Our Long, Forgotten History of Election-Related Violence

Plus: anxiety over voting; Bill and Ted confront middle age; and TikTok star Charli D’Amelio. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment Our Long, Forgotten History of Election-Related Violence President Trump has sparked dangerous lawlessness, but killing and destruction linked to political antagonisms are nothing new for this country. By Jelani Cobb Daily Comment Battling Anxiety Over Making Sure Your Vote Gets Counted A recent survey found that sixty per cent of Democrats expect voting to be difficult this fall, while just thirty-five per cent of Republicans do. By Steve Coll Culture Desk Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, and the Emptiness of the Live Virtual Concert Watching Megan perform with such gusto, without reciprocity from an audience, felt like a compact had been broken. By Carrie Battan PAID POST New from Ruth Ware The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark, Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain. Cultural Comment Bill and Ted and the Bogus Letdown of Gen X Middle Age The two friends are in a race against their own sense of inadequacy and faded promise. By Michael Schulman Culture and More Cultural Comment How Charli D’Amelio Became the Face of TikTok The Connecticut teen-ager is the perfect ambassador for the social-media platform. By Cassidy George 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 The Front Row What to Stream: “Sicilia!” Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s film, from 1999, is a great multimedia work of pure cinema—one that is, in its own way, operatic. By Richard Brody Humor and More Daily Shouts Cocktail Recipes for Drunk-Dialling Your Elected Officials Liquid advocacy for constituents demanding police abolishment, public-safety measures, and more. By Ivy Johnson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 81 A fashion-themed puzzle: Fashion magazine with Spanish and French articles (4). By Monika Zook 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.