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Plus: Wednesday’s Mueller hearing, the crisis in Venezuela, and Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister. View in browser | Update your preferences Dept. of Motor Vehicles Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake? For a century, we’ve loved our cars. They haven’t loved us back. By Nathan Heller Our Columnists What to Expect from the Mueller Hearings Mueller could theoretically cast aside the constricted view of a special counsel’s role and state the truth of the Russia investigation in plain English. But don’t hold your breath. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Michelle Bachelet, Nicolás Maduro, and the Crisis in Venezuela Who is responsible for the what has befallen the country? A new report by the U.N. Human Rights Commission offers some insight. By Camila Osorio Annals of Technology The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking Overreliance on artificial intelligence may put us in intellectual debt. By Jonathan Zittrain Daily Comment With Boris Johnson’s Victory, Tories Head for the Exit It’s a better option, for some British ministers, than waiting to be fired—or, worse, doing what they would need to do in order to keep their jobs. By Amy Davidson Sorkin More in Culture News Desk Yoga Reconsiders the Role of the Guru in the Age of #MeToo In the Western context, gurus become rock stars, and students compete for their favor. By Eliza Griswold Culture Desk The Disappointing, Emmy-Baiting “Big Little Lies” Finale The electricity of the performances pumped into existence a thousand memes, but the currents were not strong enough to distract from the weak plot. By Doreen St. Félix Listen The Inspired Sounds of a Newly Released Dexter Gordon Set A new compilation is one of the finest recordings of the tenor saxophonist that I’ve heard. By Richard Brody Culture Desk Do Good Climbers Make Good Capitalists? Alex Honnold, perhaps the world’s most famous living climber, seems to have something to teach entrepreneurs. By Hannah Rosefield Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts A Pundit’s Absolutely Accurate 2020 Election Predictions Since I’m a professional, I can already tell you that the nominee will be the candidate who wins the primary. By Johnathan Appel Daily Cartoon Tuesday, July 23rd By Ellis Rosen Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.