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TALES FROM THE NEW WORLD

Richard Powers’s novel “The Overstory” became a phenomenon by delving into the
life of the forest, shaking us out of our human exceptionalism. The book made
him “the tree guy.” With “Playground,” his new book, Hua Hsu reports, he may
become “the ocean guy.”

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TODAY’S MIX

Our Local Correspondents


ERIC ADAMS STAYS FOCUSSED, AVOIDS DISTRACTIONS, AND GRINDS



As members of his inner circle get investigated by the F.B.I., the Mayor of New
York City, quarantining with COVID, tries to play it cool.

By Eric Lach
The Front Row


“WINNER” TAKES POLITICAL COMEDY SERIOUSLY



Susanna Fogel’s surprisingly jovial bio-pic about the whistle-blower Reality
Winner fills a conventional format with patriotic outrage.

By Richard Brody
Page-Turner


THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS LONGLIST



The New Yorker presents the longlists for Young People’s Literature, Translated
Literature, Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction.

By The New Yorker
The Political Scene


INSIDE THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN’S PLAN TO WIN ARIZONA



Much of the ground game has been outsourced to Turning Point Action, which has
given up on persuading swing voters and is betting it all on turning out MAGA
diehards.

By Antonia Hitchens
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Dispatch


THE COMPLICATED RISE OF THE RIGHT IN GERMANY’S LEFT-BEHIND PLACES

As populist parties surge in the eastern part of the country, the ruling
coalition is stumbling and the traditional political spectrum is being
scrambled.

By Alec MacGillis
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News Desk


HOW A SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE SPIRALLED INTO A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT

What does a Harvard Business School professor’s decision to sue the professors
who raised questions about her research bode for academic autonomy?

By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
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THE LEDE

A daily column on what you need to know.


DONALD TRUMP HAD A REALLY, REALLY BAD DEBATE



Kamala Harris, veteran prosecutor, proved beyond a reasonable doubt on Tuesday
night that her opponent will always take the bait.

By Susan B. Glasser


THE CHAOS CONTINUES AT COLUMBIA



Campus workers, who feel like they’ve been left in the lurch by college
administrators, are figuring out how to deal with the latest wave of student
demonstrations.

By Emma Green


KAMALA HARRIS MAKES HER CASE BEYOND BIG CITIES

ListenListen

At campaign stops in southeastern Georgia and New Hampshire, the Democratic
candidate tried to win voters in counties outside her party’s strongholds.

By Emily Witt


HOW TO ADDRESS TWO ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES AT ONCE

ListenListen

Solar fields turn out to be ideal for pollinators, too.

By Bill McKibben
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In the Dark


THE WAR CRIMES THAT THE MILITARY BURIED

The largest known database of possible American war crimes committed in Iraq and
Afghanistan shows that the military-justice system rarely punishes perpetrators.

By Parker Yesko
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OUR COLUMNISTS

Open Questions


HOW SHOULD WE CREATE THINGS?



In a new documentary, the musician Brian Eno shows that playfulness can
substitute for inspiration.

By Joshua Rothman
The Financial Page


DONALD TRUMP’S NEW “VOODOO ECONOMICS”



The former President’s tax plan would cost the government trillions of dollars.
Tariffs and Elon Musk will pay for everything, he says.

By John Cassidy
Infinite Scroll


THE TELEGRAM FOUNDER’S ARREST HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL FEARS ABOUT SOCIAL PLATFORMS

ListenListen

Pavel Durov’s predicament is a signal of government concern about digital
networks’ outsized power.

By Kyle Chayka
The Sporting Scene


LET THERE BE FOOTBALL



The N.F.L. season kicked off with a victory for the Kansas City Chiefs, but
dynasties are boring. What might shake things up?

By Louisa Thomas
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A Reporter at Large


RUSSIA’S ESPIONAGE WAR IN THE ARCTIC

For years, Russia has been using the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, which borders
its nuclear stronghold, as a laboratory, testing intelligence operations there
before replicating them across Europe.

By Ben Taub
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THE CRITICS

The Current Cinema


THE GHOULISHLY RETRO PLEASURES OF “BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE”

ListenListen

The director Tim Burton and the actor Michael Keaton resurrect a classic
collaboration with supernatural-screwball verve.

By Justin Chang
Books


AN ANATOMIST OF PLEASURE GIVES VOICE TO THE BODY IN PAIN



Garth Greenwell has been lauded for his depiction of sex. His latest novel,
“Small Rain,” unfurls within the consciousness of a patient hospitalized with a
rare vascular condition.

By Parul Sehgal
On Television


MONKEY BUSINESS IN “CHIMP CRAZY”

ListenListen

People who claim to love chimpanzees the most are examined in the new HBO
docuseries.

By Vinson Cunningham
The Front Row


HOW “KING, MURRAY” SEIZES THE DAY

ListenListen

This 1969 documentary about a hard-driving Long Island insurance salesman
confronts the sexist mores of the times and the ethical premises of the genre.

By Richard Brody
Critic’s Notebook


THE MESSINESS OF BLACK IDENTITY

ListenListen

Can language unify the people?

