By S. C. Cornell In 1978, Greta Hibbard was twenty-two and living in rural Oregon. She had a two-year-old daughter, a minimum-wage job, and an unemployed husband. She was, she would later say, “living on peanut butter sandwiches.” She and her husband, John Rideout, often fought; sometimes he hit her or demanded sex. On the
“Heiresses,” “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing,” “A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls,” and “Estate.” Heiresses, by Miranda Kaufmann (Pegasus). Nine British women—including a Cabinet minister’s wife and Jane Austen’s Barbados-born aunt—who derived their fortunes through Caribbean slavery are the subjects of this rich history. Kaufmann maps the global journeys these women undertook
By Michael Waters A century ago, an aspiring actress published a remarkable autobiography. She made up most of it. Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews In 1922, a recent high-school graduate from Berkeley, California, moved to Los Angeles, with the hope of becoming an actress. She called herself Helen Joan Lowell, eventually
The first installment in a series of recommendations by New Yorker writers. Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews To start the new year, New Yorker writers are looking back on the last one, sifting through the vast number of books they encountered in 2025 to identify the experiences that stood out. Leer más
The former teen pop star has become a new emblem of “Veracruz sound.” Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews In the streets of Los Angeles, in June, as the city clashed with ICE, the most visible symbol of the protest was the Mexican flag, the tricolor raised over the haze of
The man from Kabul had warned about the number of men assigned to each room. “I won’t lie to you,” he had said. “You’ll be uncomfortable. You’ll have to adjust.” Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews They were young men when they first met. Both of them in skinny jeans and
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews Leer más
Dolev Amitai The short animation film Gen Tree (3 minutes) is available at the top of this page. Gen Tree, an animated film by Ronni Shalev, Alon Sharabi, and Hod Adler, delves into the gap between today’s younger and older generations. Through a mix of animation and documentary-style interviews, adults, children, and teens
Dr. Sophia Dekel-Caspi Curator Dr. Sophia Dekel-Caspi recommends a visit to the exhibitions at London’s Serpentine Galleries: The Serpentine Galleries in Kensington Gardens, London, are nestled near the bridge that spans the park’s serene lake. The pastoral setting evokes the charm of an English village, offering visitors a respite from the city’s bustle. These
Shachaf Dekel The documentary Zelda, A Simple Woman (54 minutes) is available at the top of the page. Zelda (Sheina Zelda Schneersohn-Mishkovsky) was an Israeli poet born in 1914 in Chernihiv, then part of the Russian Empire. In 1925, her family immigrated to British Mandate Palestine and settled in Jerusalem. For decades, she
