God; Steve Coll on foreign policy after Iran; Hendrik Hertzberg on why Iraq is political death for Bush's international allies; Hendrik Hertzberg on the funny, improbable Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee; George Packer on the Republican candidates; Steve Coll on Pakistan's two overlapping crises; Hendrik Hertzberg on the Hillary pile-on; Roger Angell on the end of the baseball season and the departure of Joe Torre; Hendrik Hertzberg on the ruling families of American politics; Lawrence Wright on the attitudes of the Iraqi people; Hendrik Hertzberg on Hillary Clinton's laugh.

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New Yorker: Conference Video

Interviews, presentations, and panels from "Stories from the Near Future," the New Yorker Conference held on May 8-9, 2008: Michael Novogratz talks with Nick Paumgarten about the long-term effects of a shifting economy; Fareed Zakaria and David Remnick discuss democracy, modernity, and what it means to be a superpower; Peter Gelb talks with Alex Ross about the appeal of opera in modern culture; Sheila Nevins and Jeffrey Toobin discuss the art of documentary filmmaking; Scott Hemphill and Kal Raustiala talk with James Surowiecki about the effect pirated goods have on the fashion industry; New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly discusses anti-terrorism tactics; Steve Stoute talks with Kelefa Sanneh about marketing to a new generation of consumers; Jane McGonigal talks with Daniel Zalewski about alternate-reality gaming; Robert Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, discusses the concept of humor throughout history; Paco Underhill talks with Malcolm Gladwell about how to remake air travel for the twenty-first century; Francesco Vezzoli talks with Michael Specter about cinema, kitsch, celebrity, and democracy; Amy Smith talks with Rebecca Mead about applying new technology in the developing world; Bill Buford talks with the chefs David Chang, Daniel Humm, and Marc Taxiera about their influences and the future of the culinary world; David Adjaye talks with Thelma Golden about architecture in contemporary culture and what buildings can be in the twenty-first century; Duncan Sheik talks with Susan Morrison about "Spring Awakening" and reinventing the American musical; Yoky Matsuoka, the director of the neurobotics laboratory at the University of Washington, discusses how brain signals can control prosthetic limbs, and other advances in the hybrid field of neuroscience and robotics; Jane Mayer talks with Eric Haseltine, the former chief technology officer of the U.S. intelligence community; James Surowiecki discusses the future of the labor movement with Andy Stern, the president of the Service Employees International Union; Malcolm Gladwell on the challenge of hiring in the modern world; San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom talks with Dana Goodyear on what it means to be green in politics and in the world; Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki talk with Michael Specter on the future of genetics; Rahm Emanuel talks to Ryan Lizza about the Democratic primaries, Hillary Clinton's future, and what the first hundred days of the Obama Administration might look like. Also, interviews, presentations, and panels from the 2007 New Yorker Conference.

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New Yorker: Ken Auletta

A quarterly conversation with prominent figures in the media industry hosted by Ken Auletta, who writes The New Yorker's Annals of Communication column. June 11, 2008: Auletta interviews Eric Schmidt, the chairman and C.E.O. of Google. November 5, 2007: Auletta talks with Jeff Zucker, the President and C.E.O. of NBC Universal. November 30, 2007: Auletta moderates a panel on the impact of the Internet on the Presidential race, featuring Arianna Huffington, Mark McKinnon, and Peter Daou.

