Boris Johnson Takes on Parliament—and Loses

Plus: lessons from witnessing a federal execution, the economic effects of Trump’s trade war with China, and more. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Boris Johnson Takes on Parliament—and Loses Twenty-one Tory M.P.s turned against the Prime Minister on Tuesday in a vote to prevent a no-deal Brexit. The United Kingdom, at the moment, seems almost leaderless. By Amy Davidson Sorkin News Desk Witnessing a Federal Execution William Barr has announced plans to put five federal prisoners to death. After reporting on the use of capital punishment, I wonder, What purpose do these executions fulfill? By Peter Slevin Our Columnists Will Trump Back Down as His Trade War Bites the U.S. Economy? The President thought that export-dependent China couldn’t withstand a lengthy confrontation, but Beijing has held firm. Now the American manufacturing sector is suffering. By John Cassidy Department of Newsletters Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, every Friday. Culture and More Annals of Fashion Sterling Ruby’s Mixed Media The art star, a longtime collaborator of Raf Simons, wants to take his designs to a wider audience. But will his new clothing line devalue his other work? By Christina Binkley On Television The Niche Celebrity Satire of “BH90210” A sweet meta-reboot of the hit nineties teen soap opera is just smart enough to feel clever, just silly enough to feel relaxing, a guilty pleasure by design. By Emily Nussbaum Culture Desk The Rivalry Between Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Sister Ida O’Keeffe said that she could have been famous, too, but Georgia worked with an urgency and discipline that her younger sister never had. By Roxana Robinson The Front Row An Illuminating Documentary on Martin Scorsese’s Work Jonas Mekas’s extraordinary film, centered on “The Departed,” screens on Wednesday at Anthology Film Archives, in New York. By Richard Brody Video Video Dept. Consider the Forehand Breaking down the evolution of a tennis fundamental, and how stars like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Madison Keys make it their own. By Louisa Thomas Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Urban Foraging 101 We’ll be foraging in front of non-foragers (always a gamble), so we have to be nimble and discreet. By Katie Barsotti Daily Cartoon Wednesday, September 4th By Jason Adam Katzenstein 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.