By Doreen St. Félix
Books


WHERE DRAGONS ARE REAL AND THE UNICORNS ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE



In “Impossible Creatures,” Katherine Rundell extends the rough-and-tumble world
of her children’s books to a hidden archipelago and the realm of fantasy.

By Kathryn Schulz
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WHAT WE’RE READING THIS WEEK

A neuroscientist’s take on how games work, in our lives and in our minds;
meditations on risk and the mind-set of gamblers; an accessible overview of the
search for extraterrestrial life; and more.

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IDEAS


WHAT IF RONALD REAGAN’S PRESIDENCY NEVER REALLY ENDED?



Anti-Trump Republicans revere Ronald Reagan as Trump’s opposite—yet in critical
ways Reagan may have been his forerunner.

By Daniel Immerwahr


WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING “NO CONTACT” WITH THEIR PARENTS



A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed
corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?

By Anna Russell


CAN COLLEGES DO WITHOUT DEADLINES?

ListenListen

Since COVID, many professors have become more flexible about due dates. But some
teachers believe that the way to address student anxiety is more deadlines, not
fewer.

By Jessica Winter


HOW MACHINES LEARNED TO DISCOVER DRUGS

ListenListen

In the years to come, A.I. may not just scour the shelves of chemical libraries
but also stock them.

By Dhruv Khullar
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Photo Booth


A PICTURE-BOOK GUIDE TO MAINE

Children’s stories set on the coast suggest a wilder way of life.

By Anna HolmesPhotography by Donavon Smallwood
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PERSONS OF INTEREST


ERIC IDLE’S LIFE OF PYTHON

By Michael Schulman
ListenListen


INA GARTEN AND THE AGE OF ABUNDANCE

By Molly Fischer
ListenListen


DANZY SENNA IS AMUSED BY YOUR MIXED FEELINGS

By Julian Lucas
ListenListen


GILLIAN ANDERSON’S SEX EDUCATION

By Rebecca Mead
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IN THE DARK

Season 3 of the New Yorker investigative podcast examines the killings of
twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and asks why no one was held accountable
for the crime. Subscribers can listen early to Episode 9.


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PUZZLES & GAMES

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THE CROSSWORD

A puzzle that ranges in difficulty, with the occasional theme.


Solve the latest puzzle


THE MINI

A bite-size crossword, for a quick diversion.


Solve the latest puzzle


NAME DROP

Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer?


Play a quiz from the vault


CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST

We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.


Enter this week’s contest
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The Weekend Essay
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The Beautiful Mystery of Rooting for Aaron Rodgers
Fandom is an exercise in imagination. What happens when you know too much?
By Zach Helfand
Annals of Disaster
Listen
Real-Estate Shopping for the Apocalypse
Thirty-nine per cent of Americans believe that we’re living in end times, and
the market for underground hideouts is heating up.
By Patricia Marx
Under Review
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The Temporary License of Literary Bratdom
New works by the Zoomer and young millennial writers Gabriel Smith, Frankie
Barnet, and Honor Levy share gonzo premises, bizarre imagery, exuberantly
“unlikable” characters, and an eye-rolling contempt for the status quo.
By Katy Waldman
American Chronicles

The Death of School 10
How declining enrollment is threatening the future of American public education.
By Alec MacGillis


THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Frequent Fliers Dept.
ListenListen


NATASHA ROTHWELL WANTS YOU TO CONSIDER THE T.S.A. SCREENER

By Michael Schulman
Full Credit Dept.



“SHREK” V. PERRY THE DONKEY

By Sarah Chatta
Extraterrestrial Dept.



TO THE MOON AND BACK, AND THEN INTO FILING CABINETS

By Matthew Hutson
Newport Postcard



YOU’RE INVITED TO A DADA DINNER!

By Zach Helfand
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FICTION


“LAST COFFEEHOUSE ON TRAVIS”

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By Bryan Washington
Photograph by Delaney Allen for The New Yorker
For a few months, I stayed with my aunt’s friend in Midtown, back when she could
still afford to live there. Now it’s filled with condos, and they’re all a
trillion dollars a month. But, in those days, she owned the house, and also a
coffeehouse a few blocks away.

I was too broke to pay rent, so every morning saw me behind the counter. This
was the arrangement. I’d just broken up with my ex—a doctor.Continue reading »
This Week in Fiction

Bryan Washington on the Possibilities of Queerness
The Writer’s Voice
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The Author Reads “Last Coffeehouse on Travis”

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DAILY CARTOON

“It’s like Trump is deliberately praising every brutal dictator except me.”
Cartoon by Paul Noth


This week’s cartoons »


SHOUTS & MURMURS

Cartoons, comics, and other funny stuff. Sign up for the Humor newsletter.


MEET MY SHITTY A.I. FRIENDS

By Sarah Vollman and Olivia de Recat


WHAT I IMAGINE TV’S “MATURE AUDIENCES” ARE LIKE

By Sarah Garfinkel


HOW WE GOT THE STORY

By Bruce Headlam and Stephen Sherrill


AMERICA!: J. D. VANCE’S EARLY ART-HOUSE FILMS DISCOVERED

By Ali Fitzgerald


BACK-TO-INTROVERSION SALE

By Talib Babb


EVERY NEWSPAPER OBITUARY’S FIRST PARAGRAPH

By Emily Zauzmer
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