# The New Yorker One good story, every week, without a paywall. Page: Feed: --- ## ["Life of M" Is Rachel Cusk's Weakest Novel Yet](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/life-of-m-is-rachel-cusks-weakest) _2026-08-19 · The New Yorker_ The author’s latest book continues a career-long attempt to dismantle character in fiction. Has she succeeded? ## [A New Short Story by Emma Cline](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/a-new-short-story-by-emma-cline) _2026-08-12 · The New Yorker_ "You weighed the future anger of others against the present trouble, and then you pretty much said, O.K. Kick the can down the road." ## [How Emily Wilson Made Homer Modern](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/how-emily-wilson-made-homer-modern) _2026-08-05 · The New Yorker_ Revisiting our 2023 Profile of the Odyssey translator. ## [Jia Tolentino on Our Plastic-Surgery Nightmare](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/jia-tolentino-on-our-plastic-surgery) _2026-07-30 · The New Yorker_ As cosmetic procedures become both more invisible and more extreme, our connection to reality is fraying. ## [Live with Justin Chang and Richard Brody: “The Odyssey”](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/live-with-justin-chang-and-richard) _2026-07-23 · The New Yorker_ A recording from The New Yorker's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208230520/b7ef182251a0713168284f17763c0f8e.mp3) ## [Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Leaves the Gods in the Outtakes](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-leaves) _2026-07-22 · The New Yorker_ The director’s Homer adaptation presents a modern, relatable Odysseus, rather than trying to understand the ancient world on its own terms, Richard Brody writes. ## [The Billionaires’ Vagina Club](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/the-billionaires-vagina-club) _2026-07-15 · The New Yorker_ With her motto, “Sexual health is health,” Dr. Sally Greenwald aims to optimize orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley. ## [Erling Haaland Plays Like a Viking](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/erling-haaland-plays-like-a-viking) _2026-07-08 · The New Yorker_ Norway’s hulking striker brought his country back to the World Cup for the first time in almost thirty years. How far can they go? ## [Hua Hsu on “the American Dream”](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/hua-hsu-on-the-american-dream) _2026-07-01 · The New Yorker_ How a phrase coined during the Depression became a national creed, a global brand, and a vessel for disillusionment. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pHxIELecr3W6) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Why the Odyssey Keeps Defeating Filmmakers](https://newyorker.substack.com/p/why-the-odyssey-keeps-defeating-filmmakers) _2026-06-24 · The New Yorker_ Can Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation survive the voyage?