This Week’s Issue: A Ukrainian Refugee’s Fight to Save the Family She Left Behind

Plus: Patricia Marx on how to buy a new mattress; the invention of the trans novel; and will the G.O.P. make a deal on guns? View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large A Ukrainian Refugee’s Fight to Save the Family She Left Behind Inna fled the war with her two young girls—but what would happen to her husband, her mother, and her other relatives? By Ed Caesar Cover Story “Sidewalk Connoisseurs” This week’s cover artist, Victoria Tentler-Krylov, discusses urban spaces and classic Russian children’s books. By Françoise Mouly Reporting and Commentary Profiles Can Ron DeSantis Displace Donald Trump as the G.O.P.’s Combatant-in-Chief? A fervent opponent of mask mandates and “woke” ideology, the Florida governor channels the same rage as the former President, but with greater discipline. By Dexter Filkins Annals of Law Why the “Privacy” Wars Rage On Privacy rights protect personal autonomy and shield survivors of abuse. They also conceal abuse and safeguard the powerful. Is the concept coherent? By Jeannie Suk Gersen On and Off the Avenue How to Buy a New Mattress Without a Ph.D. in Chemistry The disrupter economy has set its sights on your bedroom, offering gel capsules, ice fabric, green-tea memory foam, and copper-infused toppers. Will they help you get a better night’s sleep? By Patricia Marx Comment Will the G.O.P. Finally Make a Deal on Guns? A bipartisan proposal offers Republicans the novel experience of running on a record of having acted to ease the gun crisis—if they can overcome their moral timidity. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Critics Books Why Casanova Continues to Seduce Us He fought for liberties, undaunted by his persecutors—and took liberties, unconcerned for his victims. Can we make sense of the Enlightenment libertine? By Judith Thurman The Current Cinema “Official Competition” Is More than Just a Movie-World Satire A director must harness the rivalrous egos of her two leading men in this comedy that eschews easy laughs for something more intricate. By Anthony Lane Books The Invention of the Trans Novel Imogen Binnie’s “Nevada” changed the literary landscape of trans fiction—in part because it made no concessions to tourists. By Stephanie Burt Books When a Novel Reimagines a Nation Patrice Nganang’s Cameroon trilogy challenges the capacities of literary fiction with the turbulent complexities of his home country. By Kristen Roupenian Humor and Puzzles Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Daily Shouts Phrase Book for American Tourists: 2022 Edition Hello, flight attendant. I am drunk and ready to be duct-taped to my seat. By Jenny Kroik Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle Ubuntu guru, e.g.: nine letters. By Natan Last 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 Culture Desk Joining the BTS Army In an age of despair and division, how has a boy band from South Korea created a fandom bigger than Beatlemania? By E. Tammy Kim The New Yorker Live Jenny Slate and Julio Torres on the Secret Life of Objects This Thursday, June 23rd, at 5-6 P.M. E.T., the comedians discuss the search for humor in unexpected places, in a conversation with the staff writer Michael Schulman. 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.