Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'There's an unwritten rule of a letter, which is that whatever happens in this letter stays in the letter,' said Rachel ...

They're fun, they're analog and they keep you connected to your loved ones. Journalist and author Rachel Syme explains how to write a great letter... Need more whimsy in your life? Start a ...

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On October 24, 2025, the comedian-actors Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak took the stage for a discussion with the New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme, as part of the 26th annual New Yorker Festival.

The invention of the letter, as a means of conveying news and other kinds of information, is often attributed to a Persian queen, Atossa, who reigned 2,500 years ago. But none of her correspondence ...

About once a season, writer Rachel Syme posts on Twitter what she calls her Perfume Genie feature. She asks readers what mood or state of mind or trait they want to have or embody for the next few ...

This story was originally published on April 24, 2025, and has been updated. The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the ...

I saw the most devastating thing I've ever seen. Got confused and wrapped it around. No, that's not it. Wait, does mine have that? No, no, no. Oh. Yours has that, that's why I just noticed. The little ...