This was supposed to be the year when autonomous agents took over everyday tasks. The tech industry overpromised and ...

Alex Abramovich A writer and professor of journalism at New York University.

Cartoonists are often asked which of their New Yorker cartoons are their favorites. Mine are those that come with stories ...

Listen: Bon Iver’s “SABLE, fABLE” is one of the year’s top albums—a collection of songs about devastation, self-acceptance, ...

Oh, I won’t ask for much this Christmas, mainly because “asking” suggests that you’re doing me a favor, when, in actuality, I ...

Free-speech norms and powerful tech companies make legal restrictions unlikely—but social changes are already taking place.

The 1995 classic became as much a sociological phenomenon as an artistic one—but its designation as a “chick flick” belies ...

Many analysts are predicting an election-year upturn, but they aren’t accounting for the President’s ability to cause more ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

Long the province of the ultra-wealthy, prenuptial agreements are being embraced by young people—including many who don’t ...

Jim Jarmusch’s three-part drama, set in New Jersey, Dublin, and Paris, casts such notables as Adam Driver and Cate Blanchett ...

The director of the Studio Museum chooses some of her most beloved books about the neighborhood—both as a place and as an ...