Category : Humorous

Memorandum from the National Review Committee for National Day Designations

The New YorkerJuly 30, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 30, 2026055

To: Board of DirectorsFrom: National Review Committee for National Day DesignationsDate: August 1, 2026 Re: Approved and Denied National Day Applications The Committee has received...

Dear Pepper: How to Have Some of It All?

The New YorkerJuly 29, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 29, 2026060

Is there a way you and your husband could both work, and stagger your workdays? Someone does mornings with the baby, someone does evenings? As...

Beach Day

The New YorkerJuly 28, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 28, 2026022

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Bari Weiss Is On It

The New YorkerJuly 28, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 28, 2026064

For a sense of Bari Weiss’s approach to leading CBS News in her first weeks on the job, consider a phrase the new editor in...

Exit Memo

The New YorkerJuly 27, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 27, 2026056

Following a comprehensive internal review (conducted mostly in my head, late at night, while you were asleep and breathing very loudly), I have decided to...

Taco Bellicose

The New YorkerJuly 23, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 23, 2026041

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I’ll Pay Twenty Thousand Dollars to Skip Your Jazz Show

The New YorkerJuly 23, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 23, 2026089

RE: Live Jazz w/ Johann & the Avant-Guard @ Vodou Bill’s Hey, Johann, Headlining’s a big step, and I’m proud of you. You’ve planned to...

Aparna Nancherla and Josh Gondelman Enter the Cartoon Caption Contest

The New YorkerJuly 22, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 22, 2026053

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The Saddest Happy Hours in N.Y.C.

The New YorkerJuly 22, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 22, 2026068

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To-Do List for While My Baby Naps

The New YorkerJuly 21, 2026

by The New YorkerJuly 21, 2026075

After a mere ninety minutes, the baby is finally down for her nap. This is my chance to get some work done while the house...

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