The Trümperdämmerung Is a Fitting End to 2020

Plus: “The Age of Innocence” at a hundred, the year in quarantine viewing, and the best art of 2020. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington The Trümperdämmerung Is a Fitting End to 2020 The President is careening through his final days in office with reckless disdain—for everything. By Susan B. Glasser Cultural Comment “The Age of Innocence” at a Moment of Increased Appetite for Eating the Rich Edith Wharton’s novel, now a hundred, made its author wealthier than ever by offering up her own people for derision and envy. By Hillary Kelly The New Yorker Documentary The Puzzle Inventor Who Makes Math Beautiful The math teacher at the center of “Miyamoto and the Machine” believes that a well-crafted puzzle can tell a story in numbers. By Neima Jahromi 2020 in Review 2020 in Review The Year in Quarantine Viewing Whether scripted or unscripted, whatever we watched converged to create a new genre: unreality TV. By Naomi Fry 2020 in Review The Best Art of 2020 A silver lining of this year is the reassurance that art is unstoppable. By Andrea K. Scott 2020 in Review The Best Movies of 2020 None of these thirty-six films has made a difference in the nation’s crises this year—but inner truth of experience and authenticity of emotion are, in and of themselves, cleansing to a defiled mediasphere. By Richard Brody 2020 in Review Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons of 2020 If you, like me, need a fun-filled break from the past twelve pretty uneventful months, feast your eyes on these cartoons. By Colin Stokes Humor and Puzzles Crossword The Holiday Crossword: 2020 in Sports Direct action initiated by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2020 N.B.A. playoffs: thirteen letters. By Erik Agard Daily Shouts 2020 Was the Worst Year Ever Because I’ve Been Trapped in a Cave Since March I can’t go grab a drink at a bar; I can’t get a haircut; I can’t check on how all those airline stocks that I bought in February are doing. By Eddie Small Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, December 30th “It’s been a rough seven years.” By Asher Perlman 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.