Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang

Plus: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new Hemingway documentary; WeWork’s rise and fall; and white-boy summer. View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang As mass detentions and surveillance dominate the lives of China’s Uyghurs and Kazakhs, a woman struggles to free herself. By Raffi Khatchadourian Culture and More On Television A New Hemingway Documentary Peeks Behind the Myth Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s film examines the burden of the author’s performance of himself. By Hilton Als Culture Desk The WeWork Documentary Explores a Decade of Delusion Jed Rothstein’s film about the rise and fall of Adam Neumann’s real-estate startup isn’t an example of epic storytelling. But it’s a good yarn. By Lizzie Widdicombe Cultural Comment The Squandered Promise of Chet Hanks’s White-Boy Summer Perhaps, in the end, we weren’t nearly as ready for it as we might have wanted to be. By Naomi Fry Second Read “Bear” Is About More Than Having Sex with a Bear Marian Engel’s classic novel, first published in 1976, is slim, elegant, and inexhaustible. By Claire Cameron Cover Story Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Coney Island Swings Back” The artist discusses his cover for this week’s issue. By Françoise Mouly Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Genre for Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party”: fifteen letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Daily Shouts Think You Deserve Companionship? Apply to Adopt a Dog Today! We have a high volume of applicants for each dog—applicants whose friends regard them more highly than yours do you. By Emma Brewer Sketchpad Heard on the Street: After the Jab Just-vaxed New Yorkers hit the sidewalks with sighs of relief. By Peter Arkle Daily Cartoon Monday, April 5th By Maggie Larson 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.