This Week’s Issue: The L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy-Gang Crisis

Plus: Ken Auletta on Harvey Weinstein’s final days of freedom; Kathryn Schulz on shipping containers that sink in the drink; and Amanda Petrusich on Angel Olsen. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Los Angeles The L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy-Gang Crisis Whistle-blowers say that a group called the Banditos functions as a shadow government within local law enforcement. The sheriff says there is no such gang in his department. By Dana Goodyear Cover Story “Uvalde, May 24, 2022” For the cover of this week’s issue, the artist Eric Drooker reflects on gun violence and the American way of life. By Françoise Mouly Reporting and Commentary Annals of Justice Harvey Weinstein’s Last Campaign How the Hollywood producer lost control of the story during his criminal trial in New York. By Ken Auletta Onward and Upward with the Arts Angel Olsen Sees Your Pain On her new album, “Big Time,” the musician transfigures harrowing grief—and an unexpected new love—into songs of survival. By Amanda Petrusich Dept. of Transportation When Shipping Containers Sink in the Drink We’ve supersized our capacity to ship stuff across the seas. As our global supply chains grow, what can we gather from the junk that washes up on shore? By Kathryn Schulz Comment The Atrocity of American Gun Culture Pro-gun officials say they don’t want to politicize tragedy. But the circumstances that allow for the mass murder of children are political. By Jelani Cobb The Critics Books The Revelations of Thom Gunn’s Letters The late poet’s letters are a primer not only on literature but on the man himself. By Hilton Als Musical Events Malcolm X and Hamlet Seize the Opera Stage Anthony Davis’s “X” makes a momentous return, at Detroit Opera, while Brett Dean’s “Hamlet” arrives at the Met. By Alex Ross Books When Barbara Pym Couldn’t Get Published The English novelist was coming into her prime when publishers decided that she was outdated. But some of her contemporaries knew better. By Thomas Mallon The Theatre Daddy Issues in a Pair of Plays James Ijames’s “Fat Ham” and Édouard Louis’s “Who Killed My Father” both feature queer, questioning, father-haunted protagonists. By Vinson Cunningham Newsletters Sign up for The New Yorker’s Fiction newsletter Dive into the world of literature with our weekly fiction newsletter. Humor and Puzzles Shouts & Murmurs Maybe I Shouldn’t Have Ditched That Bullshit Detector How else will I be able to tell if those people who say that IKEA is round, rather than flat, are right? By Ian Frazier Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle People reading manuals, usually: five letters. By Anna Shechtman Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade More from The New Yorker Our Columnists How to Prevent Gun Massacres? Look Around the World Australia, Britain, Canada, and other countries have enacted reforms that turned mass shootings into rare, aberrational events rather than everyday occurrences. By John Cassidy Cultural Comment The Johnny Depp–Amber Heard Trial Is Not as Complicated as You May Think The entirety of the case rests on twelve words. By Jessica Winter Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for This Week's Issue from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.