Was E-mail a Mistake?

Plus: Equinox’s controversial ties to Trump, and the effects of China’s one-child policy. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Technology Was E-mail a Mistake? Digital messaging was supposed to make our work lives easier and more efficient, but the mathematics of distributed systems suggests that meetings might be better. By Cal Newport Our Columnists Reasons to Be Skeptical About Trump’s Embrace of Gun Control When it comes to taking measures to prevent mass shootings, public opinion is ahead of the political system. By John Cassidy On and Off the Avenue Equinox Members Take a Stand Against Trump (Sort of) After news broke that the gym’s owner would be hosting a fund-raiser for the President, members seemed to be engrossed in a complicated moral arithmetic. By Lizzie Widdicombe More in Culture Dept. of Psychiatry Partial Recall From 2014: The neuroscientist Daniela Schiller studies how emotional memories are formed in the brain, specializing in the connection between memory and fear. By Michael Specter The New Yorker Radio Hour The Effects of China’s One-Child Policy A documentarian examines one of the biggest social experiments in history. Plus: Hilton Als’s last conversation with Toni Morrison. Tables for Two Rezdôra Brings Northern Italy to New York City An Osteria Francescana alum specializes in handmade stuffed pastas and whimsical, photogenic desserts. By Jessica Henderson Hell’s Kitchen Boy Marlon Craft’s Halal-Cart Listening Party The young rapper on his début album and growing up in Manhattan Plaza, with Timothée Chalamet and Alicia Keys. By Andrew Marantz Fiction Flash Fiction “How Many” “He is a nurse, and he is in scrubs, and he asks if you want to eat in the cafeteria, but the hospital reminds you of your mom. You can’t finish your food.” By Bryan Washington Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Welcome to Our Boutique, Where Nothing Is Called by Its Real Name Over here is our candle, or “olfactory tickler,” display. All of our olfactory ticklers stay lit during store hours, giving our customers a unique and nauseating olfactory experience! By Lauren Spinabelli Puzzles Dept. The Weekend Crossword Yogi in the New Jersey Hall of Fame: five letters. By Aimee Lucido 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.