A Bad Day for Facts, Fairness, and the Future

The U.K. general election, the Safdie Brothers’ full-Immersion filmmaking, and our end-of-the-decade quiz. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment In Congress and at the Justice Department, a Bad Day for Facts, Fairness, and the Future The procedures and norms that govern two of the most serious processes carried out by government—impeaching a President and reviewing a federal investigation—were shredded. By David Rohde Dispatch The Choice Between Labour and Leave in the U.K. General Election Batley and Spen, the former constituency of the murdered M.P. Jo Cox, offers a microcosm of the wider contest. By Ed Caesar Daily Comment Chile Considers Rewriting Pinochet’s Constitution A wave of dissent sparked by the government’s austerity measures has prompted a more symbolic examination of the country’s history—ancient and recent. By Camila Osorio PAID POST "[Michael Lewis’s] most ambitious and important book." ―Joe Klein, New York Times Now in paperback, THE FIFTH RISK by #1 bestselling author MICHAEL LEWIS reveals what happens when leaders of our government apply short-term thinking to long-term dangers. Puzzles and Games Dept. Quiz: How Much of the Decade Do You Actually Remember? Sift through the cultural rubble of the past ten years, and see if any of it looks familiar. By The New Yorker Culture and More 2019 in Review The Best Television of 2019 From Best Dressed to Most Likely to Succeed, the superlative TV series, sketches, personalities, and video art—and notable runners-up—of the past year. By Troy Patterson Onward and Upward with the Arts The Safdie Brothers’ Full-Immersion Filmmaking After a decade of acclaimed do-it-yourself productions, two directors make their big move. By Kelefa Sanneh Pop Music How Moondog Captured the Sounds of New York Synchronizing his work to traffic and footsteps, the musician and composer translated the clamor of street life into song. By Amanda Petrusich Books Marriage, Betrayal, and the Letters Behind “The Dolphin” The correspondence between Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick gave rise to a scandal about the ethics of turning life into art. By Thomas Mallon Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts This Poem’s Gonna Be a Hit! It’s like the Iliad knocked up the Odyssey and they had a kid that wasn’t about war but was still a great poem. By Evan Waite and River Clegg Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, December 10th “ ‘Naughty or nice’ isn’t a thing anymore. Were you caught?” By Robert Leighton Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.