Margaret Atwood Expands the World of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Plus: Walmart’s announcement and other signs of hope in the gun crisis, and predicting human behavior in the era of Big Data. View in browser | Update your preferences Books Margaret Atwood Expands the World of “The Handmaid’s Tale” In “The Testaments,” the novelist examines the kinds of complicity that are required for constructing such a frightening future. By Jia Tolentino Daily Comment Walmart’s Announcement Is a Sign of Hope Banning the sale of some of the most dangerous kinds of guns and ammunition is just one step. But many steps make long marches. By Adam Gopnik Campaign Chronicles A Fresh Start for Pete Buttigieg in Iowa For the past few months, the Presidential candidate has drawn crowds that conjure the early energy of the Obama campaign. By Eren Orbey Department of Newsletters Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Culture and More Books What Statistics Can and Can’t Tell Us About Ourselves In the era of Big Data, we’ve come to believe that, with enough information, human behavior is predictable. But number crunching can lead us perilously wrong. By Hannah Fry Postscript Remembering Isabel Toledo, a Designer with Few Peers “Couture is a language,” she said, one she learned “as a child does: by immersion.” By Judith Thurman Rabbit Holes A Bot That Captures the Ambivalence of Human Emotion Unlike official emojis, the Emoji Mashup Bot’s hybrid expressions capture thornier feelings—ones that don’t have names. By Michele Moses On Television Richard Ayoade’s Travel Show for People Who Hate Travel “Travel Man” combines the sights and sounds of a destination with the sense of what an amiable neurotic might experience while there. By Sarah Larson Photo Booth Photo Booth A Photographer’s Intimate Self-Portrait of Womanhood in Middle Age Elinor Carucci’s pictures literalize the impulse to magnify a tiny part of oneself until it is wildly out of proportion and, in doing so, make that impulse seem not shallow or vain but simply human. By Kristen Roupenian Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Other Brands Launching Hard Seltzers Home Depot, Nike, Dove, and more present their versions of the official drink of summer, 2019. By Sara K. Runnels Daily Cartoon Thursday, September 5th By Tim Hamilton 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.