Oscars 2020: “Parasite” ’s Win Can’t Redeem the Academy’s Failings

Plus: Bernie Sanders storms through New Hampshire, and a former Google executive's emphasis on human rights. View in browser | Update your preferences The Front Row Oscars 2020: “Parasite” ’s Best Picture Win Can’t Redeem the Academy’s Failings With this year’s ceremony, both in its particulars and the results that it delivered, Academy members faced up to their own symbolic part in the dire state of the nation. By Richard Brody More on the Oscars Culture Desk Love for “Parasite” Brings Hollywood, Momentarily, Together How an unexpected course of events saved the ninety-second annual Academy Awards from a last gasp of white-male nostalgia. By Michael Schulman On and Off the Avenue Oscars Fashion: Hints of a More Imaginative Academy Awards It was the industry outsiders who stole Oscars night, as if they were crashing a boring, sagging party for the open bar. By Rachel Syme Culture Desk Eminem’s Unexpected Cameo The rapper won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003, but he didn’t attend the ceremony. His performance this year might have been confusing, but it was also a sweet and earnest coda. By Amanda Petrusich Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. More in News & Culture Campaign Chronicles “Which Side Are You On?”: Bernie Sanders Storms Through New Hampshire The weekend before the state’s primary, adoring crowds gathered to hear from the senator from neighboring Vermont. By Sarah Larson Q. & A. A Former Google Executive Calls for a New Emphasis on Human Rights Ross LaJeunesse, who is running for the U.S. Senate, discusses how Big Tech companies have changed over the past decade and how they should deal with authoritarian governments. By Isaac Chotiner On Television The Sweet, Silly “Mythic Quest” Is “The Office” for Game Developers Though the tech workers of “Mythic Quest” are ill-tempered, the show comprises generally good-natured tales of competing egos and angry compromises. By Troy Patterson By Hook or by Crook Crochet for a Cause London Kaye has yarn-bombed a school bus and a Starbucks. Now she’s put fuzzy koalas near the SoHo Chanel store to raise awareness about Australia’s wildfires. By Naomi Fry Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Some Lesser-Known Dog Breeds Débuting at the Westminster Dog Show: The wire-haired art critic, the American Fox News hound, the labor-rights retriever, and more. By M. Dean Daily Cartoon Monday, February 10th By Lila Ash 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.