| |  A Reporter at Large The Fugitive Princesses of DubaiAs the emirate’s ruler espoused gender equality, four royal women staked their lives on escaping his control. By Heidi Blake | | | | | This Week’s Cover | Cover Story “Room at the Top”The artist of this week’s cover, Barry Blitt, discusses being young and adrift in London, and gives King Charles tips for painting with watercolors. By Françoise Mouly | | | | | | Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » | | | | Reporting and Commentary |  Letter from the U.K. Can Charles Keep Quiet as King? As Prince of Wales, Charles was always ready with an opinion. Now, with his coronation at hand, his job is to have none. By Rebecca Mead |  Annals of Rock and Roll The Sad Dads of the National For two decades, the band has written music about the kind of sadness that feels quotidian and incremental—the slow accumulation of ordinary losses. By Amanda Petrusich | |  Profiles Paul Schrader Wants to Make Another Movie His new film, “Master Gardener,” completes a trilogy that began with “First Reformed.” But the writer-director is no longer content with it being his last. By Alex Abramovich |  Comment Tucker Carlson and the Right The big question for the G.O.P. during the Biden era is whether the legacy of Carlson’s culture wars adds up to a viable platform for a major political party. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells | | | | |  | Mother’s Day Sale in The New Yorker Store: Enjoy 15% off select items using the code MOM15 at checkout. Valid through May 3rd. | | | | The Critics |  Books The Making of Jackie Kennedy As a student in Paris and a photographer at the Washington Times-Herald, the future First Lady worked behind the lens to bring her own ideas into focus. By Thomas Mallon |  The Art World Georgia O’Keeffe Before She Was Famous She’s known for her paintings of skulls, flowers, and deserts. A new MOMA show suggests that her early work was stronger. By Jackson Arn | |  The Theatre The Big City Stars on Broadway In “New York, New York,” directed by Susan Stroman, and “Good Night, Oscar,” starring Sean Hayes, the city is both the setting and a lead character. By Vinson Cunningham |  Books A Fire Started in Waco. Thirty Years Later, It’s Still Burning Behind the Oklahoma City bombing and even the January 6th attack was a military-style assault in Texas that galvanized the far right. By Daniel Immerwahr | | | | | Fiction from the Issue | Fiction “The Plaza”“She wanted to believe him but didn’t want to be a fool. It occurred to her, though, that there was no real difference.” By Rebecca Makkai | | | | | Humor from The New Yorker |  Shouts & Murmurs Bud Light in Damage-Control Mode Open on a Clydesdale. Cut to a half-nude farmer. Sweaty, muscular. Add another fit farmer. Voice-over of the Gettysburg Address, and we’re set. By John Kenney |  Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. | |  Crossword A Challenging Puzzle Esperanza Spalding, for one: seven letters. By Brooke Husic |  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 |  On Television On “Succession,” Logan Roy Is Living+ Dying, his sons Kendall and Roman agree, is “very un-Dad.” By Jessica Winter |  Notes on Hollywood Why Are TV Writers So Miserable? On the cusp of a potential strike, writers explain why no one is having much fun making television anymore. By Michael Schulman | | | | | | | | |
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