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EXCLUSIVE: The New Yorker has acquired Joshua Seftel's documentary short Stranger at the Gate ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film tells a remarkable story of redemption about Richard "Mac" McKinney, a former U.S. Marine who fought in Afghanistan after 9/11, where his superiors encouraged…

Roger Angell, whose vivid essays about baseball in The New Yorker saw him enshrined in a special writers wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., has died. He was 101 and died of heart failure, according to New Yorker editor David Remnick. “No one lives forever, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that…

In one of Syrian-born artist Mohamad Hafez's stunning 3D pieces, a figurine of the Virgin Mary stands before an ornate portal, her hands joined in prayer. The building around her, rendered in plaster, paint, rusted metal and found objects, is blasted to ruins. The artwork is titled "Why Have You Forsaken Us?" Hafez…

EXCLUSIVE: The new trailer for the documentary A Broken House gives a strong indication of why the film earned a spot on the coveted Oscar documentary shortlist. Jimmy Goldblum's visually stunning short, available on The New Yorker magazine's website and on YouTube, draws viewers in with the story of Syrian-born…

UPDATED Saturday (Originally published Friday): Aaron Sorkin posted an open letter Friday disputing what he calls the “distorted picture” of actor Jeremy Strong created by a recent New Yorker profile. Late Friday, the New Yorker responded with a statement to Deadline, which is below. Strong is currently receiving…

For movies, the best thing to happen last week was documentarian Morgan Neville's flip response to The New Yorker's query about his having covertly used artificial intelligence to voice some of Anthony Bourdain's lines in the film Roadrunner. "If you watch the film, other than that line you mentioned, you probably…

NewFronts mainstay Condé Nast announced 75 returning series and 50 new pilots, plus a renewed emphasis on long-form and live programming. The company delivered an online presentation for the second year in a row, but it included initiatives based on live events, an element that was missing in the Covid-affected 2020…

Jeffrey Toobin has been fired by The New Yorker after the publication’s investigation into an incident last month in which he exposed himself during a staff Zoom call. "As a result of our investigation, Jeffrey Toobin is no longer affiliated with the company," a New Yorker spokesperson said. Toobin confirmed his…

Last week, just before the President’s diagnosis consumed us, Hollywood leaders joined in asking that Congress send coronavirus relief funds to exhibitors. Those were described as a life-and-death issue for theaters.  A mortal threat. And who can doubt it? If the White House isn’t safe, movie houses are certainly…

Gahan Wilson, whose sometimes macabre cartoons were once a staple of The New Yorker, Playboy and National Lampoon, died Thursday from complications of dementia. He passed in Scottsdale Arizona at age 89, according to his son. Wilson’s staple was black humor. In a 2013 film documentary on his life, Gahan Wilson: Born…

The embattled Southern Poverty Law Center, which has won two Academy Awards for its documentaries and has advised numerous TV shows on hate crimes, has lost another top executive. Richard Cohen, who headed the SPLC since 2003, said Friday that a search for his successor is underway. His announcement comes a week after…

A portrait of TV producer Mark Burnett that focuses on how his reality show The Apprentice burnished Donald Trump’s image also claims that the long-rumored tape of the President uttering a racial slur does not exist. The New Yorker story spoke with several staffers on Trump’s former NBC show, The Apprentice. Although…