| |  A Reporter at Large The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa’s Illegal Gold MinesWhen the country’s mining industry collapsed, a criminal economy grew in its place, with thousands of men climbing into some of the deepest shafts in the world, searching for leftover gold. By Kimon de Greef | | | | | This Week’s Cover | Cover Story “Curiosities”The cover artist for this week’s issue, Edward Steed, discusses the eerie side of human imagination. By Françoise Mouly | | | | | | Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » | | | | Reporting and Commentary |  Annals of Inquiry It’s Time to Rethink the Idea of the “Indigenous” Many groups who identify as Indigenous don’t claim to be first peoples; many who did come first don’t claim to be Indigenous. Can the concept escape its colonial past? By Manvir Singh |  Profiles Randall Park Breaks Out of Character The “Fresh Off the Boat” star made his career in amiable roles, but his directorial début, “Shortcomings,” is full of characters who are, in his word, “shitty” people. By Hua Hsu | |  Letter from Israel Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of Chaos As unrest roils the country, a controversial figure from the far right helps Benjamin Netanyahu hold on to power. By Ruth Margalit |  Comment A Year of Putin’s Wartime Lies Every credible analyst of the invasion of Ukraine has been stunned by the scale of the Russian President’s folly—and his failure extends well beyond the battlefield. By David Remnick | | | | | The Critics |  The Art World The Ultimate Vermeer Collection A bravura show at the Rijksmuseum displays more of the Dutch Master’s work at once than he himself ever saw. By Rebecca Mead |  Dancing Justin Peck Finds His Feet New York City Ballet’s young resident choreographer has struggled to make good on his early promise, until now. By Jennifer Homans | |  Books A Novel That Confronts Our True-Crime Obsession In “I Have Some Questions for You,” Rebecca Makkai depicts the charms of the murder podcast while evading its flaws. By Katy Waldman |  The Theatre “Pictures from Home” Loses Focus on Broadway Nathan Lane and Danny Burstein rely on shtick in Sharr White’s adaptation of Larry Sultan’s book, while Norbert Leo Butz can’t save the musical “Cornelia Street.” By Helen Shaw | | | | | Fiction from the Issue | Fiction “The Last Grownup”“The paperwork was done, and it was weird and painful, like picking off a scab, because the marriage itself had ended two years before.” By Allegra Goodman | | | | | Humor from The New Yorker |  Shouts & Murmurs A G.P.S. Route for My Anxiety Dangerously CROSS THE STREET in the middle of the block to avoid the bodega where you embarrassed yourself last week by going in drunk. By Jesse Eisenberg |  Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. | |  Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle Plants sometimes confused with lichens: six letters. By Erik Agard |  Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade | | | | | Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Books & Fiction NewsletterBook recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature, twice a week. | | | | | More from The New Yorker |  Essay Russia, One Year After the Invasion of Ukraine Last winter, my friends in Moscow doubted that Putin would start a war. But now, as one told me, “the country has undergone a moral catastrophe.” By Keith Gessen |  Cultural Comment Dansk and the Promise of a Simple Scandinavian Life A new monograph documents how Scandinavian design charmed America. By Alexandra Lange | | | | | | | | |
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