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The Lede
Jimmy Carter Rests
During a week of funerals, supporters and loved ones reflect on the former President’s legacy. “He understood that the arc of history is long,” his grandson said.
By Charles Bethea
The Sporting Scene
What Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans Have to Do with Chess
The fuss around the grand master’s wearing of denim pants to a tournament is a reflection of tensions within the game.
By Louisa Thomas
The Front Row
The Empty Ambition of “The Brutalist”
Brady Corbet’s epic takes on weighty themes, but fails to infuse its characters with the stuff of life.
By Richard Brody
A Reporter at Large
Alice Munro’s Passive Voice
The celebrated writer’s partner sexually abused her daughter Andrea. The abuse transformed Munro’s fiction, but she left it to Andrea to confront the true story.
By Rachel Aviv
Comment
History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism
Even Donald Trump’s recent assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience.
By Michael Luo
Open Questions
Why Can’t You Just Deal with It?
Often, it’s our most obviously necessary tasks that feel the most impossible.
By Joshua Rothman
The Daily
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Abandon Fact-Checking
From the daily newsletter: Facebook’s new approach to the facts. Plus: Jimmy Carter rests; why Justin Trudeau had to step down; and the view from the limo driver.
By Fergus McIntosh
U.S. Journal
Bourbon Street After the Terror
In the wake of the New Year’s attack, party-hard New Orleans staggers to its feet.
By Paige Williams
Annals of Inquiry
How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?
English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a result.
By Manvir Singh
Books
Is There Any Escape from the Spotify Syndrome?
The history of recorded music is now at our fingertips. But the streamer’s algorithmic skill at giving us what we like may keep us from what we’ll love.
By Hua Hsu
Sketchbook
When Picasso Was Arrested for Stealing the “Mona Lisa”
In 1911, the world’s most famous painting was stolen from the Louvre.
By Paul Rogers
Drinks with The New Yorker
Graham Norton Would Like a Chat
The talk-show host discusses being a “comedy butler” to the stars, why he serves his guests a drink, and his new novel, “Frankie.”
By Anna Russell