As long as there’s been football, there have been football fans, and nothing brings out their devotion like the Super Bowl. While passions can run high, at the end of the day it is just a game—which has made the football fan perfect fodder for New Yorker cartoons over the years. In honor of the Seattle-Denver matchup on Sunday, here are some of our favorites.[#image: /photos/59096dc92179605b11ad72de] Read more of our coverage of the Super Bowl.
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Annals of Gastronomy
A Martini Tour of New York City
My month of vermouth-rinsing and fat-washing.
By Gary Shteyngart
Fiction
“Pulse”
He felt a pure, infantile fear. The smell of pencils. The cold metal smell of the ladder. There was a static crackle above him. And it froze his blood.
By Cynan Jones
On and Off the Avenue
Spoiler Alert: Leftovers for Dinner
How to host a dinner party for nine using a pre-trash haul from Too Good to Go and other food-waste apps. Carb-averse guests, beware.
By Patricia Marx