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On Television

The Rigorous Empathy of “Oprah with Meghan and Harry”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Royal Family exit interview, an instantly iconic pop-culture artifact, could not have been without Oprah.

A Reporter at Large

The Rise of Made-in-China Diplomacy

While political leaders trade threats, the pandemic has made Americans even more reliant on China’s manufacturers.

Daily Comment

What Meghan and Harry’s Oprah Interview Clarifies

Why did we ever find all of this so amusing?

Medical Dispatch

Coronavirus Variants and the End of the Pandemic

The virus is mutating—but we can still beat it, one vaccination at a time.

When Investment Firms Acquire Trailer Parks

What Is Happening to the Republicans?

Pope Francis Calls on the Grand Ayatollah

This Week’s Issue

March 15, 2021 Issue
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Podcasts: Radio Hour

A weekly mix of in-depth interviews, profiles, and more, hosted by David Remnick.

Goings On About Town

The best things happening in New York City, as well as online and streaming.

Puzzles & Games Dept.

Play crosswords, cryptics, and more.

Caption Contest

We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.

Spotlight

Culture Desk

Documenting Wuhan in the Early Pandemic Days

Nanfu Wang’s “In the Same Breath” shows how government lies can ruin the lives of ordinary people.

On Television

Queen Latifah Obliterates Trumps n’ Musks in “The Equalizer”

The CBS crime procedural is a gimme for an audience who’d die to have this therapeutic queen dismantle racial capitalism in one fell girl-boss swoop.

Photo Booth

Chronicling the Fallout from the Iraq War

Peter van Agtmael’s new book contrasts the unnatural reality of the war abroad with how it is sanitized at home.

The Front Row

The Best Performances of the Century So Far

They share a feeling of invention and discovery, and reflect broader transformations in the art itself.

The New Yorker Interview

Spike Lee Sees the Parallels

A conversation with the director about “Da 5 Bloods,” racial uprisings, and catching hell.

Daily Comment

A Plan That All Americans Can Embrace

Biden’s proposal for a Civilian Climate Corps draws on a New Deal program that created jobs and united the country.

Culture Desk

Black and White

“There was a parade of cheap TV sets that made their way through my home when I was a kid.”

Crossword

A Challenging Puzzle

2017 Bong Joon-ho film whose title character is a G.M.O.: four letters.

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Contributors

Michael Luo
Daily Comment

The Wasting of the Evangelical Mind

Katy Waldman
The New Yorker Interview

Kathryn Hahn Steals the Show Again

Lauren Michele Jackson
Podcast Dept.

Obama and Springsteen’s Podcast Is Here to Lull America

Peter Slevin
The Political Scene

South Carolina Republicans Face a Trump-Fuelled Schism

Adam Gopnik
Cultural Comment

Saving Birdland—and Jazz History

Casey Cep
Books

When the Barbizon Gave Women Rooms of Their Own

Amy Davidson Sorkin
Comment

With a Third Vaccine, Are We Finally Winning Against COVID-19?

Michael Schulman
The New Yorker Interview

Anthony Hopkins Remembers It All

Daily Cartoon

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In Focus

The Coronavirus Crisis

Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.

Racial Injustice and Policing

Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.

Reopening and the Economy

The impact of the pandemic and the efforts at recovery.

The Future of Democracy

An exploration of democracy in America.

From This Week’s Issue

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Jelani Cobb on where the G.O.P. is headed, Dana Goodyear on Malibu’s mystery shootings, Peter Hessler on China’s pandemic profits, and more.

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March 15, 2021 Issue
Dog playing catch in front of buildings
“Captive Audience,“ by Tom Gauld.

Humor

Shouts & Murmurs

Macmuffin: A Tragedy

“The drippings from this meat hath stained my white bun / And no cleanser, nay Biz nor Fab, shall draw it out.”

Daily Shouts

Places Beyond Boredom

Are you “Gumby”-reruns bored or meet-my-spirit-animal bored?

Satire from The Borowitz Report

McCarthy Blasts Failure to Address Dr. Seuss Crisis

He criticized the COVID-relief bill for focussing on “left-wing pet projects, like helping people pay for food.”

Blitt’s Kvetchbook

Texas Drops Precautions

A few cowboy metaphors.

Daily Shouts

Balto’s Sinister Plot to Save Americans

“I heard that Balto is actually Bill Gates in a dog costume. That’s all you need to know about that.”

Daily Shouts

Wooing Your Ex’s Parents

He had the right to end things, but neither of you can dictate the other’s ties to people from your years together.

Video

Love Lessons from a Forty-four-Year-Old Plant Shop in N.Y.C.

Mastering the Subtle Art of the Vinaigrette

Fiction & Poetry

Fiction

“The Shape of a Teardrop”

“What I really wanted to sue them for was giving birth to me in the first place.”

Poems

“Remembering a City and a Sickness”

“Where do they, / did they, / go, / the zapped rats, I mean.”

This Week in Fiction

T. Coraghessan Boyle on the Limits of Parental Love

The author discusses “The Shape of a Teardrop,” his story from this week’s issue.

Poems

“How to Apologize”

“Cook a large fish.”