The New Yorker (May 6, 2024): The new issue‘s cover features Mark Ulriksen’s “Shotime” – For many fans, the real harbinger of spring is the beginning of baseball season.

Hilton Als on the Sui-Generis Films of Charles Atlas

Also: “Uncle Vanya” and “Staff Meal” reviewed, superstar pianists at Carnegie Hall, and more.

Are We Living Through a Bagel Renaissance?

A new wave of shops has made its mark across the country—and shaken New York’s bagel scene out of complacency.

By Hannah Goldfield

What Sleepy Trump Dreams About At Trial

Mashed-potato nightmares! Kafka in the Oval Office! And other things going through the mind of the nap-happy ex-president in court.

By Barry Blitt