Is Russian Meddling as Dangerous as We Think?

Plus: a Profile of Pipilotti Rist; Helen Rosner on “The Victorian Kitchen Garden”; and the new “Mulan.” View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Politics Is Russian Meddling as Dangerous as We Think? The spectre of foreign manipulation looms over the coming election. But in focussing on the ­tactics of the aggressors we overlook our weaknesses as victims. By Joshua Yaffa Q. & A. How Washington State Holds Its Elections by Mail Washington’s Secretary of State discusses her support for voting by mail, what she thinks is really going on with the Postal Service, and why she remains a member of the Republican Party. By Isaac Chotiner From the Magazine Profiles The Colorful Worlds of Pipilotti Rist The Swiss video artist wants her groundbreaking work to be like women’s handbags, with “room in them for everything.” By Calvin Tomkins PAID POST Bob Woodward goes inside Trump's White House In Rage, Bob Woodward takes readers inside President Trump's White House and inner circle, with stunning, never-reported new details about the president's handling of a global pandemic, national security, economic disaster, and racial unrest. Culture and More Annals of Gastronomy The Soothing Pleasures of “The Victorian Kitchen Garden” Watch a master gardener attempt to revive a long-fallow garden in the vintage BBC docuseries. By Helen Rosner Video Dept. How to Draw a City In a new video, a cartoonist shares the secrets of depicting the little moments of urban life, both before and during a pandemic. By Emma Allen and Jeremy Nguyen Cultural Comment The New “Mulan” ’s Uncomfortable Relationship with China The Disney film, which has sparked international calls for a boycott, is an Americanized celebration of Chinese nationalism. By Jane Hu Crossword Today’s Crossword “Begun, the Clone War has” speaker: four letters. By Natan Last Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Jeff Bezos’s Same-Day Giving Pledge Society’s problems can be solved in the time that it takes Amazon to deliver a ring light. By Jiji Lee Daily Cartoon Wednesday, September 9th By Ali Solomon 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.