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Published — 31 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

Can Our Reporter Find an Outfit for Burning Man?

Can Our Reporter Find an Outfit for Burning Man? — Heading to the playa like Paris Hilton and Mark Zuckerberg once did? Need a faux-fur coat or a secret-stash pouch? The Burning Man Bazaar has you covered. For the Talk of the Town, the writer and humorist Henry Alford visits a pop-up market in SoHo to find the perfect outfit for the Burn.

Published — 26 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

The Scientist Whose Darkest Experiment Was on the Children He Took Home | The New Yorker

The Scientist Whose Darkest Experiment Was on the Children He Took Home | The New Yorker — D. Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for his research on kuru, a fatal brain disease in Papua New Guinea. Over three decades, he brought dozens of boys from the South Pacific to live with him in the United States—an arrangement he framed in philanthropic and anthropological terms.

Years later, Gajdusek pleaded guilty to child abuse. Rachel Aviv follows the complicated afterlives of the boys he brought home, whose stories have never before been fully reported.

Read “The Children a Scientist Took Home” by Rachel Aviv: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/24/the-scientist-who-lived-with-dozens-of-children-from-the-south-pacific

Published — 25 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

Jessica Tarlov, the Lonely Liberal on Fox News’ “The Five” | The New Yorker Radio Hour

Jessica Tarlov, the Lonely Liberal on Fox News’ “The Five” | The New Yorker Radio Hour — Tarlov occupies the hot seat on a Fox News panel of diehard conservatives, arguing for liberal values and rousing the ire of the President, who has encouraged Fox to fire her.

This interview is drawn from The New Yorker Radio Hour, a weekly radio show and podcast hosted by David Remnick. For more, follow The New Yorker Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts. http://swap.fm/l/tny-radiohour-eBFv3Y

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Published — 20 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

The Boys at the Center of a Famous Scientist's Research

The Boys at the Center of a Famous Scientist's Research — D. Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. In the course of three decades, he brought dozens of boys from the Pacific Islands to live with him in the United States. Gajdusek cast the arrangement in philanthropic as well as anthropological terms, but the reality was darker. What became of the boys he brought to America has never been fully reported—until now.

Erin Brockovich on the Impact of A.I. Data Centers

Erin Brockovich on the Impact of A.I. Data Centers — The environmental activist Erin Brockovich explains the drag that A.I. data centers have on communities.

A “12 Inch Pianist” Walks Into a Bar | The New Yorker

A “12 Inch Pianist” Walks Into a Bar | The New Yorker — Lucas Ansel’s stop-motion short reveals a few fellow drinkers' deepest desires in this reimagined Shouts & Murmurs classic.

Published — 19 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Share Their Dream Blunt Rotation

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Share Their Dream Blunt Rotation — Who is in Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat’s dream blunt rotation? (Definitely not Donald Trump.)

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Are Honored to Be Your Gay Awakening

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Are Honored to Be Your Gay Awakening — Queer icons Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat on what it’s like to have caused so many gay awakenings.

Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers | The New Yorker Radio Hour

Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers | The New Yorker Radio Hour — The environmental activist has launched a project to document community concerns about the boom in data-center construction across the U.S.

This interview is drawn from The New Yorker Radio Hour, a weekly radio show and podcast hosted by David Remnick. For more, follow The New Yorker Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts. http://swap.fm/l/tny-radiohour-eBFv3Y

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Published — 18 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

How a Nobel Laureate Became “Untouchable”

How a Nobel Laureate Became “Untouchable” — The virologist D. Carleton Gajdusek wrote sexually about his adopted children in journals that were printed by the National Institutes of Health. “I carried my lifelong pederasty into my medical career and succeeded in both with very few failures,” he wrote, two months before he died. “Without protectors I would never have succeeded.” In this week’s issue, Rachel Aviv reports on how institutions enabled the Nobel Prize-winning scientist—and the complicated afterlives of the boys who were in his care.

Alia Shawkat Doesn’t Think She’s Famous

Alia Shawkat Doesn’t Think She’s Famous — Maybe you know Alia Shawkat from her acclaimed roles in “Arrested Development” and “Search Party”—or, maybe, you went to high school together? The “Wrong Girls” actress reveals that she doesn’t really think she’s famous. “I get a lot of, like, ‘How do I know you?’ ”

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Share Their Dream Blunt Rotation | Mini Interview | The New Yorker

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Share Their Dream Blunt Rotation | Mini Interview | The New Yorker — Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat, who star in the stoner comedy “The Wrong Girls,” sat down for the New Yorker Mini Interview. Kristen reveals her plans for L.A.‘s Highland Theatre, which she recently purchased, and Alia discusses what it was like to star in “Arrested Development” at a young age. They also share their favorite of their co-stars’ performances, including “Spencer” and “Search Party,” and talk about what it feels like to be their fans’ “gay awakening.”

0:00 Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat: The New Yorker Mini Interview
0:20 What is your vision for the Highland Theatre, which you recently purchased?
1:51 What was it like to experience fame at such a young age?
3:15 What would you name a strain of weed?
4:08 Who are two actors that you would like to see in a buddy comedy?
4:25 Who is in your dream—and nightmare—blunt rotation?
5:42 Which scene in “The Chronology of Water" was the most difficult yet rewarding to direct?
7:01 Which of their performances is your favorite?
7:24 What is your favorite jazz song to perform?
7:55 How does it feel to be so many people's gay awakening?

Published — 17 August 2026 ⏭ The New Yorker

The Afterlives of the Boys a Scientist Took Home

The Afterlives of the Boys a Scientist Took Home — In this week’s issue, Rachel Aviv follows the complicated afterlives of boys who were adopted from the South Pacific by the scientist D. Carleton Gajdusek—who later pleaded guilty to child abuse.