The New Yorker - October 12, 2026 Goings On - The Talk of the Town

Oct 5, 2026

October 12, 2026 issue of The New Yorker’s “Goings On” section, featuring “The Talk of the Town” items on culture, politics, and arts. Includes coverage such as a note on ICE’s impunity and local reporting on East Williamsburg, plus entertainment briefs spanning Broadway and dance. The issue also presents column-style reporting and contributor listings, with attention to literature, art, television, and poems, alongside openings, dates, and quoted descriptions from cultural events.

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GOINGS ON

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

THE POLITICAL SCENE

OUR LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS

SHOUTS & MURMURS

ANNALS OF MONEY

SKETCHBOOK

PERSONAL HISTORY

FICTION

THE CRITICS

BOOKS

THE ART WORLD

ON TELEVISION

THE CURRENT CINEMA

POEMS

Emma Green MichaelSchulman 4 7 12 20 OCTOBER 12, 2026 GOINGS ON THE TALK OF THE TOWN Jonathan Blitzer on ICE ’s impunity; wrestling in East Williamsburg; a date at Olive Garden; out of a Berlin bunker; Ernie Bushmiller. THE POLITICAL SCENE Fight for the Right Turmoil inside the Heritage Foundation. OUR LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS Year of the Horse Should New York City ban carriage rides? Nell Freudenberger Nicholas Lemann Roz Chast Judith Thurman Rachel Heng Hermione Hoby SHOUTS & MURMURS 27 Open Letter ANNALS OF MONEY 28 For Richer California’s battle over taxing billionaires. SKETCHBOOK 35 “ Boo” PERSONAL HISTORY 38 A Self-Made Woman A cousin’s secrets. FICTION 48 “A Very Safe Place” THE CRITICS A CRITIC AT LARGE 58 The difficulty of writing about illness. BOOKS 63 Briefly Noted Gideon Lewis-Kraus Zachary Fine Inkoo Kang Justin Chang Cynthia Zarin Sophie Cabot Black Peter de Sève 64 68 70 72 42 52 How test engineers model the world. THE ART WORLD Arthur Jafa at the New Museum. ON TELEVISION Zoe Kazan’s “East of Eden.” THE CURRENT CINEMA“Digger.” POEMS “Old Story: October” “Democracy” COVER “Lapdog” DRAWINGS Will McPhail, Colin Tom, Ellis Rosen, Benjamin Schwartz, Paul Noth, Drew Panckeri, Joe Dator, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Amy Hwang, Jason Adam Katzenstein, Jon Adams, Sofia Warren, Lars Kenseth, Liana Finck, Ali Fitzgerald SPOTS IkerAyestaran Conversations that change your world. Join The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, for in-depth interviewsand thought-provoking discussions about politics, culture, and the arts. CONTRIBUTORS Judith Thurman (“A Self-Made Woman,”p. 38), a staff writer since 2000, received a Grace Dudley Prize for Arts Writing last year. Michael Schulman (“Year of the Horse,”p. 20), a staff writer, has contributed to the magazine since 2006. His most recent book is “Oscar Wars.” Jonathan Blitzer (Comment, p. 7) is a staff writer. His book about the border crisis,“Everyone WhoIs Gone Is Here,”won the Hillman Prize and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award last year. Nell Freudenberger (Shouts & Murmurs, p. 27) is the author of “Lost and Wanted,” among other books. Peter de Sève (Cover) is an illustrator and a character designer. A solo exhibition of his work will open at Philippe Labaune Gallery later this month. Cynthia Zarin (Poem, p. 42), a regular contributor since 1983, is the author of the novels “Estate” and “Inverno” and the poetry collection “Next Day.” Nicholas Lemann (“For Richer,”p. 28) is a staffwriter and a professor at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. His latest book,“Returning,” was published in March. Emma Green (“Fightfor the Right,”p. 12), a staff writer, focusses on politics and academia. Rachel Heng (Fiction, p. 48) is the author of the novels “The Great Reclamation” and “Suicide Club.” Hermione Hoby (A Critic at Large, p. 58) first contributed to The New Yorker in 2016. Her most recent book is the novel “Virtue.” Gideon Lewis-Kraus (Books, p. 64) is a staff writer covering technology, academia, and books, among other topics. He is the author of the memoir “A Sense of Direction.” Sophie Cabot Black (Poem, p. 52) has contributed to the magazine since 2006. Her books include the poetry collection “Geometry of the Restless Herd.” THE NEW YORKER INTERVIEW Jeremy Strong Is Not Quite Over It By David Remnick Read this digital-only story on the New Yorker app, the best place tofind the latest issue, plus more news, commentary, criticism, and humor. ILLUSTRAT ION BY DIEGO MALLO GOINGS ON OCTOBER 7 – 13, 2026 What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. As one of the most arresting, provocative, and unpredictable photographers around, Justine Kurland, at fifty-six, deserves to have her mid-career retrospective in a museum. Instead, it’s at the small gallery Osmos, in the East Village (through Nov. 21), where it is both comf

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What section does this document primarily cover?

It focuses on The New Yorker’s “Goings On,” especially “The Talk of the Town,” along with related department items and event coverage.

What kinds of topics are included in “The Talk of the Town”?

The listings span politics, local reporting, arts and culture, entertainment, books, television, and poems.

Which date range and issue date are referenced?

The issue date shown is October 12, 2026, and an additional weekly range appears as October 7–13, 2026.

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