This Week’s Issue: A Passage to Parenthood

Plus: John Seabrook on electric pickup trucks; Joshua Rothman on Kim Stanley Robinson; and Adam Gopnik on Buster Keaton’s modern comedy. View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court? Behind closed doors, Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife is working with many groups directly involved in controversial cases before the Court. By Jane Mayer Personal History A Passage to Parenthood One of the reasons I began thinking about I.V.F. was that I was overflowing with love for my wife and wanted a place to put that love. By Akhil Sharma Profiles Can Science Fiction Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality? Kim Stanley Robinson’s novels envision the dire problems of the future—but also their solutions. By Joshua Rothman Annals of Technology America’s Favorite Pickup Truck Goes Electric Ford’s F-series trucks make up the best-selling vehicle line in the U.S. Can its new F-150 Lightning compete with Tesla in the E.V. market? By John Seabrook Comment Putin, Ukraine, and the Preservation of Power Once more, the Russian President is poised to invade the nation. His weapons include military hardware, malware, and propaganda. By David Remnick A Critic at Large Led Zeppelin Gets Into Your Soul The musicians were diabolically bad as people, and satanically good as performers. By James Wood Books What Made Buster Keaton’s Comedy So Modern? Whereas Chaplin’s vision was essentially theatrical, Keaton’s was specific to the screen—he moved like the moving pictures. By Adam Gopnik Musical Events Chopin’s Nocturnes Are Arias for the Piano A sublime new recording by Stephen Hough teases out the bel-canto beauty of the celebrated cycle. By Alex Ross Sketchbook Postcard from Kyiv Sketches of life in Kyiv as its citizens respond to reports of Russian saboteurs and hackers infiltrating the country. By Sergiy Maidukov Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, every Friday. Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs The “Anne of Green Gables” V.R. Experience When you put on your goggles, your red braids will appear and you can hit Gilbert Blythe with a dead fish. By Weike Wang 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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.