This Week’s Issue: Yoko Ono’s Art of Defiance

Plus: Sheelah Kolhatkar on Pornhub’s accountability problem; Stephania Taladrid on a Texas abortion odyssey; and Laura Miller on James Patterson. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Art Yoko Ono’s Art of Defiance Before she met John Lennon, she was a significant figure in avant-garde circles and had created a masterpiece of conceptual art. Did celebrity deprive her of her due as an artist? By Louis Menand Cover Story “157 Years of Juneteenth” This week’s cover artist, Elizabeth Colomba, discusses Harlem and the necessity of painting Black bodies into historically white spaces. By Françoise Mouly Reporting and Commentary Letter from Texas A Texas Teen-Ager’s Abortion Odyssey The Heartbeat Act is forcing families to journey to oversubscribed clinics in other states—offering a preview of life in post-Roe America. By Stephania Taladrid A Reporter at Large The Fight to Hold Pornhub Accountable For years, nonconsensual videos flourished on the Internet. How have adult sites been reined in? By Sheelah Kolhatkar Profiles The Couple Behind TV’s Boldest Shows After making “The Good Wife,” Robert and Michelle King went rogue, creating wildly experimental series that capture the vertigo of post-Trump America. By Emily Nussbaum Comment The G.O.P. Heckles the January 6th Show Last week’s televised hearing showed that there is a great deal that remains unknown to the public—and that Republicans could fill in many of the blank spaces in the record. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Critics On Television “The Staircase” Deconstructs the True-Crime Genre The HBO series, a dramatization of the famous 2004 documentary, makes tantalizing equivalences between the filmmaking process and the justice system. By Doreen St. Félix Books How James Patterson Became the World’s Best-Selling Author His new autobiography adds another title to his enormous stack, but does it deepen the plot? By Laura Miller Books Tracy Flick Takes on the World, Again After “Election,” Flick became a symbol of craven female ambition. A new sequel finds her wondering what went wrong. By Katy Waldman Pop Music A Rising Country Singer Tries to Win Over Nashville’s Gatekeepers Hailey Whitters has won critical acclaim and fans on the Internet. But radio still determines who gets to be a star. By Kelefa Sanneh 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 Disappointing Near-Death Experiences I floated into a tunnel of light, overwhelmed by peace and acceptance. Then, suddenly, I was back in the grubby E.R. By Jay Martel Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle Tall and slim: five letters. By Patrick Berry Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Andy Kravis More from The New Yorker Dispatch A Gun Scare at the Anti-Gun Rally At the March for Our Lives, in Washington, D.C., a man yelled that he had a gun, sending attendees scrambling. For one local family, it was just more of the same. By Antonia Hitchens Culture Desk See the Lineup for the New Yorker Live Summer Series Subscribers can start the season with events featuring a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and two acclaimed comedians. By The New Yorker 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 The Daily 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.