| | | |  Letter from Biden’s Washington “Debt-Limit Terror” Is No Way to Run a SuperpowerIn Washington, where, for months, President Biden and congressional Republicans have been hurtling toward a confrontation over the G.O.P.’s refusal to raise the debt ceiling without major concessions from Democrats on federal spending, the beginning of formal negotiations aimed at averting a disastrous government default counted as big news. For the rest of the world, it was merely a sign of the capital’s extreme dysfunction, and a reminder that America’s messed-up politics constitutes a geopolitical crisis as well as a domestic one. By Susan B. Glasser | | | | | | Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » | | | | Culture Dept. |  Cultural Comment The Open-World Genius of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomUnlike other blockbuster games, Tears of the Kingdom allows for improvisation, tinkering, and fantastic feats of engineering. By Simon Parkin | | | | |  The Musical Life Why the New Kesha Doesn’t Miss the Old Kesha At a friend’s art show, the pop singer revealed the recipe for her new album, “Gag Order”: holing up in Hawaii, weepy meditation sessions, and howling at the moon. By Doreen St. Félix |  Infinite Scroll The Birth of the Personal Computer A new history of the Apple II charts how computers became unavoidable fixtures of our daily lives. By Kyle Chayka | |  The Current Cinema “You Hurt My Feelings” Doesn’t Hurt Enough Feelings Nicole Holofcener has made a career sharply observing an oversensitive subset of society, but her new film goes easy on its troupe of fools. By Anthony Lane |  The Front Row An Intimate, Lived-In Début Feature from Cambodia Kavich Neang’s “White Building” dramatizes private lives and public conflicts in Phnom Penh. By Richard Brody | | | | | | | Editor’s Pick |  Photo Booth The Debt-Ceiling Fight’s Collateral DamageLast week, dozens of members of ADAPT, the disability-rights group, forced their way into Kevin McCarthy’s office to protest his proposed cuts to the social safety net. By E. Tammy Kim | | | | | | Watch: Our puzzles-and-games editor, Liz Maynes-Aminzade, reports from the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, in a new video on TikTok. | | | | Video Dept. |  Screening Room A Loner’s Misadventures, in “The Diamond”In this short film, a solitary man looks for love, and friendship, in all the wrong ways. Film by Vedran Rupic Text by Douglas Watson | | | | |  | Sleepwear Sale in The New Yorker Store: Through Sunday, enjoy 30% off all Sleepy Jones pajamas and eye masks, featuring art by the New Yorker illustrator Tamara Shopsin. | | | | Fun & Games Dept. |  Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade |  Daily Shouts Working for the Weekend Plans What’s more fun than wild weekend plans? My ability to abandon them on a whim. By Vreni Stollberger | |  Crossword A Themed Puzzle Full court press. By Brooke Husic |  Daily Cartoon Friday, May 19th By Dan Misdea | | | | | | P.S. The latest installment of “Indiana Jones,” with Harrison Ford again appearing in the lead role, premièred last night at Cannes. In an uproarious piece of short fiction, the writer Tania James once imagined what might happen if Dr. Jones appeared as part of a South Asian speakers series. | | | | Today’s newsletter was written by Ian Crouch. | | | | | | | |
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