Maraú Península: What Makes Katie Ledecky Great

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The Real Story of Kamala Harris’s Record on Immigration

Republicans have attacked the Vice-President as the Biden Administration’s “border czar,” but her remit was always to address the root causes farther south.

By Jonathan Blitzer

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From the News Desk

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The Sporting Scene

What Makes Katie Ledecky Great

The preëminent swimmer is unique not only for winning races by body lengths—her emotional and psychological approach sets her apart.

By Louisa Thomas

The New Yorker Radio Hour

What Kamala Harris Needs to Win the Presidency

A veteran of Hillary Clinton’s campaign explains what she learned working on the 2016 election, and how the race that Harris faces differs from those of other women who’ve run for President.

With David Remnick

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Editor’s Pick

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On and Off the Menu

Tea and Beachside High Jinks in Provincetown

The town’s restaurants evince a singular mix of gay utopia and New England kitsch.

By Hannah Goldfield

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Culture Dept.

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Fiction

“Attila”

“I’ll do anything,” Molly told Martha, “anything that doesn’t involve actually interacting with Mom.”

By Nell Freudenberger

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This Week in Fiction

Nell Freudenberger on Reckoning with a Family Dynamic

The author discusses her story “Attila.”

By Deborah Treisman

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Poems

“Mother”

“My friend and I had a cat we called Mother.”

By Jim Moore

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Poems

“Hummingbirds”

“The moon, the ocean—some things never change.”

By Campbell McGrath

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Fifty Days of Flash Fiction

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Flash Fiction

“Have You Ever Met One?”

I answered that I’d been visited by three ghosts.

By Rivka Galchen

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Fun & Games Dept.

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Shouts & Murmurs

Writing Prompts for New Parents

Write a story about an underground tunnel that leads someplace unexpected while you sit between a radiator and a diaper pail.

By Cora Frazier

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P.S. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on this day in 1929. Among the most influential tastemakers of the twentieth century, she was also a skilled writer—once even contributing to this magazine. In 1975, Onassis wrote a Talk of the Town story about the newly opened International Center of Photography. The museum was originally housed in a “building of red brick, with shiny black shutters,” she wrote. “Lovely it is.” 📷