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Daily Humor
The Daily Cartoon, Shouts, and other funny stuff from our Dept. of Hoopla.
The Lede
Canada, the Northern Outpost of Sanity
Justin Trudeau, in his final week as Prime Minister, tells Donald Trump to shove it.
By Bill McKibben
American Chronicles
When an American Town Massacred Its Chinese Immigrants
In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of their Asian neighbors in Rock Springs, Wyoming. A hundred and forty years later, the story of the atrocity is still being unearthed.
By Michael Luo
Crossword
The Mini Crossword: Friday, March 7, 2025
Spanish island with a famous club scene: five letters.
By Mollie Cowger
The New Yorker Interview
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
By David Remnick
Reflections
Menopause Is Having a Moment
If you’ve got ovaries, you’ll go through it. So why does every generation think it’s the first to have hot flashes?
By Rebecca Mead
On Television
How “Severance” Makes a Fetish of the Office
In its second season, the show continues to indict the corporate workplace while secretly longing for it.
By Katy Waldman
Crossword
The Mini Crossword: Thursday, March 6, 2025
2024 Sabrina Carpenter hit with the lyric “I know I Mountain Dew it for you”: eight letters.
By Andy Kravis
The Lede
Trump’s Golden Age of Bunk
In a Castro-length speech to Congress, the President claimed victory, while proving that even the most unhinged address can be boring if it goes on long enough.
By Susan B. Glasser
Annals of Higher Education
Will Harvard Bend or Break?
Free-speech battles and pressure from Washington threaten America’s oldest university—and the soul of higher education.
By Nathan Heller
Crossword
The Crossword: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
James Bond creator Fleming: three letters.
By Robyn Weintraub
Fault Lines
Can Americans Still Be Convinced That Principle Is Worth Fighting For?
The limits of rhetoric in Ukraine.
By Jay Caspian Kang
Books
The Best Books We Read This Week
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
By The New Yorker