| |  The Political Scene How Election Subversion Went Mainstream in PennsylvaniaIn the state’s midterms—which could determine the balance of the Senate and the integrity of the Presidential race in 2024—Democrats are fighting for the vote. Republicans are fighting to undermine it. By Eliza Griswold | | | | | This Week’s Cover | Cover Story “Fall Sweep”The cover artist for this week’s issue, Adrian Tomine, discusses walking for inspiration and working collaboratively. By Françoise Mouly | | | | | | Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » | | | | Reporting and Commentary |  A Reporter at Large Did the Oscar-Winning Director Asghar Farhadi Steal Ideas? At a dangerous moment in Iran, the filmmaker stands accused by one of his former students. By Rachel Aviv |  Annals of Education The Right-Wing Mothers Fuelling the School-Board Wars Moms for Liberty claims that teachers are indoctrinating students with dangerous ideologies. But is the group’s aim protecting kids—or scaring parents? By Paige Williams | |  Onward and Upward with the Arts Weyes Blood Gives Soft Rock an Apocalyptic Edge In the studio, the singer turns sonic nostalgia into something eerie and ironic. By Margaret Talbot |  Comment Education After Affirmative Action The Supreme Court hears a challenge to affirmative action this week—and will likely overrule more than four decades of precedents on college admissions. By Jeannie Suk Gersen | | | | | The Critics |  Books Was Jack Welch the Greatest C.E.O. of His Day—or the Worst? As the head of General Electric, he fired people in vast numbers and turned the manufacturing behemoth into a financial house of cards. Why was he so revered? By Malcolm Gladwell |  On Television A Lusty, Soul-Searching Adaptation of “Interview with the Vampire” In its most compelling moments, AMC’s reimagining of Anne Rice’s novel explores which powers a Black vampire can and cannot wield in a segregated America. By Inkoo Kang | |  A Critic at Large Is the Multiverse Where Originality Goes to Die? The concept helps entertainment companies like Marvel Studios recycle old characters—but it can also unlock new kinds of storytelling. By Stephanie Burt |  The Theatre David Hare Repaves the Story of Robert Moses “Straight Line Crazy,” the British playwright’s portrait of the tsarist urban planner, scrupulously declines to portray Moses as blinkered and corrupt. By Vinson Cunningham | | | | | Fiction from the Issue | Fiction Princess“The door was unlocked. She went in. The moment was layered and complex, almost like a fairy tale, but where were the three bears?” By T. Coraghessan Boyle | | | | | Humor from The New Yorker |  Shouts & Murmurs Night of the Living Career Dead, Brill Building Edition Begging the creators of “Connie, Don’t Comb My Crewcut” to come out of retirement and write a hit for the TikTok generation. By Glenn Eichler |  Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. | |  Crossword A Challenging Puzzle Long-distance race that includes a mandatory twenty-four-hour stop: eight letters. By Kameron Austin Collins |  Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger | | | | | Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends NewsletterDiscover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. | | | | | More from The New Yorker |  The New Yorker Interview Talking About Grief with Anderson Cooper After my husband died unexpectedly this summer, I found comfort in Cooper’s podcast about death and loss, “All There Is.” By Amanda Petrusich |  Our Columnists The Futile Race to Label Paul Pelosi’s Attacker After an act of violence makes the news, reporters and social-media detectives scramble to pin down the assailant’s politics. What are we really trying to figure out? By Jay Caspian Kang | | | | | | | | |
