The New Yorker - October 19, 2026

Oct 13, 2026

October 19, 2026 issue content of The New Yorker, featuring a lead Talk of the Town section with politics, culture, and media commentary, plus profiles and recurring departments. Includes literary and arts coverage such as films, theatre, books, and exhibitions, alongside fiction and poetry. Highlights individual pieces like “The Misfit Artist” on Lee Chang-dong, “Robot, Take the Wheel” on autonomous driving, “The First Social Network” on radio messaging in rural Argentina, and “The Road to Aleppo” examining life along a war-zone border.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages76

Reading Time1 h 57 min

AccessFree to download

GOINGS ON

OCTOBER 14 – 20, 2026

ABOUT TOWN

MOVIES

EXPERIMENTAL POP

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

PROFILES

SHOUTS & MURMURS

LETTER FROM PATAGONIA

PERSONAL HISTORY

BRAVE NEW WORLD DEPT.

FICTION

THE CRITICS

A CRITIC AT LARGE

BOOKS

THE ART WORLD

THE THEATRE

THE CURRENT CINEMA

POEMS

COVER

DRAWINGS

SPOTS

THE WEEKEND ESSAY

JACKSON GIBBS

E. Tammy Kim Ian Frazier Jordan Salama Ben Taub Molly Fischer Kevin Barry Alex Ross Ian Buruma Hilton Als Emily Nussbaum Richard Brody Anne Carson Anne Carson Malika Favre 4 7 12 19 20 26 38 46 52 57 61 62 66 68 32 42 OCTOBER 19, 2026 GOINGS ON THE TALK OF THE TOWN David Remnick on Trump’s unravelling; Kramer vs. Fauci; marking the spot; Kash Patel on ice; signatures around the globe. PROFILES The Misfit Artist Lee Chang-dong’s cinema of societal strife. SHOUTS & MURMURS A.1. II LETTER FROM PATAGONIA The First Social Network Transmitting messages by radio in rural Argentina. PERSONAL HISTORY The Road to Aleppo Life on a war zone’s border. BRAVE NEW WORLD DEPT. Robot, Take the Wheel Should cars just drive themselves? Waymo thinks so. FICTION “Chuck Murphy’s Last Run” THE CRITICS A CRITIC AT LARGE The taut Communist thrillers of Anna Seghers. BOOKS How theyakuza came to prosper. Briefly Noted THE ART WORLD Deana Lawson at Gagosian. THE THEATRE The incels of “Degenerates.” THE CURRENT CINEMA“You Can See Everything.” POEMS “Life” “Lines” COVER “Sweater Weather” DRAWINGS P. C. Vey, Benjamin Schwartz, Chelsea Carr, Mick Stevens, MichaelMaslin, Paul Noth, Roz Chast, Jeremy Nguyen, Emily Flake, William Haefeli, Brendan Loper, Lonnie Millsap, Avi Steinberg, Frank Cotham, Edward Steed, RoseAnne Prevec SPOTSJan Robert Dünnweller 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 Molly Fischer (“Robot, Take the Wheel,”p. 38) became a staff writer in 2022. She covers books, style, the media, and culture at large. Jordan Salama (“The First Social Network,”p. 20), a contributing writer, is the author of the memoir “Stranger in the Desert.” Kevin Barry (Fiction, p. 46) has contributed to the magazine since 2010. His most recent novel,“The Heart in Winter,”was short-listed for last year’s Walter Scott Prize. Richie McGinniss (The Talk of the Town, p. 10) is the author of“Riot Diet”and the founder of Pigeon Press. Malika Favre (Cover) has contributed to the magazine since 2016. Her first cover is the cover image of the new book “The New Yorker: From Cover to Cover,” by Françoise Mouly. Alex Ross (A Critic at Large, p. 52), a staff writer, is the author of“Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music.” BenTaub (“The Road to Aleppo,”p. 26), a staff writer, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. His 2025 reporting on eastern Greenland received an Overseas Press Club award. E. Tammy Kim (“The Misfit Artist,”p. 12) is a contributing writer who covers politics, labor, and East Asia, among other topics. Richard Brody (The Current Cinema, p. 68), a film critic for the magazine, is the author of“Everything Is Cinema.” Ian Frazier (Shouts & Murmurs, p. 19), a staff writer, has written for The New Yorker since 1974. His latest book,“The Snakes That Ate Florida,” came out earlier this year. Anne Carson (Poems, p. 32 and p. 42), who first contributed these poems to the magazine in 2021 and 1997, received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Caitlin Reid (Puzzles & Games Dept.) has contributed crosswords to The New Yorker since 2020. THE WEEKEND ESSAY Learning to Pick Locks By Shayla Love Read this digital-only story on the New Yorker app, the best place to find the latest issue, plus more news, commentary, criticism, and humor. JACKSON GIBBS To learn more and get tickets, scan the code or visit [newyorker.com/festival](newyorker.com/festival). Ken Burns by Stephanie Berger; Hannah Einbinder by David Jon from Getty Images; Min Jin Lee by Hae Ran; Ben Lerner by Beowulf Sheeha; Valeria Luiselli by Clayton Cubitt; David Plouffe by John Lamparski from Getty Images; Elizabeth Strout by Leonardo Cendamo; Isabel Wilkerson by Leslie Andrews GOI

FAQs

What major sections are included in this issue?

The issue includes The Talk of the Town, Profiles, Shouts & Murmurs, departments like Letter from Patagonia and Brave New World Dept., along with Fiction, The Critics, Books, arts coverage, Poems, and the Weekend Essay.

Which topics does the Goings On and About Town section cover?

Goings On previews what readers are watching, listening to, and doing, while About Town focuses on specific entertainment categories such as Movies and Experimental Pop.

What are some featured pieces mentioned in the document?

Examples include “The Misfit Artist” (Lee Chang-dong’s cinema), “Robot, Take the Wheel” (autonomous cars), “The First Social Network” (radio messaging in rural Argentina), and “The Road to Aleppo” (life along a war-zone border).

Oct 13, 2026

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