Maraú Península: Remembering Peter Schjeldahl, a Consummate Critic

A black-and-white portrait of the New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl.

Postscript

Remembering Peter Schjeldahl, a Consummate Critic

A voice is what he always had: distinct, clear, funny. A poet’s voice—epigrammatic, nothing wasted.

By David Remnick

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From the News Desk

A man dressed as the revolutionary hero Jean-Jacques Dessalines, during a protest, in Haiti.

Daily Comment

The Fight for Haiti’s Future

Prime Minister Ariel Henry has requested outside forces to help deal with humanitarian crises and gangs, but Haitians have little faith in foreign intervention.

By Edwidge Danticat

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Our Columnists

What Would a Nation of Sports Gamblers Look Like?

A maxim in gambling says you should assume everyone is lying to you at all times. This rule also seems to apply to debates about online sports betting.

By Jay Caspian Kang

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Editor’s Pick

Chris Pine, Harry Styles, and Olivia Wilde on the set of the 2022 film “Don’t Worry Darling.”

Notes on Hollywood

Is Harry Styles a Movie Star?

He’s certainly very good at sex scenes.

By Michael Schulman

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Culture Dept.

A photograph of the poet Hilda Doolittle (H.D.).

Under Review

H.D.’s Art of Failure

The modernist poet’s autobiographical novel “HERmione” recounts a bisexual love triangle from her youth.

By Charlie Tyson

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Fiction

“Tiny, Meaningless Things”

“He’s only a little boy, but he’s managed to unsettle her. It has been so very long since she was unsettled.”

By Marisa Silver

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This Week in Fiction

Marisa Silver on Logic and the Human Heart

The author discusses “Tiny, Meaningless Things,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.

By Deborah Treisman

A portrait of the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, in between the brothers in her play “Topdog/Underdog.”

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Suzan-Lori Parks on “Topdog/Underdog,” and a Conversation with Martin McDonagh

Parks reflects on the revival of her play, and McDonagh talks about his new film, set in Ireland. Plus, an expert on voting machines discusses their risks.

With David Remnick

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Fun & Games Dept.

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Name Drop

Play the Quiz

Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer?

By Liz Maynes-Aminzade

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Daily Shouts

Why Not Date Yourself?

Some thoughts on a good question.

By Sarah Kempa

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Shouts & Murmurs

Yet Another COVID-19 Screening Form

Have you, in the past ten days, experienced cough, sore throat, shortness of smell, loss of throat, intergluteal elm bark, Count Scrofula, or fisherman’s lonely-eye?

By Jay Katsir