This Week’s Issue: HGTV Is Getting a Renovation

Plus: Jelani Cobb on Georgia’s restrictive voting bills; how politics tore apart an online craft community; and Pharoah Sanders. View in browser | Update your preferences The World of Television HGTV Is Getting a Renovation HGTV has long offered content that is cheering and conflict-free. But in the streaming era it’s maneuvering into emotion and drama—and considering ideas like “Meth-House Makeover” and “Nightmare Neighbors 911.” By Ian Parker Comment The High Cost of Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Bills Racist policies are bad for business, as the state’s own history can attest. By Jelani Cobb On and Off the Avenue Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? Test-driving a batch of posture-enhancing devices that are supposed to make you stand tall. By Patricia Marx American Chronicles How Politics Tore Apart Ravelry The Facebook of knitting and crocheting was a rare online haven. Then came the Pussyhat, Deplorable Knitter, and more. By Carrie Battan Annals of Fashion Ann Lowe’s Barrier-Breaking Mid-Century Couture How a Black designer made her way among the white élite. By Judith Thurman Books The Secrets Philip Roth Didn’t Keep Roth revealed himself to his biographer as he once revealed himself on the page, reckoning with both the pure and the perverse. By David Remnick A Critic at Large When Constitutions Took Over the World Early constitutions could be instruments of tyranny or platforms for populism. By Jill Lepore Pop Music Pharoah Sanders Takes on Electronic Music “Promises,” recorded with the d.j. Sam Shepherd, showcases both artists’ strengths—a rare feat for such an intergenerational collaboration. By Hua Hsu Podcast Dept. Puzzling Through Our Eternal Quest for Wellness In “POOG,” two comics explore the perils—and the absurd pleasures—of a trillion-dollar industry. By Rachel Syme Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Food Newsletter Get essays on food, restaurant reviews, and notes for the kitchen, all delivered to your in-box. Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Things Fully Vaccinated People Are Still Not Allowed to Do You are still not allowed to reply all to an e-mail that was clearly not meant to solicit such a reply. By Eli Grober Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for This Week's Issue 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.