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BON IVER IS SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH

The artist Justin Vernon talks to Amanda Petrusich about his new EP “SABLE,” the
dream of a happy adulthood, and his worry that he’s purposely repeating a “cycle
of sorrow.”

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TODAY’S MIX

The Lede


OUTRAGE AND PARANOIA AFTER HURRICANE HELENE



It’s common for natural disasters to create confusion and distrust. These are
significant things in North Carolina, where Trump and Harris are within a point
of each other.

By Jessica Pishko
Infinite Scroll


HOW I FELL BACK IN LOVE WITH IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY



A new feature on the camera app Halide allows you to take pictures without
Apple’s A.I. optimization.

By Kyle Chayka
The Art World


THE CITY WHERE PAINT BECAME ART



The Met’s new exhibition on Siena—the first of its kind in America—shows how the
possibilities of strange, colorful ooze sparked the Renaissance.

By Jackson Arn
Q. & A.


RATIONALIZING THE HORRORS OF ISRAEL’S WAR IN GAZA

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The novelist Howard Jacobson has argued that too much press coverage of dead
Palestinian children is a new form of “blood libel” against Jews.

By Isaac Chotiner
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The Political Scene


KAMALA HARRIS’S HUNDRED-DAY CAMPAIGN

Three months ago, the Vice-President was fighting for respect in Washington. Can
she defy her doubters—and end the Trump era?

By Evan Osnos
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THE LEDE

A daily column on what you need to know.


KEIR STARMER’S BAFFLINGLY BAD START AS THE U.K.’S PRIME MINISTER

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The Labour government’s first hundred days in power have been characterized by
mistakes, infighting, and drift.

By Sam Knight


THE RELENTLESSNESS OF FLORIDA HURRICANE SEASON



For residents still picking through the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene,
the arrival of Milton was met with anxiety, horror, and, in some cases, weary
acceptance.

By Carolyn Kormann


HOW PODCASTS ARE TRANSFORMING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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While Kamala Harris courts female voters on “Call Her Daddy,” Donald Trump is
doubling down on his appeals to terminally online young men.

By Brady Brickner-Wood


WHY NETANYAHU WON’T CEASE FIRE



The Prime Minister sought to justify his broadening of the war—from Gaza to
Beirut—with a Biblical reference at the United Nations.

By Bernard Avishai
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Annals of Psychology


A HUSBAND IN THE AFTERMATH OF HIS WIFE’S UNFATHOMABLE ACT

Patrick Clancy’s wife killed their children during a postpartum mental-health
crisis. Prosecutors describe a clear-headed scheme, but Clancy says, “I wasn’t
married to a monster—I was married to someone who got sick.”

By Eren Orbey
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OUR COLUMNISTS

Open Questions


DO THEY REALLY BELIEVE THAT STUFF?



According to a new book, America’s political derangement has psychological
roots.

By Joshua Rothman
The Financial Page


THE HOME-INSURANCE CRISIS WON’T END AFTER HURRICANE SEASON



Extreme-weather events accentuated by climate change are leaving homeowners in
high-risk areas without coverage and policymakers scrambling for a solution.

By John Cassidy
The Sporting Scene


COLIN ALLRED’S POLITICAL PLAYBOOK

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Football has been central to the Texas congressman’s campaign to unseat Ted Cruz
in the Senate, aligning with a broader Democratic strategy.

By Louisa Thomas
Letter from Biden’s Washington


THE HARRIS-TRUMP ENDGAME IS ON: IS IT TIME TO PANIC YET?



While Democrats engage in the traditional rite of second-guessing, the
ex-President and his G.O.P. radiate overconfidence.

By Susan B. Glasser
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Personal History


ALEXEI NAVALNY’S PRISON DIARIES

The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to
his country and the world.

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MEET THE ELECTORATE

Reporting on the issues and constituencies shaping the 2024 Presidential race.


WHAT THE POLLS REALLY SAY ABOUT BLACK MEN’S SUPPORT FOR KAMALA HARRIS



After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s
loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny.

By Jelani Cobb


IT COULD ALL DEPEND ON ARIZONA

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One of the country’s most idiosyncratic electorates could determine control of
the Presidency and the Senate.

By Rachel Monroe


THE EVANGELICALS GETTING BEHIND KAMALA HARRIS

ListenListen

A coalition of believers, including many conservatives, is embracing the
Democrats.

By Eliza Griswold


WILL BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS DEFECT TO DONALD TRUMP?

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Harris is touting the Biden Administration’s strong record on labor. But it
might not be enough to win over voters who distrust Democrats as élites.

By Eyal Press


CAN TRUMP VOTERS STILL CHANGE THEIR MINDS?



The Republican strategist Sarah Longwell explains what she’s hearing in focus
groups from swing-state voters.

With David Remnick


HARRIS MAKES A PUSH FOR THE LATINO VOTE

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In battleground states, Latino voters could tip the balance of the election. 

By Stephania Taladrid


AMONG THE GAZA PROTEST VOTERS

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Some progressives in Michigan say that they won’t support Harris unless she
changes her policy on Israel. Will their tactics persuade her, or risk throwing
the election to Trump?

By Andrew Marantz
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TA-NEHISI COATES AND THE TEMPTATIONS OF NARRATIVE

In “The Message,” Coates counsels against myth but proves susceptible to his
own.

