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Letter from Trump’s Washington
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In the 2020 Election, Everything Happens and Nothing Matters

If a pandemic that has killed nearly two hundred thousand Americans can’t significantly hurt Trump’s support, can anything?

Our Columnists
Joe Biden walking in front of a blue background with a mask on

New Polls Suggest the Presidential Race Is Still Joe Biden’s to Lose

Recent polls suggest that President Trump is facing the same basic challenge that confronted the Republican Party in the 2018 midterms: a majority of voters don’t like him or approve of the job he is doing.

A Critic at Large
Indoors

Is Staying In Staying Safe?

Indoor life has its dangers, too, but building-design specialists have big plans for us.

The Current Cinema
John David Washington in Tenet

“Tenet” is Dazzling, Deft, and Devoid of Feeling

Christopher Nolan’s latest film bears the hopes of an industry desperate to get people back in theatres, but grandeur is no guarantee of impact.

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Q. & A.
The silhouette of a person standing in front of a shattered store window with the name "Floyd" painting on it

Examining the Case for Looting

A conversation with the writer and activist, whose new book alarmed liberals and conservatives.

Dispatch
A teacher wears a mask in an empty classroom.

Teachers in Texas Are Fighting for Their Lives

As the state moved to reopen in-person instruction, educators began organizing online and protesting across the state.

U.S. Journal
Julius Rivera.

A Community Organizer Takes on White Vigilantism

When armed men attacked Black Lives Matter protesters in Philadelphia, a local activist recognized his neighbor among the mob and decided to confront him.

Dispatch
A person stands in front of a police fence.

The Streets of Kenosha and the National Stage

After the violence came mourning, defiance, and distortion.

Culture Desk
Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage.

The Emptiness of the Live Virtual Concert

Watching Megan Thee Stallion perform with such gusto, without reciprocity from an audience, felt like a compact had been broken. Meanwhile, Lil Uzi Vert treated the spectacle as what it was: a dress rehearsal for real life.

Matchmaking Dept.
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Sima Taparia’s Matchmaking Business Booms in Lockdown

The star of the Netflix reality series “Indian Matchmaking” is actively trying to match more than a hundred clients, who come with such demands as “good-natured,” “not a lawyer,” and a working knowledge of geographic phenomena.

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“I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” Reviewed: Charlie Kaufman’s Showy Quest for Sympathy

"I'm Thinking Of Ending Things."

The film evokes self-consciousness from behind a screen of impersonality—self-awareness without the self.

September 3, 2020

Can Ron DeSantis Deliver a Victory in Florida to Donald Trump?

Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump sitting at a table with a screen that reads "We're In This Together." behind them

How Republicans have been suppressing Democratic votes to turn Florida from a swing state into a G.O.P. stronghold.

September 3, 2020

Trump Blasts Supporters Who Plan to Vote for Him Only Once

An election judge directs voters outside a polling place.

The President called supporters who intend to cast only one vote for him “disgracefully low-energy.”

September 3, 2020

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 3rd

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“I abhor his despicable tweets, but I’m not going to abandon my core principles: keeping the base happy and getting reëlected.”

September 3, 2020

Trump Urged to Take Improv Class to Make His Invented Stories Richer in Detail

US President Donald Trump listens to officials.

“Laura Ingraham was giving him great prompts, but he didn’t build on them,” an improv expert said.

September 3, 2020
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Tables for Two
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Caribbean Flavors to Shift the Palate, from Yardy

During the pandemic, the event company founded by the artist, model, and chef DeVonn Francis has pivoted to Instagram Live gatherings and takeout with tropic-inspired ingredients like chayote, tamarind, and culantro.

Podcast Dept.
Nice White Parents

“Nice White Parents,” “Fiasco,” and America’s Public-School Problem

Two new podcasts aim to upend listeners’ understanding of school reform and desegregation.

Minneapolis Postcard
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A Vision of Minneapolis Without Police

Every night, the Powderhorn Safety Collective monitors the neighborhood in which George Floyd was killed by local officers, and where residents have made an informal pact not to call the police.

Fiction
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“Flashlight”

“Such naked wanting to be wanted made Louisa’s mother even more repellent to Louisa than she generally was.”

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Podcasts

Joe Biden on F.D.R., and Rick Perlstein on Donald Trump

An illustrated portrait of Joe Biden with a shadow of FDR

A sit-down interview with the Democratic nominee. Plus, Rick Perlstein on Goldwater, Reagan, and Trump.

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