| | | |  Letter from Biden’s Washington Will the (Russian) Empire Strike Back?The images this week of drones exploding over Red Square, in Vladimir Putin’s seat of power, were truly head-snapping—and few doubted that consequences would loom. But, regardless of who engineered the attack, it was a reminder that we have not yet seen major Russian retaliation against America and other allies for their part in insuring that Ukraine can keep fighting. What would that look like? If not drones flying over the U.S. Capitol, there are many other chilling scenarios to consider. By Susan B. Glasser | | | | | | Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » | | | | From the News Desk | Our Columnists Jordan Neely’s Death and a Critical Moment in the Homelessness CrisisAfter the homeless young man was killed on the subway, there has been a rare flash of national attention on the issue. Can the outrage be harnessed for actual change? By Jay Caspian Kang | | Daily Comment How a Cuban American Illustrator Sees This Country TodayEdel Rodriguez’s new exhibition, “Apocalypso,” reflects on democracy under threat in the nation that welcomed him in his childhood. By Graciela Mochkofsky | | | | | Editor’s Pick |  Letter from the U.K. The Self-Justifying Philosophy of King CharlesIn books and speeches, his arguments about everything from the environment to architecture are infused with an implicit defense of his monarchical position. By Rebecca Mead | | | | | The New Yorker Live | |  See Tom Hanks at The New Yorker Live: The acclaimed actor and writer will discuss his path from film to fiction with The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, on Tuesday in New York City. Hanks, the author of a new novel, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” published a short story in The New Yorker—“Alan Bean Plus Four”—in 2014. Tickets for the event’s live stream are still available. | | | | | | Culture Dept. |  Cultural Comment Desperate to Be Micro-FamousThe satirical film “Sick of Myself” shows the warping effects of social media by way of a character who gives herself a hideous rash. By Carrie Battan | | | | |  Annals of Gastronomy Café Luxembourg and the Art of the Restaurant That Never Changes The Upper West Side has never managed to become a fashionable dining destination. But Lynn Wagenknecht’s Parisian-style bistro is still the standard against which all others should be measured. By Jason Diamond |  The Current Cinema “BlackBerry” Tracks a Tech Dream That Died In contrast to the business triumphalism of Ben Affleck’s “Air,” Matt Johnson’s film shows that a rise and fall is more gripping, and more morally provoking, than pure success. By Anthony Lane | | | | | From Our Pages | | “Family history is an uneasy topic for a German-American,” Burkhard Bilger wrote, in an essay, from 2016, that inspired his book “Fatherland,” out this week. “You can hear it in people’s voices.” | | | | Fun & Games Dept. |  Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger |  Daily Shouts Diary of a Patient Suffering from the Woke-Mind Virus My condition is deteriorating rapidly. This afternoon, I was updating my LinkedIn profile. I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I added my pronouns. By Evan Allgood | |  Crossword A Themed Puzzle All in a day’s work. By Rebecca Goldstein |  Daily Cartoon Friday, May 5th By Harry Bliss | | | | | | P.S. Some things never change. Seventy years ago, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by what the New Yorker correspondent Mollie Panter-Downes reported as “chilly” and “relentless” rain. The forecast tomorrow for Charles III appears to be more of the same—though he’ll count himself lucky if, as Panter-Downes noted about his mother’s ceremony, “Everything turned out wonderful but the weather.” ☔️ | | | | Today’s newsletter was written by Ian Crouch. | | | | | | | |
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