The Woeful Inadequacy of School-Reopening Plans

Plus: Trump’s reëlection campaign; digital sketches of N.Y.C.; and the joy of watching someone listen to Phil Collins. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment The Woeful Inadequacy of School-Reopening Plans We wasted the summer, while President Trump sowed distrust and promoted heedlessness. What’s left now is to see what can be salvaged. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Daily Comment The Paradoxical Role of Social Capital in the Pandemic Are places that have high levels of social trust and strong institutions of civil society doing any better than those that don’t? By Adam Gopnik Our Columnists The Trump Campaign Tries to Change the Subject A dive into the “exclusive content” from Trump 2020 shows a campaign running away from its candidate’s performance in office. By John Cassidy Culture Desk The City Recovers Digital sketches of New York City as it reëmerges from a protective cocoon. By Jorge Colombo Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, every Friday. Rabbit Holes The Addictive Joy of Watching Someone Listen to Phil Collins Twin brothers in Gary, Indiana, have a YouTube channel where they react to pop songs. By Amanda Petrusich Culture and More The Front Row “She Dies Tomorrow,” Reviewed: An Apocalyptic Drama of Emotional Crises Amy Seimetz’s new film, about a woman who is seized with the idea that she will die the next day, projects roiling inner furies into a controlled, symbolic form. By Richard Brody Watch “The Rental,” a Horror Film About Love, Family, and Airbnb This lean and slick thriller about a casual Airbnb stay gone catastrophically wrong thoroughly scratches the summer slasher-flick itch. By Carrie Battan Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Toss or Keep?: The Great Storage-Locker Dilemma The ultimate fates of your middle-school French horn, your tub of Legos, and other storage-unit denizens. By Tracey K. Berglund Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 70 In need of cash, writes about Frasier’s brother (9). By Fraser Simpson 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.