Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media

Plus: the coronavirus and Brazil’s systemic racism; flash fiction by Etgar Keret; and making ice cream in a plastic bag. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Inquiry Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media How a controversial rationalist blogger became a mascot and martyr in a struggle against the New York Times. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus News Desk How the Coronavirus Put Brazil’s Systemic Racism on Display As the country’s infection rates have risen, a clearer picture has emerged of which lives the President apparently deems disposable. By Anakwa Dwamena Video Dept. The Case That Changed How Law Enforcement Treats Domestic Violence A new documentary looks at the landmark case of Francine Hughes and examines the criminal-justice system’s treatment of women who kill in self-defense. By Anna Boots PAID POST “A kaleidoscope of wit, humor, sorrow and deeply felt thinking.” —OCEAN VUONG The word is out: Shayla Lawson is “the real deal…whip-smart, singular, and endlessly fascinating” (Phoebe Robinson, author of You Can’t Touch My Hair); THIS IS MAJOR is “honest and authentic…a careful yet carefree collection” (Tressie McMillan Cottom, National Book Award-nominated author of Thick). READ IT NOW Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “Director’s Cut” “Post-production took a hundred and fourteen years.” By Etgar Keret Culture and More Culture Desk A Lighthouse for Magazines After temporarily shutting down because of the coronavirus, Casa Magazines has returned as a living shrine to print culture in New York City. By Nathan Taylor Pemberton Kitchen Notes A Master’s Twist on Making Ice Cream in a Plastic Bag From the archive: making ice cream typically involves not only a machine but more than a day of preparation. The plastic-bag method simplifies things. By Hannah Goldfield Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Your Fall, 2020, Pandemic TV Lineup The Dozen Quarantine Rom-Coms We’ll Be Subjected To, “Man vs. Indoors,” and more. By Zoe Pearl Daily Cartoon Thursday, July 9th By Will Santino 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.