Maybe you already have a subscription but only consistently glance at the cartoons? Or perhaps you yearn for in-depth reporting, written well without the prefab soundbites of TV news? Or you might just like to meet up with interesting individuals to talk about current events, the latest big hit on Broadway, upcoming museum exhibits worth a look all while enjoying a sip of wine and savory bites on a crisp fall evening. If so, this group is for you!

Register online for the Fall 2025 series! The magazine issue is on us.

Selected readings from the October 27 issue for the November 6 meeting:

• Page 23 - Shouts & Murmurs: We're Doing Child-Led Parenting by Susanna Wolff
• Page 30 - The Shutdown Artist: Inside the office of Trump's budget director by Andy Kroll
• Page 37 - Poem: "Last Time" by Nick Laird
• Page 46 - Poem: "For the Birds" by Rita Dove
• Page 65 - Books: An environmentalist's break with the green movement by Cal Revely-Calder
• Page 72 - Mark Bittman experiments with sliding-scale dining by Hannah Goldfield
• Page 76 - The Current Cinema: "Hedda" by Richard Brody

Bonus reading from the November 3 issue:

• Page 14 - American Frequencies by Jill Lepore