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New Yorker: The Transition

A weekly discussion about the Presidential transition and developments in Washington, hosted by The New Yorker's executive editor, Dorothy Wickenden, and featuring the magazine's Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, and other contributors. January 15: David Remnick, George Packer, and Ryan Lizza talk about the diplomatic questions facing President-elect Obama and his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. January 9: Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, Jane Mayer, and John Cassidy on Obama's economic plan and his strategy to counter domestic terrorism. December 11: Elizabeth Kolbert, Ryan Lizza, and Hendrik Hertzberg on the Blagojevich corruption scandal. December 4: Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer on Barack Obama's foreign-policy team. November 20: James Surowiecki, Ryan Lizza, and Hendrik Hertzberg on Obama and the financial crisis. November 6: David Remnick, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Ryan Lizza join host Dorothy Wickenden in a campaign postmortem. October 30: Hendrik Hertzberg and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Barack Obama's infomercial. October 24: Jane Mayer joins Ryan Lizza and Hendrik Hertzberg to talk about the chances of a major electoral realignment. October 17: Ryan Lizza and Hendrik Hertzberg on the candidates' campaigning tactics and Joe the Plumber. October 9: John Cassidy, Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and Dorothy Wickenden discuss Sarah Palin and the economy. October 6: A special episode of our political podcast, with Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer, hosted by Dorothy Wickenden and recorded live at the New Yorker Festival. September 30: James Surowiecki, Ryan Lizza, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Dorothy Wickenden discuss the imploding economy. September 19: Dorothy Wickenden, John Cassidy, and Hendrik Hertzberg discuss the candidates and the turmoil on Wall Street. September 12: Dorothy Wickenden, Ryan Lizza, and Hendrik Hertzberg discuss Sarah Palin and whether McCain is still running an honorable campaign. September 5: Hendrik Hertzberg, Peter Boyer, and Dorothy Wickenden on the Republican Convention. August 29: David Remnick, Ryan Lizza, and Dorothy Wickenden on the Democratic Convention. August 20: David Remnick, Hendrik Hertzberg, and George Packer talk about Obama, McCain, and the Democratic Convention. August 7: Dorothy Wickenden, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Ryan Lizza discuss McCain's recent negative turn and the debate over energy independence. July 25: David Remnick, Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer on Obama and the future of Iraq. July 18: John Cassidy and Ryan Lizza on the candidates' positions. July 11: Barack Obama, John McCain, and the press' obsession with flip-flopping. June 26: The candidates' stances on energy and the environment. June 12: The economic positions of Barack Obama and John McCain. June 5: The end of Hillary Clinton's run, and the opening shots of the general election campaign. May 22: Whether Hillary Clinton will give in before the convention, and Barack Obama's foreign policy. May 15: McCain's declaration of independence, and Obamas vulnerability to racism. May 8: Where Hillary Clinton's campaign went wrong, and whether McCain or Obama is the more convincing populist. April 29: Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Bill Clinton, and the role of race. April 17: McCarthyism in the Philadelphia debate, Hillary's tenacity, and doubts about McCain's stance on trade. April 2: Obama's Pennsylvania makeover, Clinton's whoppers, and McCain's patriotic posturing. March 21: George Packer and Dorothy Wickenden discuss Barack Obama's speech on race and his strategy to attack McCain on Iraq and the economy. March 7: The negative turn in the Democratic primary, how Obama and Clinton might fare against McCain, and the role of money in the general election. February 28: How the probable nominees look at foreign policy.

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New Yorker: Naked Campaign

Videos of New Yorker illustrator Steve Brodner caricaturing the Presidential candidates, directed by Gail Levin, with animation by Asterisk and camera by Ben Shapiro: The significance of Obama's victory; Steve Brodner composes the epic battle for the White House; Steve Brodner on the candidates and the financial crisis; Sarah Palin and the politics of perception; Wondering how voters see Obama and Biden; Drawing Obama the pragmatist and an idealistic supporter; Steve Brodner maps McCain's global gaffes; Painting the pivotal states in the electoral college; Steve Brodner on candidate duplicity; Steve Brodner makes egg salad; Steve Brodner toasts Hillary Clinton; What does campaign rhetoric have to do with the average American voter?; John McCain's war story; The family ties that connect Obama and Clinton to George W. Bush, Celine Dion, Brad Pitt, and Angelina Jolie; The candidates and their powerful but troublesome ties: Geraldine Ferraro, the Rev. John Hagee, and Jeremiah Wright; Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic nomination hanging in the balance; Thinking about Hillary Clinton's combativeness; Sizing up the winners of Super Tuesday; Surveying the landscape of the Republican vote in California; Sketching the recent battle between the Presidential heavyweights Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan; Exploring the relationship between Senators Obama and Clinton; Discussing the religious undertones of the race; Drawing Mitt Romney; Drawing Barack Obama; Drawing Rudy Giuliani; Drawing Hillary Clinton; Drawing John McCain.