The Magazine
January 19, 2026
Goings On
Goings On
Dances of the Georgian Court and Countryside
Also: Bang on a Can and St. Vincent in Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear,” the celestial folk of Cassandra Jenkins, Jennifer Wilson and Richard Brody on comfort in the cold weather, and more.
The Food Scene
All Hail the Jamaican Patty
A pastry as ubiquitous in New York City as pizza or bagels is getting its turn on the higher end.
The Talk of the Town
Daniel Immerwahr on Trump’s plans for Venezuela; Maduro in New York; boxers or briefs, Timothée?; the I.R.S.’s hole problem; a print-signing marathon.
Comment
Donald Trump Was Never an Isolationist
He once defied the G.O.P. by blasting military interventions. But what looked like anti-interventionism is really a preference for power freed from the pretense of principle.
Here To There Dept.
Planes, Trains, and Maduro-mobiles
The Venezuelan politician is taking New York’s V.I.P. transit—Justice Department helicopter—from prison to court. But would it be quicker to take a pedicab?
The Pictures
How to Serve Like Marty Supreme
The costume designer Miyako Bellizzi has worked with the Safdie Brothers for years. Picking out Timothée Chalamet’s boxers was a new challenge.
D.C. Postcard
The I.R.S.’s Money Pit
A mysterious hole on the sidewalk outside the agency’s headquarters hasn’t been filled for years. One lawsuit is seeking seven million dollars in damages.
Dept. of Etching
Peter Doig’s Histories of Ink
The artist camps out in a British warehouse to sign more than eight hundred works. Will chatting about Zohran Mamdani help pass the time?
Reporting & Essays
Annals of Technology
How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation
The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we all doing there?
Letter from Copenhagen
Denmark Is Sick of Being Bullied by Trump
The U.S., once Denmark’s closest ally, is threatening to steal Greenland and attacking the country’s wind-power industry. Is this a permanent breakup?
Profiles
How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler
As Secretary of State, the President’s onetime foe now offers him lavish displays of public praise—and will execute his agenda in Venezuela and around the globe.
U.S. Journal
The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park
In the Great Smoky Mountains, an auxiliary team of élite outdoorsmen answers the call when park-goers’ hikes, climbs, and rafting adventures go wrong.
Takes
Takes
Patrick Radden Keefe on Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood”
Capote’s journalistic transgressions were serious, but there is no denying the awesome influence of his work.
Shouts & Murmurs
Shouts & Murmurs
Mom and Dad: The Performance Review
Accomplished: Mom made partner and ditched skinny jeans; I quit cello and started seventh grade; Dad looked for a job.
Fiction
Fiction
“Kim’s Game”
She didn’t much care for him or his video camera. But then, she’s never much cared for anthropologists.
The Critics
A Critic at Large
The New York Shooting That Defined an Era
On a mild December day in 1984, a man named Bernie Goetz shot four Black teen-agers on a subway. The incident galvanized the city. Are we still living in its wake?
Books
How to Recover from Caring Too Much
If you laugh at unfunny jokes, raise your hand too quickly, or can’t decide on your favorite color, you may be exhibiting a fawn response.
The Theatre
In Tracy Letts’s “Bug,” Crazy Is Contagious
A Broadway revival arrives at a moment when paranoia plots are everywhere.
The Current Cinema
The Zealous Voyagers of “Magellan” and “The Testament of Ann Lee”
In two historical bio-pics, the directors Lav Diaz and Mona Fastvold employ bold formal devices to hold their protagonists at a compelling remove.
Poems
Cartoons
Puzzles & Games
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