Adam Iscoe

Adam Iscoe, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2021, has written about mental illness, contemporary art and film, private aviation, Afghanistan, climate change, mass incarceration, cryptocurrency, boats, corporate malfeasance, guns, cannabis, restaurants, and politics. In 2024, he received the Carey McWilliams Award.

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Does the Knot Have a “Fake Brides” Problem?

american chronicles · April 7, 2025

The popular wedding website helps d.j.s, caterers, and florists find spouses-to-be. Some venders say they’re finding something else, Adam Iscoe writes.

Missed Out on Black Friday Deals? Try Government Surplus

gift list dept. · December 19, 2022

Adam Iscoe on New York’s municipalities selling twenty-five-foot fire hoses, a pair of Nikes given to Mayor Bloomberg as a gift, and a school bus without working brakes.