The Coronavirus Surge That Texas Could Have Seen Coming

Plus: how the police could be defunded, Trump retreats to his Hannity bunker, and Richard Brody’s cinema therapy. View in browser | Update your preferences News Desk How the Police Could Be Defunded Community groups operating in New York City and across the country have reduced violence and present an alternative vision of safety. By Alexis Okeowo Medical Dispatch The Coronavirus Surge That Texas Could Have Seen Coming In the weeks leading up to the state’s reopening, there were plenty of signs, but not the will to read them. By Ricardo Nuila Letter from Trump’s Washington Trump Retreats to His Hannity Bunker Beaten by the pandemic and down in the polls, a President and his propagandist create an alternate reality. By Susan B. Glasser PAID POST Read the latest novel from the author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation “Moshfegh does a masterful job with Death In Her Hands, which follows a protagonist who believes she’s solving a murder. The book moves seamlessly from suspenseful to horrifying, retaining the reader’s attention all the while.” —Marie Claire Video Dept. Richard Brody’s Cinema Therapy: Films of Riotous Whimsy The New Yorker film critic offers four playfully energetic clips, from an anti-capitalist Charlie Chaplin satire to the Nicholas Brothers’ fantastical tap sequence. By R. L. Lipstein Culture and More The Current Cinema A Cynical View of Heartland Politics in “Irresistible” Is Jon Stewart’s new comedy a sendup of big-time political operatives or of small-town America? By Anthony Lane Tables for Two New York City’s Cornucopia of Bread to Go Professional bakers and savants alike have risen to the challenges of the pandemic, offering bread and pastry delivery via online stores or Instagram DM. By Hannah Goldfield The Front Row A Wild Fantasy of U.S. History, Conspiracy, and U.F.O.s In his new film, “The 11th Green,” the director Christopher Munch plays elaborate games of historical impersonation with a restrained, poker-faced delight. By Richard Brody Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Date Ideas for a Post-Quarantine World A drone tour of the Epcot Center’s Italy Pavilion, a sensual third-date unmasking, and more. By Scott Jacobson, Todd Levin, Jason Roeder, Mike Sacks, and Ted Travelstead Daily Cartoon Friday, June 26th By Brendan Loper This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.