| |  The Political Scene Inside Kamala Harris’s Hundred-Day CampaignHer ascent captured the hopes of an electorate weary of the politics of fear. Can her campaign define her in time for the election, reclaim patriotism from the right, and end the Trump era? By Evan Osnos | | | | | From the News Desk | Comment What the Polls Really Say About Black Men’s Support for Kamala HarrisAfter the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny. By Jelani Cobb | | The Sporting Scene Colin Allred’s Political PlaybookFootball has been central to the Texas congressman’s campaign to unseat Ted Cruz in the Senate, aligning with a broader Democratic strategy. By Louisa Thomas | | The New Yorker Radio Hour The Astonishing Rise, and Uncertain Odds, of Kamala Harris’s CampaignThough historically unpopular as a Vice-President, Harris unified the Democratic Party around her. Evan Osnos reports on her emergence as a contender for the White House. With David Remnick | | | | | Editor’s Pick |  The New Yorker Interview Rachel Bloom Has a Funny Song About DeathIn her new Netflix special, the comedian turns a tragic life episode into a riotous study of motherhood, mortality, and the meaning of pet heaven. By Alexandra Schwartz | | | | |  | If you know someone who would enjoy this newsletter, please share it. Was it forwarded to you? Sign up. | | | | | | Culture Dept. |  Postscript Lore Segal Will Keep Talking Through Her Stories The novelist and short-story writer, who died Monday at ninety-six, contributed to The New Yorker for more than six decades. By Cressida Leyshon |  The Art World The Drawings the Shakers Got from God An exuberant exhibit shows that, when it comes to art, the community should be known for far more than its furniture. By Jackson Arn | |  Fiction “My Camp” You’re my famous cousin, the guy who wrote the book. Their little Jewish writer guy—they’ll trust you. By Joshua Cohen |  This Week in Fiction Joshua Cohen on Absorbing and Assimilating Events The author discusses his story “My Camp.” By Cressida Leyshon | | | | | Fun & Games Dept. | Shouts & Murmurs The Princess and the Shoes That Didn’t HurtThe greatest challenge of all: accommodating her nascent bunions. By Kerry Elson | | | | |  | Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play our trivia game » | | | | | P.S. Paul Simon was born on this day in 1941. Although the singer-songwriter penned most of the tunes in Simon and Garfunkel’s catalogue, he didn’t like to be called a poet, as he revealed to James Stevenson, in 1967. “I want to make the words rich and yet plain—tasteful without being prissy or too delicate,” Simon said. “I’m writing sounds that must be sung, and heard sung.” ✍️ | | | | | | | |
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