This Week’s Issue: A Ukrainian City Under a Violent New Regime

Plus: Andrew Marantz on Jack Antonoff; Ben Taub on the photographer Paolo Pellegrin; and Alexandra Schwartz on Orna Guralnik, the star of “Couples Therapy.” View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Ukraine A Ukrainian City Under a Violent New Regime How the Russian occupation transformed life in Melitopol. By Joshua Yaffa Reporting and Commentary Onward and Upward with the Arts Jack Antonoff’s Gift for Pop-Music Collaboration When his band releases an album, the world responds politely. When he produces one by Lorde or Lana Del Rey or Taylor Swift, the world wobbles on its axis. By Andrew Marantz Profiles Paolo Pellegrin’s Photographic Quest for the Sublime For as long as the celebrated photojournalist has been doing his best work, he has been grappling with the threat of blindness. By Ben Taub Annals of Psychoanalysis The Therapist Remaking Our Love Lives on TV How Orna Guralnik, the star of “Couples Therapy,” gets the world on her couch. By Alexandra Schwartz Comment After the Failed Senate Bill on Abortion If the Democratic response to Justice Alito’s draft opinion was largely rhetorical, was it also a missed opportunity? By Jill Lepore The Critics Books How to Build a Twenty-First-Century Tyrant Autocracies are resurgent, and today’s would-be strongmen are using a new set of tools. By Adam Gopnik On Television The Spiritual Conflicts of “Atlanta” The latest season of Donald Glover’s series, on FX, is a sardonic exploration of Black commercial success as oppression. By Doreen St. Félix Musical Events How the South Dakota Symphony Became One of America’s Boldest Orchestras The ensemble premières a craggy new work by John Luther Adams, in Sioux Falls. By Alex Ross Books The War on Economics Many progressives view the dismal science as their adversary. Yet it has often proved to be a singularly powerful ally. By Idrees Kahloon Dept. of Newsletters The New Yorker Recommends Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter about what to read, watch, and listen to. Humor from The New Yorker Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Sketchbook Overheard in New York: Riding the L Train Dialogue and drollery from beneath the streets. By Sofia Warren 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.