Margaret Talbot is a staff writer at The New Yorker. She focuses on topics related to culture and society, including social issues, health and wellness, and the intersections of politics and culture, often exploring themes surrounding notable figures like Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Talbot's work has been featured in The New Yorker, Magzter, and the Analytics on Fire Podcast.
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By: Rebecca Mead, Louisa Thomas, Mollie Cowger, River Clegg, Doreen St. Félix, Margaret Talbot, Paul Karasik, Ben Goldfarb, David Remnick, Timothy Snyder, Emily Nussbaum, Henry Alford
The first transgender person elected to Congress discusses how to respond to a bathroom bill and transphobic attacks from other House members, including Speaker Mike Johnson.
By: Kevin Young, Paul Karasik, John Cassidy, Anthony Lane, David Sedaris, Susan B. Glasser, Joshua Rothman, Alex Ross, Rachel Monroe, Margaret Talbot, River Clegg, Doreen St. Félix
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Mother,” by Dorothea Lasky, and her own poem “Finally.”
By: Lauren Michele Jackson, Ben Goldfarb, Richard Brody, Anthony Lane, Charles Bethea, Adam Gopnik, Jennifer Gonnerman, Joshua Rothman, Nathan Heller, Margaret Talbot, Jia Tolentino, Geraldo Cadava, Parker Yesko
From the daily newsletter: Films for the season. Plus: the triumph of the post-Thanksgiving turkey sandwich; arguing about expiration dates; and the birth of American football.
You can now buy a pill over the counter, but a conservative backlash is promoting anti-contraceptive disinformation.
By: Margaret Talbot
“Is Contraception Under Attack? You can now buy a pill over the counter, but a conservative backlash is promoting anti-contraceptive disinformation.”
By: Ronan Farrow, David Sedaris, Oscar Schwartz, Helen Rosner, Beverly Gage, Hannah Goldfield, James Somers, Charles Bethea, Richard Brody, Meghana Indurti, Margaret Talbot, Stephania Taladrid, Louisa Thomas
If Trump’s pick for F.B.I. head gets confirmed, the Bureau could be politicized in ways that even its notorious first director would have rejected.
By: Ronan Farrow, Richard Brody, Charles Bethea, Oscar Schwartz, Margaret Talbot, Hannah Goldfield, David Sedaris, Stephania Taladrid, Louisa Thomas, Meghana Indurti, Helen Rosner, James Somers
The director, whose latest film, “Oh, Canada,” opened this December, discusses four of his favorites.
By: Naomi Fry, Ronan Farrow, Ian Crouch, Paige Williams, Margaret Talbot, Casey Cep, Erik Agard, Mollie Cowger, Jeannie Suk Gersen, Isaac Chotiner, Stephania Taladrid, Helen Shaw
Two scathing new productions satisfy our hunger for dysfunction-driven entertainment.
By: Stephania Taladrid, Jeannie Suk Gersen, Alexandra Schwartz, Paige Williams, Isaac Chotiner, Margaret Talbot, Erik Agard, Ian Crouch, Naomi Fry, Mollie Cowger, Casey Cep, Ronan Farrow
“The Brutalist,” the director’s nearly four-hour study of immigration, identity, and marriage, flowed from his own struggle to create art without compromise. “You really have to dare to suck to transcend,” he said.
By: Rachel Monroe, Jia Tolentino, Richard Brody, Susan B. Glasser, Margaret Talbot, Andrew Marantz, Casey Cep, Jonathan Blitzer, Sarah Larson, Paige Williams, Kate Chin Park, Emma Allen
The sociologist Musa al-Gharbi argues that the “Great Awokening” alienated “normie voters,” making it difficult for Kamala Harris—and possibly future Democrats—to win.
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