A Lifetime of Lessons in “Mrs. Dalloway”

Plus: Trump-proofing the Presidency, the genius of Edward Stringham, and the year in New Yorker interactive storytelling. View in browser | Update your preferences Page-Turner A Lifetime of Lessons in “Mrs. Dalloway” With each reading, some forgotten facet of Woolf’s novel comes to light. By Jenny Offill Our Columnists The Next Big Challenge: Trump-Proofing the Presidency Trump’s departure will prompt cries of relief in many parts of the country, but there is now vital work to be done. By John Cassidy The Political Scene The Deep Origins of Latino Support for Trump The leaders of the Hispanic Republican movement today haven’t felt such momentum for twenty years. By Geraldo Cadava 2020 in Review 2020 in Review New Yorker Classics That Resonated in 2020 As this tumultuous year winds down, we’re sharing ten stories from the archive that offered both a break from 2020 and illuminating points of comparison. By Erin Overbey 2020 in Review The Year in New Yorker Interactive Storytelling For those locked down at home, 2020 was often a reminder of the power of stories to whisk us away to another world. By Monica Racic and Sandra Garcia 2020 in Review The Best Podcasts of 2020 As the pandemic set in, the shows that stood out most were those that transported me—especially when they made me laugh. By Sarah Larson 2020 in Review The Best Books We Read in 2020 The fiction and nonfiction, old and new, that kept us going. By The New Yorker Culture and More Culture Desk The Archives of an Unfulfilled Genius Edward Stringham was a collator at The New Yorker for forty years. Was he trying to collate the world? By Mary Norris Blitt’s Kvetchbook Parting Shots at Our Dear Almost Former President: Part 2 Trump goes out in a volley of pink slips and final cigarettes. By Barry Blitt Humor and Puzzles Crossword The Holiday Crossword: 2020 in Music Harry Styles’s first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 (August, 2020): fifteen letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Daily Shouts America!: Biden Names Gritty Ambassador of Chaos A subterranean being who dreams of rancid hot dogs and punching Fascists finds his place in society, at last. By Ali Fitzgerald Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, December 29th “I can’t wait until I can look at my phone in a bar again.” By Sophia Glock 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.