Obama, Harris, and an Unconventional Convention

Plus: Bill Buford on salade Niçoise; Masha Gessen on the suspected poisoning of Putin's adversary; and Laura Loomer. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Obama, Harris, and an Unconventional Convention So far, the Democrats have largely succeeded in creating a new and effective form of Convention, with nightly critiques of a calamitous Presidency and emotional appeals to the country's better angels. By David Remnick Daily Comment The Pro-Trump Islamophobe Who Just Won a Congressional Primary Laura Loomer is the Republican nominee in the Florida district where the President recently voted via mail-in ballot. By Andrew Marantz Our Columnists The Suspected Poisoning of Putin's Most Prominent Adversary Alexey Navalny, the creator of Russia's leading alternative-media outlet and its only real political organization, is now in a coma in the Siberian city of Omsk. By Masha Gessen Newsletters Sign Up for Amy Davidson Sorkin's Newsletter Analysis of world news, American politics, and more, all delivered to your in-box. Under Review Under Review Has Self-Awareness Gone Too Far in Fiction? Increasingly, characters seem to be rewarded for the moral work of feeling bad. By Katy Waldman Culture and More Profiles Michael Rakowitz's Art of Return Through playful, outraged interventions, a sculptor seeks to reclaim a lost Iraq. By Raffi Khatchadourian Flash Fiction "Ruth, Frank, and Dario" "It had irritated her, Ruth told the friends, to find herself waiting for Frank to call." By Lore Segal Kitchen Notes The Summer Magic of a Classic Salade Niçoise Named after the city of Nice, it's among the perfect foods to eat when you can't stop yourself from daydreaming about the Mediterranean. By Bill Buford Culture Desk The Computer Game That Led to Enlightenment Ultima IV was a pioneer in forcing players to grapple with morality. By Peter Bebergal Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Ask Kim Kierkegaardashian: Worldly Goods vs. the Greater Good In the walk-in closet of your soul, are your politics just a fad, like harem pants? Or are they a treasured wardrobe centerpiece, like a vintage Valentino gown? By Kim Kierkegaardashian Daily Cartoon Thursday, August 20th By Peter Kuper 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.