How a Star Professor Built a Distance-Learning Empire

Plus: a profile of John Williams; the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi; and the “father of global warming.” View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Technology How Harvard’s Star Computer-Science Professor Built a Distance-Learning Empire David Malan, of the hit class CS50, was working to perfect online teaching long before the pandemic. Is his method a model for the future of higher education? By Eren Orbey More in News and Culture Persons of Interest The Force Is Still Strong with John Williams At the age of eighty-eight, the self-effacing composer reflects on his extraordinary career. By Alex Ross The Sporting Scene Why Michael Bennett Is Retiring from the N.F.L. “Obviously, Black lives matter within the capitalism of the N.F.L.,” the three-time Pro Bowler said. But what if players demanded more Black coaches, and more diversity in ownership? By Louisa Thomas Q. & A. How the N.B.A. Has Changed Since “The Jordan Rules” The sportswriter Sam Smith reveals his problems with “The Last Dance,” and discusses whether a book like his 1992 best-seller on Michael Jordan could be written today. By Isaac Chotiner The Front Row What to Stream: One of the Greatest Films by Howard Hawks The boisterous melodrama “Come and Get It,” from 1936, is a tale that seethes with perversity beneath its robust surfaces. By Richard Brody PAID POST A Stress Test for Your Estate Plan Are there surprises lurking in your plan? Estate plans that fall out of date can lead to unpleasant surprises. By stress testing your plan we identify issues ahead of time to ensure your lifetime, family and philanthropic goals are fulfilled. From the Archive Issue Profiles The Climate Expert Who Delivered News No One Wanted to Hear How a scientist known as the “father of global warming” watched his dire predictions for the planet come true. By Elizabeth Kolbert Letter from Jackson The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi An encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr., during a summer of pressure. By Calvin Trillin Dept. of Memorials Columbia’s Overdue Apology to Langston Hughes Seven months after the death of the Black writer, Professor James P. Shenton acknowledged at a memorial, “Columbia never took the time to find out what he was about.” By Charlayne Hunter-Gault Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Join Me in My Blissful Seven-Day Yoga Challenge for Unsettling Times Day Two’s practice even includes a djembe track, to drown out your children knocking on the door screaming for ham. By Kate Tellers Daily Cartoon Tuesday, July 21st 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.