| | | | The Ukrainian President on how to end the war with Russia, the empty rhetoric of Vladimir Putin, and what the U.S. election could mean for the fate of his country.  Photograph by Jędrzej Nowicki for The New Yorker Ahead of an upcoming trip to Washington this week, to present a new plan for victory and request new commitments from Joe Biden, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, laid out his goals in an interview with the New Yorker contributor Joshua Yaffa. “If you don’t want this war to drag on, if you do not want Putin to bury us under the corpses of his people, taking more Ukrainian lives in the process, we offer you a plan to strengthen Ukraine,” Zelensky says. “It is not a fantasy and not science fiction, and, importantly, it does not require the Russians to coöperate to succeed.” Time, though, may be running short. “Zelensky speaks with the urgency of a leader who knows that he may be facing his last best chance for substantial foreign assistance,” Yaffa writes. But as Zelensky himself acknowledges, of his request for new backing from President Biden, “If he doesn’t want to support it, I cannot force him.” | | | | From the News Desk | Comment How Trump Hopes to Exploit the Myth of Voter Fraud in NovemberFor years, the former President has claimed that undocumented immigrants vote illegally. That fiction is now the explicit position of the Party establishment. By Jonathan Blitzer | | News Desk The Pursuit of Gender JusticeFor the first time, the International Criminal Court has concluded that an armed group specifically targeted women. By Jina Moore Ngarambe and J. Lester Feder | | | | |  | If you know someone who would enjoy the Daily, please share it. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up. | | | | Editor’s Pick |  On Television “La Maison” Is a Frothy Portrait of the Rich and FashionableApple TV+’s soi-disant succession drama may gesture at weighty themes, but it’s soapier—and often more fun—than its prestige counterparts. By Inkoo Kang | | | | | | | Culture Dept. |  Books Other People’s Money Can Drive You Mad In Rumaan Alam’s novel “Entitlement,” a woman goes to work for a rich man’s foundation—and finds herself spinning between worlds. By Laura Miller |  The Food Scene Three New Classic Cookies An audacious take on chocolate-chip, a pastelito-style micro-pie, and a cookie-spiked cookie. By Helen Rosner | |  Fiction “Ambrose” Lily is not upset. She just wants to live in a castle or a secret cottage in the woods. She is writing a novel about a girl named Ambrose who becomes a swan at night. By Allegra Goodman |  This Week in Fiction Allegra Goodman on Fairy Tales and the Old Days The author discusses her story from the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon | | | | | The Next Style Trend | | For this week’s Fall Style & Design Issue, we asked New Yorker staffers to predict the next “it” look. Here, from Jenny Blackman, in our copy department, is today’s fashion prophecy. The pop-setter Charli XCX, in her all-clairvoyance, called it in May, with the release of her new album’s second single, “360”: “That city sewer slut’s the vibe.” I’m only now beginning to comprehend it, thanks to the vibe’s presence stomping down the street. And this vibe positively stomps, in made-for-walking kitten-heeled boots or lug-sole loafers paired with black nylon socks, yanked to the knee. North of the ankles, the louche look reveals itself in second-skin midi dresses in muted tones, with long mesh sleeves or sheer panels that expose a rib cage or a thigh. There’s a sleek, self-aware mischievousness to the city-sewer-slut approach, but there’s also a durability, so an oversized oxford, frayed at the cuffs and carelessly buttoned, is half tucked into a miniskirt with tiny shorts beneath—handy for hopping on a bike when the right friend texts for a nightcap—and topped with a blanket coat in charcoal, for easy evening stoop-sitting. This is an aesthetic for creatures of the night, and it’ll play out in the dark. | | | | Fun & Games Dept. | Shouts & Murmurs Let’s Have a Long Talk About Our Relationship Just Before Bed!I think we need to litigate a text you sent in October, 2018, that’s always bothered me and which I’ve been saving for the perfect moment. By Kate Greathead and Teddy Wayne | | | | |  | Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play our trivia game » | | | | | P.S. It is officially the first day of fall. The leaves may have barely begun to turn, but, as Charlotte Mendelson reminds us, “ ’Tis the season of mist, nature’s Photoshop; trenchcoats; barley; licensed melancholy; munificence; and glorious rot.” It is a time when new growth ceases and gardens begin to wilt and shrivel. “After the hell of summer, autumn is the introvert’s revenge.” 🍁 | | | | | | | |
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