The New Yorker, August 17, 2026

The New Yorker is a weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

In this issue: 

• John Roberts's Delusions: Margaret Talbot reports
• Are You A Bot? Jill Lepore on the history and future of proving your humanity
• The New Gulag: Joshua Yaffa on Russian Detention Camps
• Till Death: Alexandra Schwartz on the work of end-of-life doulas

New York, USA, 21x29cm, 61 pages, Weekly