Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State

Plus: the debate on “comfort women,” a book review by Jia Tolentino, and Anthony Hopkins in “The Father.” View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State Survivors detail the scope of China’s campaign of persecution against ethnic and religious minorities. By Ben Mauk Annals of Inquiry Seeking the True Story of the Comfort Women How a Harvard professor’s dubious scholarship reignited a history of mistrust between South Korea and Japan. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Personal History My Brother’s Keeper Early in the Cuban Revolution, my mother made a consequential decision. By Ada Ferrer Culture and More Under Review The Depressive Realism of “The Life of the Mind” Christine Smallwood’s début novel inhabits the abyss between what we think about and what we actually do. By Jia Tolentino Performance Acting Black and White Onscreen Race as a performance in “Passing” and “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” By Hilton Als The Current Cinema Anthony Hopkins Rules the Screen in “The Father” Florian Zeller’s adaptation of his play about old age shows Hopkins at the frightening summit of his powers. By Anthony Lane Books Briefly Noted “Nuestra América,” “Nobody’s Normal,” “Bina,” and “Popular Longing.” Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Robbie: A User’s Guide The Baby does not come with college tuition included, but you knew that going in, right? By Evan Waite and River Clegg Daily Cartoon Friday, February 26th By Avi Steinberg 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.