The Outsized Meaning of the Rittenhouse Verdict

Plus: the Joe Biden–Xi Jinping summit, a new biography of W. G. Sebald, and fiction by Gish Jen. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, November 20, 2021 News Desk The Outsized Meaning of the Rittenhouse Verdict A Wisconsin self-defense law made it difficult for the jury to convict—an outcome that was celebrated by the Republican Party’s violent fringe. By Paige Williams Q. & A. The Fraying of U.S.-China Relations The sinologist Jude Blanchette discusses the Biden-Xi summit and whether we are seeing the beginnings of a new cold war. By Isaac Chotiner Under Review W. G. Sebald, the Trickster A new biography tries to uncover the real lives behind Sebald’s fiction. Do they help us understand him? By Max Norman The New Yorker Radio Hour If Roe v. Wade Goes, What Next? The Supreme Court is examining abortion laws with vast repercussions. Jia Tolentino co-hosts a special episode on the future of reproductive rights in America. With David Remnick Culture Desk The Visual and Verbal Wit of George Booth’s Cartoons Watch highlights from The New Yorker Live, where fellow-cartoonists paid tribute to the ninety-five-year-old artist’s decades of comic contributions. By The New Yorker Culture and More Fiction “Detective Dog” “When the Hong Kong police stormed the universities, she and her family just sat here in New York on their lilac leather couch and watched on their computers.” By Gish Jen This Week in Fiction Gish Jen on Storytelling Across Cultures The author discusses “Detective Dog,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman The Front Row “Procession,” Reviewed: An Astonishing Collaboration In his new film, Robert Greene works with six men who were abused by priests as children to re-create their experiences, even at the very sites where the traumas occurred. By Richard Brody Culture Desk Jane Campion’s Gothic Vision of Rural Queerness in “The Power of the Dog” The Western shares a visual vocabulary with “Brokeback Mountain,” but what looks like an unlikely love story turns out to be a tale of revenge. By Brandon Taylor Humor and Games Daily Shouts Please Respect My Personal Boundaries If my boundaries were property lines, they would be clearly marked with “Private Keep Out” and “Beware of Dog” signs. By Alex Connolly, Ginny Hogan, and Dan Rosen Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Its three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex: eight letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.