The Climate Issue: The Doomsday Glacier—An Alaskan Town Losing Ground—Climate Change from A to Z

View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Antarctica Journey to the Doomsday Glacier Thwaites could reshape the world’s coastlines. But how do you study one of the world’s most inaccessible places? By David W. Brown This Week’s Cover Cover Story “The Future Is Here” The cover artist for this week’s issue, Birgit Schössow, talks about incorporating environmental themes in her work, and the historical inspiration behind her cover for the Climate Issue. By Françoise Mouly Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » Reporting and Commentary A Reporter at Large An Alaskan Town Is Losing Ground—and a Way of Life For low-lying islands like Kivalina, climate change poses an existential threat. By Emily Witt Portfolio The Blade Runners Powering a Wind Farm In West Virginia, a crew of five watches over twenty-three giant turbines. Annals of a Warming Planet Climate Change from A to Z The stories we tell ourselves about the future. By Elizabeth Kolbert Comment The Return of the Wild Turkey In New England, the birds were once hunted nearly to extinction; now they’re swarming the streets like they own the place. By Jill Lepore The Critics Books What Going Off the Grid Really Looks Like In “Cheap Land Colorado,” Ted Conover hunkers down in a valley that has become a magnet for dreamers and the dispossessed alike. By Kathryn Schulz The Current Cinema The Unlikable Souls of “Glass Onion” Rian Johnson’s sequel to “Knives Out,” in which Daniel Craig returns as the sybaritic detective Benoit Blanc to solve a murder mystery, is extravagant but none too sturdy, and curiously cold to the touch. By Anthony Lane The Theatre “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing,” a Pitch-Dark Comedy About Municipal Workers on the Brink Will Arbery tackles the climate crisis with a funny nightmare about human and environmental fragility. By Helen Shaw Books How the Huxleys Electrified Evolution Defending Darwinism from both clerical and scientific opponents, T. H. Huxley and his grandson Julian shaped how we think about the past and future of our species. By Manvir Singh Fiction from the Issue Fiction “The Hollow Children” “He knew the parents were praying that the bus had reached the schoolhouse before the worst hit.” By Louise Erdrich Humor from The New Yorker Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Challenging Puzzle Bakewells and others: five 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 Cultural Comment Drinking Beers in Qatar As a Westerner who has lived under Qatari restrictions, I wasn’t surprised by the public alcohol ban at the World Cup. By Clare Malone On and Off the Avenue New Items Are on Sale All Week in The New Yorker Store As the holiday season begins, enjoy discounts of up to thirty per cent on apparel and home goods for yourself and your loved ones. 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 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.