| |  Annals of Inquiry When Dying Patients Want Unproven DrugsPatient-advocacy groups mobilized to demand access to a controversial new drug called Relyvrio. But hasty approval comes at a cost. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus | | | | | This Week’s Cover | Cover Story “A Loveliness of Ladybugs”The artist of this week’s cover, Edward Steed, discusses the beauty in variety and the lazy days of summer. By Françoise Mouly | | | | | | Shop this cover and others from The New Yorker in the Condé Nast Store » | | | | Reporting and Commentary |  Profiles Why Sarah Jessica Parker Keeps Playing Carrie Bradshaw In all of her professional endeavors, including the “Sex and the City” franchise, Parker considers herself a “bitter ender.” By Rachel Syme |  On and Off the Avenue Is the Army’s New Tactical Bra Ready for Deployment? It’s fire-resistant but not bulletproof, and was developed with help from eighteen thousand female soldiers. By Patricia Marx | |  Letter from Virginia What Can We Do About Pandemic-Related Learning Loss? Remote school was devastating for many students. In Richmond, Virginia, a plan to switch to a year-round calendar brought promise and pushback. By Alec MacGillis |  Comment Trump’s Brazen and Breathtaking Defense The former President claims that if he just calls a document personal—whether it plausibly is or is not—no one can even question him about it. By Amy Davidson Sorkin | | | | | The Critics |  Books How a Frenchman Stole Two Billion Dollars’ Worth of Art His crime spree makes for a thrilling read—but why do heist stories steal our hearts, anyway? By Kathryn Schulz |  The Theatre London Theatre at a Breakneck Pace “Operation Mincemeat,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “The Motive and the Cue” gallop into the past. By Helen Shaw | |  The Current Cinema In “Asteroid City,” Humans Can Leave Impact Craters, Too Emotions are as stylized as clothes in Wes Anderson’s new film, but Scarlett Johansson’s performance, opposite Jason Schwartzman, cracks the movie’s ordered surface open. By Anthony Lane |  Books Megan Fernandes’s Map of Desire In “I Do Everything I’m Told,” the poet creates her own geography, a spatial record of erotic life. By Kamran Javadizadeh | | | | | Fiction from the Issue | Fiction “Status in Flux”“We don’t all have to match, I used to tell him. We’re not a suit of cards.” By Weike Wang | | | | | Humor from The New Yorker |  Shouts & Murmurs Reading Body Language Like the Experts One raised eyebrow means that you’re intrigued, while no eyebrows means that you’re in Blue Man Group. By Colin Nissan |  Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. | |  Crossword A Moderately Challenging Puzzle New Jersey county with an English namesake: five letters. By Kameron Austin Collins |  Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade | | | | | More from The New Yorker |  The New Yorker Interview Deborah Levy’s Search for a Major Female Character The British writer, whose eighth novel, “August Blue,” was published this month, talks about mothers, lovers, and the drama of the split self. By Katy Waldman |  The Weekend Essay The Age of Chat The new A.I. systems pretend to converse with us. But who’s written the script? By Anna Wiener | | | | | | | | |
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