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Plus: Reading Coetzee’s “Disgrace” during the Weinstein trial; living in China under the coronavirus lockdown; and love stories. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington A President So Unhinged That Even Bill Barr Says He’s Out of Control Welcome to the post-acquittal Trump Presidency. By Susan B. Glasser Campaign Chronicles What Happened to Elizabeth Warren? “Having seen how amazing the Warren operation was for a year, it’s just depressing to see them panicking now,” an aide to a rival campaign said. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Cultural Comment Reading Coetzee’s “Disgrace” During the Harvey Weinstein Trial The novel does not portray the serial predator that Weinstein is alleged to be, yet it suggests that power exerted without consideration of humanity carries fearsome and retributive costs. By Jia Tolentino Annals of Gastronomy A Couple in China on Living Under Coronavirus Lockdown Chris Thomas and Stephanie Li, who run a popular YouTube channel on Chinese cooking, explain how they have been buying and preparing food in China. By Helen Rosner Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Food Newsletter Get essays on food, restaurant reviews, and notes for the kitchen, all delivered to your in-box. Cultural Comment The Polar Explorer Colin O’Brady and the Problem with “Firsts” O’Brady completed what was billed as the first solo unsupported, unassisted crossing of Antarctica. But a new article has questioned the specifics of his journey. By Charles Bethea The Sporting Scene Is Stealing Baseball Signs Really So Bad? The longtime manager Bobby Valentine says that the game’s most dramatic scandal in decades makes too big a deal about the teams that got caught. By Zach Helfand Love Stories from the Archive The New Yorker Interview Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm In this interview with Esther Perel, the couples therapist and podcast host discusses infidelity, apologies, and the problem with wedding vows these days. By Alexandra Schwartz Fiction The Love of My Life “They wore each other like a pair of socks. He was at her house, she was at his. Everywhere they went, their fingers were entwined, their shoulders touching, their hips joined in the slow triumphant sashay of love.” By T. Coraghessan Boyle Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Wedding Rings for Real Men Consider a glass ring that doubles as a flask, a CrossFit tire, and other manly options. By Taylor Kay Phillips and Felipe Torres Medina Daily Cartoon Friday, February 14th By Amy Hwang 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 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.