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Trump Warns That Mail-In Ballots Could Result in Voting

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:24:51 GMT

Andy Borowitz jokes that Donald Trump fears Americans will exercise their right to vote if they can do so by mail.

Animal Behaviors I’ve Adopted as My Own

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 11:00:00 GMT

Annah Feinberg humorously imagines scenarios in which she adopts animal behaviors, such as howling at the moon and retracting into a shell, as a result of life in quarantine.

Fighting the Coronavirus, from New York to Utah

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Dhruv Khullar reports on a group of Utah health-care providers who volunteered in New York to help out during the city’s coronavirus surge—then returned home to watch the virus come to them.

Sunday Reading: Hiroshima

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

From The New Yorker’s archive: John Hersey’s celebrated work, and a selection of related articles.

How a Cheese Goes Extinct

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Ruby Tandoh writes about cheesemaking in England, the late Mary Holbrook of Sleight Farm, and what happens when particular kinds of cheese fall out of the living tradition.

Tyler Mitchell’s Redefining Portraits

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:23:27 GMT

Deborah Willis writes about the photographer Tyler Mitchell, whose image of the pop icon Beyoncé appeared on the cover of Vogue’s September issue, in 2018, making Mitchell the first Black photographer hired to shoot a cover in the magazine’s history.

Baseball’s Bumpy Return and the Gap Between Hope and Hubris

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:59:04 GMT

Louisa Thomas watches opening weekend of the 2020 Major League Baseball season, and writes about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the sport. Topics include the Washington Nationals, the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak, and new safety protocols.

Everyone Hates Me

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 11:00:00 GMT

Harris Mayersohn writes a humorous essay explaining why everyone, including his pediatrician and his fiancée, hates him.

"Bluey,” the Coronavirus, and the Weirdness of Little Kids

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Lizzie Widdicombe describes “Bluey,” an Australian TV show that captures the idiosyncratic way that kids play, and interviews its creator, Joe Brumm.

Joe Biden’s Big-Tent Strategy Seems to Be Working

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

John Cassidy writes about how the campaign strategies of the Democratic Presidential nominee, Joe Biden, are so far serving him well.

Tommy Orange Reads Louise Erdrich

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT

Tommy Orange joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Years of My Birth,” by Louise Erdrich, from a 2011 issue of The New Yorker.

What to Stream: Alan and Susan Raymond’s Prescient Documentaries of Police, Prison, and Schools

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 01:03:29 GMT

Richard Brody reviews “Toe Tag Parole” and “Hard Times at Douglass High,” by the documentary filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond.

The Chaotic Design of Trump’s Mail-In Voting Rants

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 21:44:31 GMT

Sue Halpern writes about the need for mail-in voting and absentee ballots in the 2020 Election in order to maintain voter safety amid the coronavirus pandemic, and about how Donald Trump has attempted to sabotage Americans’ ability to avoid in-person voting.

The Power of Police Unions

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:45:55 GMT

On The New Yorker Radio Hour, David Remnick interviews Mayor Lori Lightfoot, William Finnegan discusses the power of police unions, and Jeffrey Toobin revisits the Mueller investigation and the impeachment of Trump.

The Dreamlike Experience of "The Song Is You”

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:23:56 GMT

David Remnick writes about “The Song Is You,” a thirteen-minute film on art, envy, and stalking directed by Andrea Longacre-White and starring Uzoamaka Maduka.

Fauci Would Have Thought Twice About Career in Medicine Had He Known It Meant Someday Talking ...

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:23:25 GMT

Andy Borowitz jokes that Dr. Anthony Fauci was questioning his long, accomplished career after hostile treatment from Representative Jim Jordan during congressional testimony about the coronavirus.

Bonus Daily Cartoon: The Spreaders

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:13:20 GMT

Peter Kuper’s Daily Cartoon depicts creatures in the style of Dr. Seuss not wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Democrats Need a Plan to Fight Corruption—the Usual Kind as Well as the Trump Kind

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:52:56 GMT

Jim Lardner writes about the extreme corruption of the Donald Trump Administration and the political opportunities that it presents to Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

Phone. Keys. Wallet.

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:35:03 GMT

Erika Sjule humorously illustrates a woman’s check to make sure that she has everything she needs in her purse.

The Fight to Save Jobs in the Airline Industry

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:04:14 GMT

Sheelah Kolhatkar writes about Sara Nelson, the president of the union the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, and how the coronavirus pandemic is effective the airline industry.