I’m going to the land of the last scene of The Queen’s Gambit (a country also featured in the travel issue), and will return on the 22nd. Till then, I encourage you to cook up and send some letters to the editor (that’s me, not David Remnick—those should be directed here). What would you like to see me cover? Did you go to a magazine-related event recently, or not at all recently, and have a tasty anecdote? Is there a New Yorker writer you consider underappreciated, or overrated? I’ll print everything but unsubstantiated and/or potentially harmful gossip, and pointless snipes. Oh, and I never use private correspondence without permission. That leaves lots of room for you to create. Go to it!

Speaking of the travel issue, here’s Nick Paumgarten on NPR talking about that crazy ski thing. See you soon!