| A Reporter at Large Inside Russia’s “Filtration Camps” in Eastern UkraineCivilians describe being snatched from their homes and sent away for ideological screening, prolonged detention, and, in some cases, starvation and torture. Is there a larger plan at work? By David Kortava | | | | This Week’s Cover | Cover Story “Sunset Catch”The cover artist for this week’s issue, Eric Drooker, on how the Hell Gate Bridge got its name, and the sublime sunsets of California’s fire season. By Françoise Mouly | | | | Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » | | | Reporting and Commentary | Annals of Inquiry Are You the Same Person You Used to Be? Researchers have studied how much of our personality is set from childhood, but what you’re like isn’t who you are. By Joshua Rothman | Letter from Texas The Bodies in the Cave Native people have lived in the Big Bend region for thousands of years. Who should claim their remains? By Rachel Monroe | | Profiles Bertrand Piccard’s Laps Around the World The explorer’s grandfather travelled higher than anyone; his father went deeper. Now it was his turn to make a mark. By Ben Taub | Comment The Supreme Court’s Big New Term There is a feeling with this Court that the conservative Justices could make a landmark ruling out of almost any case. By Amy Davidson Sorkin | | | | The Critics | Books John Donne’s Proto-Modernism His startlingly intimate love poems fell from favor for centuries, but his drive to see every subject anew makes him seem more contemporary than ever. By Adam Kirsch | Pop Music Gayle, and the Rise of Meta-Pop The musicians in the latest micro-generation are more TikTok-savvy and self-promotional than their predecessors, but also more winking about this approach. By Carrie Battan | | A Critic at Large Has the C.I.A. Done More Harm Than Good? In the agency’s seventy-five years of existence, a lack of accountability has sustained dysfunction, ineptitude, and lawlessness. By Amy Davidson Sorkin | The Current Cinema Cate Blanchett Is Imperious and Incandescent in “Tár” Todd Field’s tale of a famous conductor under fire portrays the music world with symphonic richness, but its true subject is power. By Anthony Lane | | | | Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends NewsletterDiscover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. | | | | Humor from The New Yorker | Shouts & Murmurs My Flight Delay at J.F.K. How to deal with the line at the Delta Lounge, know-it-all gate agents, and uncovered coughers on your way to Detroit. By Gary Richardson | Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. | | Crossword A Challenging Puzzle “Deaf Republic” author Kaminsky: four letters. By Anna Shechtman | Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger | | | | More from The New Yorker | The New Yorker Festival Join Us This Weekend Don’t miss out! The New Yorker Festival starts Friday. See the lineup and get tickets today. By The New Yorker | Personal History Letters to Jeb Bush In a moment of personal and professional failure, I began writing to someone who I thought might be in a position to understand. By Adam Dalva | | | | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment