As long as there’s been football, there have been football fans, and nothing brings out their devotion like the Super Bowl. While passions can run high, at the end of the day it is just a game—which has made the football fan perfect fodder for New Yorker cartoons over the years. In honor of the Seattle-Denver matchup on Sunday, here are some of our favorites.[#image: /photos/59096dc92179605b11ad72de] Read more of our coverage of the Super Bowl.
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Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation
How bots, mercenaries, and table scalpers have turned the restaurant reservation system inside out.
By Adam Iscoe
Profiles
Padma Lakshmi Walks Into a Bar
Since leaving “Top Chef,” Lakshmi has found herself in a period of professional uncertainty. What better time to try standup comedy?
By Helen Rosner
Annals of Gastronomy
A Martini Tour of New York City
My month of vermouth-rinsing and fat-washing.
By Gary Shteyngart
Our Local Correspondents
Donald Trump Is Being Ritually Humiliated in Court
At his criminal trial, the ex-President has to sit there while potential jurors, prosecutors, the judge, witnesses, and even his own lawyers talk about him as a defective, impossible person.
By Eric Lach