History Will Find Trump Guilty

Plus: Trump’s lawyers and totalitarianism, a photographer and his late wife, and an aging burlesque dancer’s romance. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment History Will Find Trump Guilty The former President avoided conviction in the Senate, but his era will be recalled for its authoritarian politics and lawless compulsions. By David Remnick Our Columnists Trump’s Defense Was an Insult to the Proceedings and an Assault on Reason The impeachment trial affirmed Hannah Arendt’s insight that two paradoxical qualities characterize the audiences of totalitarians: gullibility and cynicism. By Masha Gessen Double Take Sunday Reading: Lives in Profile From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of classic Profiles to mark the occasion of our ninety-sixth anniversary. By Erin Overbey Photo Booth A Photographer, Seen Through the Eyes of His Late Wife For decades, Christine Gössler has been Seiichi Furuya’s greatest subject. A new book showcases the pictures that Gössler took of him. By Rumaan Alam Culture and More The New Yorker Documentary An Aging Burlesque Dancer’s Unlikely Romance “Coby and Stephen Are in Love” traces a partnership forged late in life and steeped in art. By Naomi Fry Annals of Gastronomy A Field Guide to Heart-Shaped Foods Some are lovely; others veer toward the troubling. On Valentine’s Day, it helps to know which is which. By Helen Rosner The Current Cinema Michelle Pfeiffer Is a Catwoman Once More in “French Exit” In her role as a grand widow visiting Paris with her son, played by Lucas Hedges, Pfeiffer sets a tone of world-weariness that pervades Azazel Jacobs’s film—perhaps a little too much. By Anthony Lane Dept. of Agitprop Jilly Ballistic Imagines They’re Bodies Playwrights Horizons’ new public art work nods to early AIDS agitprop and keeps a running tally of the pandemic’s dead. By Sarah Larson Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Valentine’s Day Robocalls Our romance spreads across all the seasons, / And your Social Security number has been suspended for, um, reasons. By Nicole Boyce Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 94 “Fashion Closeout”? Go wild! (3,5). By Trip Payne You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.