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Plus: the coronavirus in Russia, revisiting Hitler’s final days, and the best movies of 2020. View in browser | Update your preferences Brave New World Dept. What if You Could Outsource Your To-Do List? Virtual assistants are one click—but often one continent—away. A new industry for bringing order to our work lives could shift the order of our workforce. By Nathan Heller Our Columnists The Duelling Realities of the Coronavirus in Russia People have learned to live with the pandemic, though not necessarily with all of its precautions and limitations. By Masha Gessen Cultural Comment Revisiting Hitler’s Final Days in the Bunker We find the downfall of a dictator comforting, but the story is not that simple. By Alex Ross PAID POST The essential leadership playbook "How to Lead" is the essential leadership playbook by David Rubenstein, who discusses principles and strategies with the likes of Bill Gates, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jeff Bezos, Nancy Pelosi, Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Cook, and many more. Available now. Culture and More 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 On Television “Roadkill” Offers the Fantasy of Politics as Usual The British political thriller, full of small-bore scandals and Victorian twists, can hardly compete with reality. By Alexandra Schwartz Video Dept. How to Draw a Wedding The ceremony’s abundance of weird tropes and traditions make it perfect fodder for wiseacre caricatures. By Emma Allen and Carolita Johnson Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword John who directed both his father, Walter, and his daughter, Anjelica, to Oscar wins: six letters. By Aimee Lucido Daily Shouts Ask Kim Kierkegaardashian: In Search of Lost Before-Times Selfies Unfathomable loss is one of the hottest styles of 2020, but it’s a hard look to pull off. By Kim Kierkegaardashian Daily Cartoon Wednesday, December 2nd By Emily Flake 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.