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Rachel Aviv on Writing About Moms
The people closest to us can sometimes be the hardest to see clearly—and mothers might be the blurriest. “The mother-daughter…
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Marie Arana and Writing Between Reality and Imagination
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin This is a book that really confuses the place where reality and imagination meet. I am crazy about…
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Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest
In a talk on the “art of rough drafting,” George Saunders, the Phil Jackson of writing teachers, says he’s learned, through writing and…
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Is It Wrong to Write a Book with A.I.?
And yet the value of a novel isn’t only in its prose. On Amazon, “Shy Girl” has a rating of four out of five stars, based on input from…
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The Myth of the Perfect Writer’s Room
In touring the history of writerly spaces, “The Writer’s Room” elegantly describes the rooms kept by Maya Angelou, Charles Dickens, Joan…
Culture
Stop Writing Emails Like Term Papers
I’m Erik Huberman, and I have a simple rule for email: if you wouldn’t say it out loud, don’t write it that way. Email is a conversation,…
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The Brilliance and the Badness of “The Sun Also Rises”
The second sentence is “Do not think that I am very much impressed by that as a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn.” Even to my…
Business
Putin ready to rule out attack on Europe in writing
President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to document in writing the renunciation of a Russian attack on Europe as part of diplomatic…
World
A Chef’s Guide to Sumptuous Writing
From 1999 to 2020, Prune, a thirty-seat restaurant in the East Village, was a New York City institution. Its creator was Gabrielle…
World
The Art of the Profile
On October 26, 2025, the New Yorker staff writers Larissa MacFarquhar, Rebecca Mead, Ian Parker, Kelefa Sanneh, and Michael Schulman…
Beauty
What Writing a Book About Jean Paul Gaultier Taught Me About the Iconic Designer
Once upon a time—actually about two years ago—I was asked to work on the Catwalk book about Jean Paul Gaultier. Upon looking at an Excel…
World
TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software
The so-called desktop first appeared on a home computer in 1981, with the release of the Xerox 8010 Star Information System. That device…
Beauty
‘Ask Away’: Rosé on Crazy Rumors, Her Dog’s Feet, and Writing Songs About Mean Boys
Wondering where Rosé calls home these days? “I would say the plane, lately,” the New Zealand–born, Australia-raised singer-songwriter says…
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Chris Kraus Reinvents the True-Crime Novel
On a recent Sunday morning, I took a bus to Williamsburg to meet Chris Kraus, the seventy-year-old writer who attained permanent literary…
Beauty
“It Was a Crazy Scene and I was in Heaven”—Gene Pressman on Writing the Legacy of Barneys
Sure! I just watched his series about Mussolini, which is extremely good. He’s a brilliant English director, and I really wanted an…
Beauty
On Writing While Mothering
When I was halfway through my first pregnancy, a well-meaning friend offered a solution to the fact our child would be sleeping in the…
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What Do Commercials About A.I. Really Promise?
If a recent crop of commercials touting the benefits of artificial intelligence is any indication, lots of Americans these days feel…
Beauty
With ‘Too Much,’ Lena Dunham Proves That She Remains Unrivaled When It Comes to Writing Dream Boyfriends
Of course, one could argue that Felix’s cuteness (and Adam Sackler’s, for that matter) is primarily a feat of casting, not writing, but I…
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Donald Trump Is Writing Fan Fiction About the L.A. Protests
President Trump thinks Gavin Newsom should be thanking him for “saving his ass.” “Los Angeles was safe and sound for the last two nights.…
Culture
You’ve Been Writing Emails Wrong This Whole Time (Here’s the Simple Fix)
I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon in business communication. When people sit down to write an email, they suddenly transform into formal,…
Fashion
I've Been Writing About Hair Trends for a Decade—These 21 Iconic Styles Will Never Age
If there's one thing I have learned through writing about hair trends for over 10 years it is that everything really does come back…
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Will Writing 101: Don't Let Your Family Fight Over Your Stuff
Ever thought about what happens to your stuff when you’re gone? Yeah, it’s not the happiest thought, but it’s super important. Writing a…
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Ali Smith’s Playful Dystopia
Recently, just before lunch with the Scottish author Ali Smith, at Moro, a beloved North African and Mediterranean place in London’s…