“I’m hoping this cartoon diverts a lot of traffic to my Web site,” Barry Blitt says about “Playing in Traffic,” the image of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that he penned for next week’s cover.
Cover Story: Barry Blitt’s “Playing in Traffic”
Françoise Mouly has been the art editor at The New Yorker since 1993.
Mina Kaneko is a former member of The New Yorker’s editorial staff.
Goings On
What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week, online, in N.Y.C., and beyond. Paid subscribers also receive book picks.
The Boards
How to Play Putin
Will Keen and Michael Stuhlbarg, the stars of the play “Patriots,” about the rise of the Russian President, studied how Putin plays table tennis and why his hand trembles.
By Michael Schulman
The Political Scene Podcast
Trump’s “Bonkers” Immunity Claim, with Neal Katyal
Analyzing the former President’s quest for protection from prosecution before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fault Lines
It’s Time to Show Trump Speeches Again
Mainstream networks have become too guarded about airing the views of Trump and his supporters in their own words.
By Jay Caspian Kang
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 4th
“And so, freaked out about the coming election, they moved to France and lived happily ever after.”
By David Sipress