The New Yorker
YOUTHFUL CONVICTIONS
At ninety, Arvo Pärt and Terry Riley still sound vital.
5 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
MISSING MOLLUSKS DEPT NATURAL RECRUIT
A fleet of kayaks left the south shore of Staten Island recently in search of oysters. Their destinations were a series of breakwaters a few hundred yards offshore.
3 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
THE BOARDS THERE SHE IS
Doors open when you're Miss America. For instance, did you know that the famously hundred-and-twofloor Empire State Building actually has a not so famous hundred-and-third?
3 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
Pam Tanowitz's Pastoral, Ailey Does Joni Mitchell
In the dreary month of January, summer makes a brief but welcome appearance via Pam Tanowitz’s “Pastoral” (Rose Theatre; Jan. 11-13). It’s a bucolic work, a peaceable kingdom of serene, sometimes quirky dances, set within a landscape of vibrantly colored fabric panels by the artist Sarah Crowner. Dancers move with bracing clarity as Beethoven's “Pastoral” Symphony wafts across Caroline Shaw’s musical collage, which also suggests the buzzing of insects, bird calls, rain.
1 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
Tallis Scholars Mass, Star Pianists
England, the insult goes, is “a land without music.” Of course, where there are people, there is music—but it’s true that, for a century or two, English composers played mostly in the minor leagues. New York Philharmonic, conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, at David Geffen Hall, showcases two works, both from 1910, that helped to change that.
1 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
Lorde, Clipse, Sudan Archives
There's a little something for everyone sprinkled across this winter's slate of shows in contemporary music. Those looking for ambience should catch the sound-design pioneer Suzanne Ciani at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, where the accomplished composer will improvise on her modular synthesizer inside the grand cathedral (Dec. 6).
2 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
TABLEAU VIVANT
The surprising endurance of Martha Stewart's \"Entertaining.\"
7 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
Ed Caesar on Nick Paumgarten's "Up and Then Down"
The shortest magazine pitch of Nick Paumgarten’s life actually took place in an elevator, which the writer was sharing with an elevator-phobic editor, and consisted of a single word:
3 min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
TRANSITIONS
A father reckons with his child's transformation, and with his own.
10+ min |
November 10, 2025
The New Yorker
A Shakespeare Tale, a Ping-Pong Champ
There will be music in the frosty air, starting with songs by Stephen Schwartz in Wicked: For Good (Nov. 24), the sequel to last year’s Wicked:
2 min |
November 10, 2025
PEN WORLD
The D.C. SuperShow Is a Hit!
It's rare for the entire pen community to agree on anything, but a general consensus has arisen: under the co-directorship of Barbara Johnson and Jeff Hancock, the legacy of Bob Johnson and his Washington D.C. Fountain Pen SuperShow is secured. Begun in 1992, the D.C. show is the largest pen show in the world, and both attendees and vendors say that the organization, excitement, and vitality of the show is at one of the strongest points in its over three decades of existence.
1 min |
October 2025
PEN WORLD
The Gateway Show's Big Year
In 2025, the St. Louis Pen Show had one of its most successful events to date.
2 min |
October 2025
PEN WORLD
The Surrender Pens of World War II: The Tokyo Surrender
On September 2, 1945, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender executed in Tokyo Harbor was signed with a broad variety of pens. What were those pens, and who used which ones?
10+ min |
October 2025
New York magazine
Neighborhood News: On the Way at JFK
Terminal One comes into view.
1 min |
November 3–16, 2025
PEN WORLD
Light in Winter: The 2026 Philadelphia Pen Show
If one wants to know how to make a regional pen show a destination show, look to the Philadelphia Pen Show as an example.
2 min |
October 2025
PEN WORLD
"Till All Success Be Nobleness"
David Oscarson's America the Beautiful Collection celebrates the principles that unite us.
8 min |
October 2025
New York magazine
Laura Wasser
The most famous divorce lawyer in America has become a muse to her celebrity clients.
6 min |
November 3–16, 2025
PEN WORLD
Cardinal Pens & Paper: The Andersons' Next Flight
Brian and Lisa Anderson met when they were rivals in an auction for a vintage Esterbrook fountain pen.
2 min |
October 2025
PEN WORLD
Tono&Lims: Sharing Stories, One Color at a Time
These ink-making partners building a community are focused on more than crafting ink, they are
5 min |
October 2025
New York magazine
The Fantasy of Assassination Culture
In political violence, Americans see a future of order and control.
9 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
Killjoy in the Machine
Why do so many people use AI to cheat at fun?
5 min |
November 3–16, 2025
PEN WORLD
The Disarmingly Honest Pen Salesman
Chatterley Luxuries is a trusted web store due to Bryant Greer's sterling reputation.
5 min |
October 2025
PEN WORLD
PBA Presents: Montblanc Masterpieces
Auction house PBA Galleries is conducting its finest Fine Pens auction yet.
2 min |
October 2025
New York magazine
The Ragas Live Festival
A lineup of over 50 artists played South Asian classical, jazz, and ambient music for 24 hours straight at Pioneer Works in Red Hook.
2 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
A New Neighborhood Gets a Local
Kiko is an elevated canteen made for its Hudson Square neighbors.
3 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
Some Fresh Jazz
For an audience that's surprisingly young.
1 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
Pizza via Portland
At Il Leone, the mozzarella's from Italy and the tomatoes are grown in Maine.
2 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
Ramen for Breakfast
A celebrated stall is expanding.
1 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
Misty Copeland's Final Bow
A photo diary of the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer's last day with the company.
3 min |
November 3–16, 2025
New York magazine
Tiffany Haddish Doesn't Regret Much
The no-holds-barred style of humor that made the comedian a star can sometimes be a liability.
10+ min |