THE NEW YORKER: The Winning Cover (of 2025)

Last July HERE I showed yall what my favorite The New Yorker covers of the year had been so far; today I rather thoughtfully give you people what I'd pared down to be my Final Four: 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand here's the winner!

This is one of the few ones where I care about the message more than the overall aesthetic; as someone who loves the magic of Christmas and also can’t remember the last time I went to a store instead of ordering Amazon, this hits home a little bit in the whole "I am part of the problem" way. 

See you next year!