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Plus: Masha Gessen on exiled Russian journalists; lab-grown breast milk; and why we never have enough time. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Riga How Russian Journalists in Exile Are Covering the War in Ukraine Dozens of media outlets have fled to the capital of Latvia, only to encounter a distrustful public and a set of strictly enforced laws and regulations. By Masha Gessen This Week’s Cover Cover Story “Cultivated” The cover artist for this week’s issue, Diana Ejaita, discusses the spaces in which creative work can flourish. By Françoise Mouly Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » Reporting and Commentary Profiles Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds The philosopher, who lives with her husband and her ex-husband, searches for what one human can be to another human. By Rachel Aviv Brave New World Dept. Biomilq and the New Science of Artificial Breast Milk The biotech industry takes on infant nutrition. By Molly Fischer Our Local Correspondents The Fight Over Penn Station and Madison Square Garden How the effort to renovate midtown Manhattan’s transit hub has been stalled by money, politics, and disputes about the public good. By William Finnegan Comment The Republicans Begin to Eye 2024 It’s been a winter of garish factional disputes in the G.O.P., and Donald Trump remains a seismic force of instability. By Steve Coll The Critics Books Why We Never Have Enough Time In her new book, Jenny Odell argues that structural forces have commodified our moments, days, and years. Can our lost time be reclaimed? By Parul Sehgal Musical Events Medieval Romances by Kate Soper and Richard Wagner “The Romance of the Rose,” at Long Beach Opera, and Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” at the Met, both dwell on ancient mysteries of love. By Alex Ross The Theatre A Minor Play by Lorraine Hansberry Gets Lost in a Major Revival Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan star in “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.” By Helen Shaw Books Eleanor Catton Wants Plot to Matter Again In “Birnam Wood,” the novelist suggests that choices—how they’re made, and the long, hidden trail of their consequences—are what lend a story meaning. By B. D. McClay Fiction from the Issue Fiction “How I Became a Vet” “The suicide dogs, like most of us, were not what they seemed.” By Rivka Galchen Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs I Have Questions for ChatGPT Why didn’t I buy those expensive boots I really wanted? What are Birthday Cake Flavor Creme Oreos really like? By Alyssa Brandt Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Challenging Puzzle “On Mercy” author: six letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Books & Fiction Newsletter Book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature, twice a week. More from The New Yorker On Television Chris Rock’s Live Experiment in Saving Face “Everybody fucking knows. . . . I got smacked, like, a year ago,” the comedian finally says at the end of his Netflix special, as if that’s not the reason we’re all here. By Lauren Michele Jackson The New Yorker Interview Maria Pevchikh, Putin’s Grand Inquisitor A deputy to Alexey Navalny discusses his near-fatal poisoning, her own probe of Kremlin corruption, and battling Moscow from exile. By David Remnick Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for This Week's Issue from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.