By Parul Sehgal
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THE CRITICS

The Front Row


“THE APPRENTICE” DRAMATIZES THE IMMORAL MAKINGS OF DONALD TRUMP



A new film about Trump’s rise to success and his fall into turpitude fails to
capture his dubious star power.

By Richard Brody
A Critic at Large


THE HOUSE THAT ALVIN AILEY BUILT

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In “Revelations” and other works, the choreographer created a home for Black
dancers.

By Hilton Als
Postscript


LORE SEGAL WILL KEEP TALKING THROUGH HER STORIES

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The novelist and short-story writer, who died Monday at ninety-six, contributed
to The New Yorker for more than six decades.

By Cressida Leyshon
The Current Cinema


“ANORA” IS A STRIP-CLUB CINDERELLA STORY

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Sean Baker’s thrilling film, starring Mikey Madison as a New York sex worker,
pushes comic misadventure to the brink of chaos.

By Justin Chang
Critic’s Notebook


EVEN IN HER MEMOIR, MELANIA TRUMP REMAINS A MYSTERY

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The former First Lady’s new book, “Melania,” promises to draw back the drapery
and expose the person behind the persona. It obscures more than it reveals.

By Naomi Fry
On Television


THE RISE AND FALL OF VINCE MCMAHON

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The Netflix docuseries “Mr. McMahon” explores the sordid history of the W.W.E.
and the man who made it what it is.

By Vinson Cunningham
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WHAT WE’RE READING THIS WEEK

A tense thriller novel of bourgeois unravelling, deftly entwined with
reflections on class and oppression; a father’s candid memoir about the grinding
challenges and unexpected moments of joy that followed the death of his wife; a
history of the Bronx and its enduring in-betweenness; and more.

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SILICON VALLEY, THE NEW LOBBYING MONSTER



From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACS that
intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda.

By Charles Duhigg


WHEN THE ARCTIC MELTS

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The fate of Greenland could have dire implications for the rest of the Earth.
Climate scientists are watching walls of ice flatten and disappear.

By Elizabeth Kolbert


THE CHALLENGE OF MAPPING THE LATINO RIGHT

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A new book advances a unified theory of why more Latinos are supporting Donald
Trump. But such a theory risks ignoring the diversity of this demographic’s
experience.

By Geraldo Cadava


DOOM SCROLLING

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The rate of suicide among young Americans have risen sharply, and parents and
lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers.

By Andrew Solomon
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The Weekend Essay


UKRAINE’S WAITING GAME

In and around Kyiv, war has become part of daily life, even as the public grows
weary of its costs.

By Keith Gessen
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PERSONS OF INTEREST


HOW LOUISE PROCKTER HELPED SEND A SPACECRAFT TO JUPITER’S ICY MOON 

By David W. Brown


RACHEL BLOOM HAS A FUNNY SONG ABOUT DEATH

By Alexandra Schwartz
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BANG SI-HYUK, THE K-POP KING

By Alex Barasch
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THE UNMASKING OF SATOSHI NAKAMOTO?

By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
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PUZZLES & GAMES

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Essay
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The Gaza We Leave Behind
I no longer recognize many parts of my homeland. Only my memories of them
remain.
By Mosab Abu Toha
A Reporter at Large

The Texan Doctor and the Disappeared Saudi Princesses
Four daughters in the royal family were kept drugged and imprisoned for almost
two decades. A physician who tried to free them speaks out for the first time.
By Heidi Blake
Books
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How John Lewis Put a Legacy of Heroism to Use
As the civil-rights era receded, his personal heroism loomed larger. But
movement politics didn’t easily translate into party politics.
By Kelefa Sanneh
Persons of Interest
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The Killers’ Return to Las Vegas
A recent residency at Caesars Palace doubled as a homecoming. As one band member
says, “We never lost the Vegas.”
By Hanif Abdurraqib


FICTION


“MY CAMP”

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By Joshua Cohen
Photograph by Naila Ruechel for The New Yorker
Human nature, yes. Nature nature, no. I know nothing about it. A rose is a rose
is my tradition, but then feelings lead us outside tradition, they lure us
beyond it, and I feel nature deeply. I feel its lack of ­interest in me, its
lack of humanity jibing with my inner emptiness; I like how its trees come
together to make a forest that shows me how to breathe, and how its ­boulders
show me how to concentrate.Continue reading »
This Week in Fiction

Joshua Cohen on Absorbing and Assimilating Events
The Writer’s Voice
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THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Innovations Dept.



JAMES DYSON MOVES BEYOND THE AIR-WHOOSHING

By Sarah Larson
Book Report



WHAT DOES YOUR DOORMAN SAY ABOUT YOU?

By Zach Helfand
The Boards



A TATTOO HOMAGE TO NORMA DESMOND

By Michael Schulman
Invitation Only



HOW MUCH OF THE DARE IS ENOUGH OF THE DARE?

By Holden Seidlitz
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DAILY CARTOON

“It’s the red phone. It only rings if there’s been an international baseball
emergency.”
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SHOUTS & MURMURS

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THE GRADUATION SPEECH: SERIOUS AND USEFUL ADVICE

By Jenny Slate


COWBOY-DANCE FUTURE WORLD

By Jack Handey


THE PRINCESS AND THE SHOES THAT DIDN’T HURT

By Kerry Elson


ON THE RUN FROM NETFLIX AUTOPLAY

By Evan Waite and River Clegg


SLEEP ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH

By Ian Frazier


TEN THINGS I MISS NOW THAT I’M PREGNANT

By Erika Sjule
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