The End of the Endless Iowa Campaign

Plus: Dave Chappelle tells jokes for Andrew Yang; the comforts of J. Lo.; and the neuroscience of picking a Presidential candidate. View in browser | Update your preferences The Iowa caucuses begin tonight at 8 P.M. E.S.T. Follow our live election results, and read our Election 2020 coverage. Campaign Chronicles The End of the Endless Iowa Campaign More than two dozen candidates came to Iowa seeking the Democratic nomination, and only a half-dozen or so will leave with a reasonable chance to move on. By Eric Lach Annals of Technology The Neuroscience of Picking a Presidential Candidate How new technology is allowing campaigns to tap into the subconscious thoughts and feelings of potential voters. By Sue Halpern Campaign Chronicles In South Carolina, Dave Chappelle Tells Jokes for Andrew Yang Humor has played a distinctive role in Yang’s unlikely Presidential campaign. But Chappelle has said that Yang’s policies are the reason for his endorsement. By Charles Bethea PAID POST Stephen Wright’s visionary new comedy about contemporary America “Wildly imaginative, funny, dark, endlessly inventive, Stephen Wright is one of our most original and essential American novelists,” raves Francine Prose. “Brilliant,” says Jonathan Lethem. Processed Cheese is a major work from one of our modern masters. The Super Bowl Culture Desk The Ageless Comforts of J. Lo. What distinguishes J. Lo. is her stalwart J. Lo.-ness. On Sunday night, at the halftime show, Lopez was still here, and she was spectacular. By Naomi Fry The Sporting Scene The Chiefs Won More Than the 49ers Lost Deep in the fourth quarter, FiveThirtyEight tweeted, “The Niners have a 93.8% chance to win. Mahomes will need magic.” This is what magic looks like. By Louisa Thomas Culture Desk Oscars 2020 Spotlight: The Actresses Prognosticators will tell you that Renée Zellweger has the best-actress category in the bag, but the chance of an upset remains. By Michael Schulman From the Magazine On Stage Can Louis C.K. Spin His Troubles Into Art? Touring for the first time since his sexual-misconduct scandal, the comedian gestured at his actions without really acknowledging what he’d done. By Hilton Als The Theatre “Medea” and “Mac Beth” Reflect Modern Tragedies Two new productions use the familiar thrusts of Shakespeare and Euripides to find the reality in long-running theatrical archetypes. By Vinson Cunningham Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts My Dog’s Top Five Betrayals Chewing up my Beanie Babies collection, butt-dialling an acquaintance while I baby-talk to him, and more. By Ashley Franklin Daily Cartoon Monday, February 3rd By Trevor Spaulding 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.