John Swartzwelder, Sage of “The Simpsons”

Plus: the child wars; the wrong Jason Brown; and the crackdown in Xinjiang, in English and Mandarin. View in browser | Update your preferences The New Yorker Interview John Swartzwelder, Sage of “The Simpsons” The first major interview with one of the most revered comedy writers of all time. By Mike Sacks Comment Joe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff As the new Administration enters its next hundred days, the child wars are likely to grow more intense and, in some quarters, more detached from reality. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Personal History The Wrong Jason Brown A son, his mother, and a legacy of abuse. By Jason Brown News Desk Watch Highlights from “How Memes Become Money” The latest installment of The New Yorker Live examined how Internet culture is influencing the economy, and what that might mean for financial inequality, art, and the environment. By The New Yorker Double Take Sunday Reading: America’s Policing Crisis From the magazine’s archive: pieces about the history of race and law enforcement in America. By The New Yorker In Translation 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 News Desk Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang, in Mandarin The New Yorker has translated its recent report on China’s mass internment of Uyghurs and Kazakhs. By Raffi Khatchadourian Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Dealing with the Void, Distraction, and Yourself Shaping your eyebrows, making a playlist for your plants, and other things to do that are most likely more fun than what you should be doing right now. By Grace Miceli Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 1 2-Down: TV-show host shot “Long Riders” (3,7). By Monika Zook 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.