Christoph Niemann’s “Winter Whiplash”

Hot and cold in the city.
A man alternates between freezing and sweltering in his apartment.

In light of the frigid temperatures the East Coast has experienced recently, the artist Christoph Niemann decided to illustrate, for the cover of the March 2, 2026, issue, an additional source of winter discomfort for many New Yorkers. “Any temperature that’s either north or south of seventy-two degrees throws me into an abyss of self-pity,” Niemann said. “For people like me, an overheated city apartment in the winter is the worst place imaginable.”

For more winter covers, see below:

A teacher helping children out of their winter clothes.

January, 21, 1950,” by Edna Eicke

A couple stays in bed while it snows in the city.

Perfect Storm,” by Tomer Hanuka

A bird takes a hot bath on a dreary day.

Bird Bath,” by Roz Chast

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