Gia Tolentino

Listen, I am not one for anniversary journalism or even birthdays. You reach a certain age, and it's hard to remember what all the fuss is about. But when you reach 100, well, at 100 you get to make a fuss. And the debut issue of the New Yorker magazine appeared on newsstands dated February 21st, 1925. Throughout this year, we're going to be celebrating the centennial in many ways.

Listen, I am not one for anniversary journalism or even birthdays. You reach a certain age, and it's hard to remember what all the fuss is about. But when you reach 100, well, at 100 you get to make a fuss. And the debut issue of the New Yorker magazine appeared on newsstands dated February 21st, 1925. Throughout this year, we're going to be celebrating the centennial in many ways.

Listen, I am not one for anniversary journalism or even birthdays. You reach a certain age, and it's hard to remember what all the fuss is about. But when you reach 100, well, at 100 you get to make a fuss. And the debut issue of the New Yorker magazine appeared on newsstands dated February 21st, 1925. Throughout this year, we're going to be celebrating the centennial in many ways.

And one of them is to highlight a few of the gems from the New Yorker's archive. And we've asked some of our writers to pick a piece that means something special to them. And so we'll start off today with Gia Tolentino, who's the author of the bestselling book, Trick Mirror. And Gia picked a story by one of the great genius observers of American life, the late Joan Didion.

And one of them is to highlight a few of the gems from the New Yorker's archive. And we've asked some of our writers to pick a piece that means something special to them. And so we'll start off today with Gia Tolentino, who's the author of the bestselling book, Trick Mirror. And Gia picked a story by one of the great genius observers of American life, the late Joan Didion.

And one of them is to highlight a few of the gems from the New Yorker's archive. And we've asked some of our writers to pick a piece that means something special to them. And so we'll start off today with Gia Tolentino, who's the author of the bestselling book, Trick Mirror. And Gia picked a story by one of the great genius observers of American life, the late Joan Didion.

Joan Didion's essay on Martha Stewart, read for us by an actor, and I'm here with staff writer Gia Tolentino. Gia, tell me why you picked this story out of so many thousands that we've published over 100 years. Why Joan Didion? And why this piece about Martha Stewart?

Joan Didion's essay on Martha Stewart, read for us by an actor, and I'm here with staff writer Gia Tolentino. Gia, tell me why you picked this story out of so many thousands that we've published over 100 years. Why Joan Didion? And why this piece about Martha Stewart?

Joan Didion's essay on Martha Stewart, read for us by an actor, and I'm here with staff writer Gia Tolentino. Gia, tell me why you picked this story out of so many thousands that we've published over 100 years. Why Joan Didion? And why this piece about Martha Stewart?

Her memoir about losing her husband and daughter.

Her memoir about losing her husband and daughter.

Her memoir about losing her husband and daughter.

It remains surprising to me that she decided to take the song.

It remains surprising to me that she decided to take the song.

It remains surprising to me that she decided to take the song.

I think we threw ideas at Joan Didion constantly hoping for the best, that we would get lucky once in a blue moon. And for some reason, she bid on this.

I think we threw ideas at Joan Didion constantly hoping for the best, that we would get lucky once in a blue moon. And for some reason, she bid on this.

I think we threw ideas at Joan Didion constantly hoping for the best, that we would get lucky once in a blue moon. And for some reason, she bid on this.

I think when you read the piece. When you read the piece, you really... When you read the piece, she's really interested in this kind of domestic... god-goddess notion.

I think when you read the piece. When you read the piece, you really... When you read the piece, she's really interested in this kind of domestic... god-goddess notion.