This Week’s Issue: How to Address a Surge in Murders

Plus: Michael Schulman on a streaker at the Oscars, Joshua Yaffa on collaborators in Ukraine, and Louis Menand on the politics of the press. View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large When Law Enforcement Alone Can’t Stop the Violence Amid a murder crisis in America, community-based solutions have received a flood of funding. How effective are they? By Alec MacGillis This Week’s Cover Cover Story Malika Favre’s “Connected” The artist discusses seeking inspiration from her surroundings and experiencing new ways of living. By Françoise Mouly Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » Reporting and Commentary Onward and Upward with the Arts Hildegard of Bingen Composes the Cosmos How a visionary medieval nun became a towering figure in early musical history. By Alex Ross Letter from Ukraine The Hunt for Russian Collaborators in Ukraine As occupied territories are liberated, some residents face accusations that they sided with the enemy. By Joshua Yaffa Annals of Entertainment What Became of the Oscar Streaker? After Robert Opel dashed naked across the stage in 1974, he ran for President and settled into the gay leather scene, in the orbit of Robert Mapplethorpe and Harvey Milk. By Michael Schulman Comment Ron DeSantis Battles the African American A.P. Course—and History The state’s intent seems to be to provide white Floridians, from a young age, with a version of history that they can be comfortable with, regardless of whether it’s true. By Jelani Cobb The Critics A Critic at Large When Americans Lost Faith in the News Half a century ago, most of the public said they trusted the news media. Today, most say they don’t. What happened to the power of the press? By Louis Menand Musical Events The Ageless Exuberance of Michael Tilson Thomas In the face of serious illness, the conductor led two memorable programs at the L.A. Phil. By Alex Ross On Television It’s Sunny with a Chance of Murder in Natasha Lyonne’s “Poker Face” The case-a-week series, on Peacock, directed by Rian Johnson, is a warm homage to traditional mysteries. “Paul T. Goldman,” on the same platform, is more experimental—and more disturbing. By Inkoo Kang The Theatre The One-Person Show, Served Three Ways In “Small Talk,” “Without You,” and “cryptochrome,” Colin Quinn, Anthony Rapp, and Evan Silver take the mike. By Helen Shaw Fiction from the Issue Fiction “The Middle Voice” “It first happened the winter after she turned sixteen. The language that had pricked and confined her like clothing made from a thousand needles abruptly disappeared.” By Han Kang Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs What Does Writing Smell Like? What kind of scented candle will help me face the blank page? Cotton? Piña colada? Oil-smeared rags? By Alyssa Brandt Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Crossword A Beginner-Friendly Puzzle Rhyming partner of “moan”: five letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski 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 Daily Comment The Police Folklore That Helped Kill Tyre Nichols A 1992 study claims that officers who show weakness are more likely to be killed. Law-enforcement culture has never recovered. By David D. Kirkpatrick Postscript He Was Tom Verlaine Patti Smith remembers her friend, who possessed the child’s gift of transforming a drop of water into a poem that somehow begat music. By Patti Smith 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 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.