The Battle for a Paycheck in Coal Country

Plus: Rafael Nadal’s legacy-defining defeat of Daniil Medvedev at the U.S. Open Men’s Final, and Jia Tolentino on Edith Wharton. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch The Battle for a Paycheck in Kentucky Coal Country A coalition of miners, their families, and labor activists encamped beside a train loaded with a million dollars’ worth of coal, pledging not to move until the miners get the wages they are due. By Carolyn Kormann The Sporting Scene The Best U.S. Open Men’s Final of This Century The match will figure in the ongoing reëvaluation of Rafael Nadal as one of the greatest hard-court players of all time. By Gerald Marzorati Dispatch Conversations About Mass Shootings at an N.R.A. Expo At the convention, there were no visible allusions to recent mass shootings, which have killed dozens of people, but many attendees were happy to discuss the topic. By Charles Bethea More in Culture Second Read What Edith Wharton Knew About Women and Fame in America If Undine Spragg, the heroine of the writer’s novel “The Custom of the Country,” were alive today, she would have a million followers on Instagram. By Jia Tolentino Dept. of Popular Culture Superfans: A Love Story From “Star Wars” to “Game of Thrones,” fans have more power than ever to push back. But is fandom becoming as toxic as politics? By Michael Schulman Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword What roughly ten per cent of Irish people have: seven letters. By Patrick Berry This Week’s Issue Cover Story Ivan Brunetti’s “First Date” The artist discusses the inspiration behind his cover for this week’s issue of the magazine. By Françoise Mouly This Week in Fiction Garth Greenwell on Transitional Spaces and the Burden of Action The author discusses “Harbor,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts The World’s Greatest Dealmaker A master of the craft sets his sights on a local garage sale. By Ward Sutton Daily Cartoon Monday, September 9th By Avi Steinberg 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.