| | | In today’s newsletter, Susan B. Glasser on last night’s debate. But, first, an overheard back-and-forth between Harris and Trump. Plus: • The desperation of the Instagram photo dump
• How Garth Greenwell translates pain
• The hard-right Party in Germany | | | | | Hannah Jocelyn
Newsletter editor  Photograph by Michael M. Santiago / Getty This morning, Donald Trump called in to a Fox News morning show to complain about ABC’s debate moderators from the night before, saying, of the network, “They ought to take away their license for the way they did that.” An hour or so later, he was at the 9/11 ceremony at the World Trade Center, in New York, with his sons and J. D. Vance. Trump was positioned just two people away (separated by Joe Biden and Mike Bloomberg) from Kamala Harris. A New Yorker editor who was standing nearby overheard Trump, as he leaned across to shake the Vice-President’s hand, say the words “good job”—presumably in reference to her performance the night before. Harris thanked him, and then turned toward the crowd. Shouts rang out: “We love you, Kamala!” and “Save us!” and “Brat!” | | | | | The Lede | | Kamala Harris, veteran prosecutor, proved beyond a reasonable doubt on Tuesday night that her opponent will always take the bait.  Source photograph by Bryan Dozier / Variety / Getty Though she started out shaky and somewhat canned, Kamala Harris gained confidence in the course of the evening and was the clear winner of last night’s Presidential debate, in Philadelphia. Donald Trump was, unsurprisingly, unhinged and nonsensical. “Harris came into the debate with a plan, and it was a simple one: set as many traps for Trump as possible and wait for him to walk right into them,” Susan B. Glasser writes, in her analysis. “Again and again, it worked.” While Trump sputtered and raved, Harris looked on in amused scorn. “Who says a petite woman in a pants suit can’t own a six-footer with a hundred pounds on her?” | | | | More on the Debate | - Revisit Our Debate Live Blog: Benjamin Wallace-Wells, Clare Malone, Evan Osnos, and Vinson Cunningham reacted to the debate as it unfolded. Read their analysis »
- The Political Scene: Tyler Foggatt sits down with the New Yorker staff writers Clare Malone and Vinson Cunningham to examine each candidate’s debate performance. Listen and follow »
| | | | | | From the News Desk |  Dispatch The Complicated Rise of the Right in Germany’s Left-Behind PlacesAs populist parties surge in the eastern part of the country, the ruling coalition is stumbling and the traditional political spectrum is being scrambled. By Alec MacGillis | | | | | Kyle Chayka | |  Illustration by Ariel Davis Since the carrousel limit on Instagram increased to twenty images, photo dumps have proliferated. Their accompanying captions, in Kyle Chayka’s opinion, offer only “ostentatious meaninglessness.” A friend of our columnist describes the posts as attempting to achieve “being-alive vibes.” “But, if all social-media posting serves as a proof of life,” Chayka asks, “do we really need the belabored reminders?” Read more » Infinite Scroll publishes every Wednesday. | | | |  | If you know someone who would enjoy this newsletter, please share it. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up. | | | | Culture Dept. |  Books An Anatomist of Pleasure Gives Voice to the Body in PainGarth Greenwell has been lauded for his depiction of sex. His latest novel, “Small Rain,” unfurls within the consciousness of a patient hospitalized with a rare vascular condition. By Parul Sehgal | | | | | Newport Postcard You’re Invited to a Dada Dinner!For the opening of his show “Searchers III,” the artist Hadi Falapishi throws a dinner at the Breakers, the Vanderbilts’ mansion, where your face serves as a plate. By Zach Helfand | | | | | Fun & Games Dept. |  Crossword A Beginner-friendly Puzzle Desert that covers more than three million square miles: six letters. By Caitlin Reid |  Daily Cartoon Wednesday, September 11th By Adam Douglas Thompson | | | | |  | Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play a quiz from our archive » | | | | | P.S. From J. D. Vance’s recent racist fixations regarding the pets of Ohio—and Donald Trump’s doubling down on the subject at the debate—to the drama over an anonymous essay about bad cat ownership published by The Cut, fear for our furry friends is pervasive right now. In a Personal History from 2019, Haruki Murakami reflects on his own rocky relationship with household animals—like the one he tried to abandon at the beach, who beat him back home, or the one who went up a tree and, it seems, never came down. 🐈 | | | | | | | |
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