This Week’s Issue: The Makeup Artist at Ground Zero of Internet Beauty Culture

Plus: Jamaica Kincaid on gardening, Jill Lepore on indoor life, and the history of the Miss America pageant. View in browser | Update your preferences Profiles The Makeup Artist at Ground Zero of Internet Beauty Culture Kim Kardashian West’s makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic, launches a line in a pandemic. By Rachel Syme Letter from Florida Who Gets to Vote in Florida? With the election hanging in the balance, Republican leaders continue a long fight over voting rights. By Dexter Filkins In the Garden The Disturbances of the Garden In the garden, one performs the act of possessing. By Jamaica Kincaid Portfolio Grace Wales Bonner’s Visions of Black Style In her clothing, the designer evokes the complicated, fascinating, and rich history of the African diaspora. Comment The Republicans’ Conspiratorial Convention Trump and his supporters claimed that his opponents are seeking to deceive and subdue Americans. It’s a dangerous path. By Amy Davidson Sorkin A Critic at Large Is Staying In Staying Safe? Indoor life has its dangers, too, but building-design specialists have big plans for us. By Jill Lepore Books Miss America’s History-Makers and Rule-Breakers For a century, women have conformed to, and rebelled against, the contest’s strictures. But are beauty pageants finally beyond redemption? By Lauren Collins Podcast Dept. “Nice White Parents,” “Fiasco,” and America’s Public-School Problem Two new podcasts aim to upend listeners’ understanding of school reform and desegregation. By Sarah Larson Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Books & Fiction Newsletter Book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature, twice a week. Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs How to Reduce Screen Time There are a number of “digital wellness” apps to help you manage your cell-phone usage, but they won’t punch you in the face. Rocco will. By Evan Waite Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. 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.