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“Anora” Is More for Show Than for Substance

“Anora” Is More for Show Than for Substance 4

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The art of directing is inextricable from the process of producing. Many of the most original filmmakers, especially those working outside the factorylike order of classic-era studios, have devised highly personalized…

How to Watch the 2024 New Yorker Festival

How to Watch the 2024 New Yorker Festival 8

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The 2024 New Yorker Festival is nearly here. For the twenty-fifth year, leading artists, actors, writers, politicians, and thinkers will gather for a dynamic weekend of conversations, performances, and more in…

Eric Drooker’s “Crushing Wealth”

Eric Drooker’s “Crushing Wealth” 10

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The cover of the October 28, 2024, Money special issue, is Eric Drooker’s fortieth for the magazine. The native New Yorker, who illustrated Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” sees the financial district as…

Do You Remember School?

Do You Remember School? 23

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I have been thinking about memory these days, because I have been gathering contributions for Class Notes from my classmates at the Brearley School. Seven contributions have come in, either instantly…

Girl, What Waist?

Girl, What Waist? 25

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Remember the Trompe l’Oeil Sweatpants from Balenciaga? The nearly twelve-hundred-dollar heather-gray drawstring pants that seemed ordinary, innocent of fashion, until the shopper, scanning upward, caught the plaid trick happening at the…