A New Novella by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Plus: How to plan a space mission, William Barr’s overreach, and Anthony Lane on “Palm Springs.” View in browser | Update your preferences Novellas “Many a Little Makes” “Why was Bree the bad apple? The one needing to be banished? How could a girl of fourteen be the one held responsible?” By Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Annals of Technology How to Plan a Space Mission At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, scientists learn what it takes to leave the Earth behind. By David W. Brown Comment The Halted Progress of Criminal-Justice Reform Prosecutors are charging protesters with federal crimes, exposing them to long prison sentences, in another example of William Barr’s overreach. By Jeffrey Toobin Our Columnists What Do College Students Think of Their Schools’ Reopening Plans? They should be taking the lead in reimagining what higher learning can look like during the pandemic. By Masha Gessen PAID POST Journalist Diane Cardwell left NYC to live and surf in Rockaway Beach Recently divorced and feeling disconnected from her fast-paced New York City life, Cardwell discovered the gritty surfing community in Rockaway was the perfect place to start over. ROCKAWAY is “a moving memoir about reshaping your own destiny.” (New York Post) Culture and More This Week in Fiction Sarah Shun-lien Bynum on Friendship and Class The author discusses her novella “Many a Little Makes.” By Willing Davidson The Current Cinema “Palm Springs” and the Comedy of Eternity Following in the footsteps of “Groundhog Day,” Max Barbakow’s spirited film turns a wedding into Purgatory, with bumbling speeches and so-so canapés on endless repeat. By Anthony Lane Culture Desk HAIM Are Talking About Everything They Weren’t Talking About Before The new album “Women in Music Pt. III” sounds coherent and yet pleasantly disjointed—like a band purposefully trying to wriggle free of its past. By Rachel Syme Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Summer Traditions: COVID-19 Edition The pandemic is no barrier to (well-protected, socially distant) seasonal fun. By Jonathan Muroya Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 37 Paternal pilot has change of heart (8). By Mike Shenk 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.