World Oil Supplies Are in Flames

Robin Wright on Saturday’s attack on Saudi Arabia. Plus: recovery efforts in the Bahamas, and a Profile of Constance Wu. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists In Saudi Arabia, World Oil Supplies Are in Flames Saturday’s attack was audacious; it set a precedent for the targets, tactics, and scope of warfare in the Persian Gulf, and has global ramifications. By Robin Wright Dispatch A Haphazard Recovery in the Bahamas In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Floridians with boats and planes began an evacuation that rivalled Dunkirk in its approach. By Emily Witt From the Latest Issue Profiles Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny Coming late to celebrity, the star has felt the burden of representing all Asian-Americans. By Jiayang Fan PAID POST “This way of treating women ends now,” she said. From the New York Times reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment and abuse comes the thrilling, untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movement. Culture and More Page-Turner The 2019 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People’s Literature Among this year’s contenders are Kwame Alexander and the New Yorker cover artist Kadir Nelson. By The New Yorker Books Susan Sontag and the Unholy Practice of Biography A new book is as unillusioned about the writer as she was about herself. By Janet Malcolm Under Review Will American Readers Ever Catch On to Marie-Claire Blais? The French-Canadian novelist—who has lived in Florida for decades—has been writing brilliant, original fiction for more than half a century. By Pasha Malla Page-Turner Lou Sullivan’s Diaries Are a Radical Testament to Trans Happiness His journals, which he kept for three decades, until 1991, are a record of personal awakening and a document of cultural transformation. By Jeremy Lybarger Department of Puzzles Video Dept. How Crosswords Put Your Brain Into Hyperdrive The idiosyncratic logic of a puzzle forces you to undo your assumptions, creating a different kind of connection that makes every word pop out afresh. By Adrienne Raphel Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword Court great Maria: nine letters. By Kameron Austin Collins Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Going to the Restaurant Tonight I will eat a burned-up bird and drink liquefied old grapes. I’m so excited that I put skin-colored paint on my face and pasty red pigment on my lips. By Jenny Slate Daily Cartoon Monday, September 16th 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.