The New Yorker: Everything 
Daily Cartoon: Monday, September 21st
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Scientists have new proof that the President had children with his enslaved chambermaid Sally Hemings—and that their bloodline endures across the country.
The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal
Students and faculty across the country were punished for their reactions to the conservative activist’s murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech’s law school is still trying to clear her name.
The Curious Power of Punctuation
Commas, dashes, semicolons, and spaces have shaped how we read for centuries. What happens when machines start crafting the sentences?
What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today
Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
Why I Free-Solo El Capitan
When some of you asked if I’d record my thoughts as I hang by my fingertips over my impending death, I thought, Why not?
Tom Brady’s Endgame
A new biography argues that the star quarterback’s divorce was his biggest fumble.
What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do
One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In her new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for.
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
“The Maltese Version,” “That Summer’s End,” “Berlin Before and After,” and “Jean Toomer.”
A Populist Revival in Iowa
In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.
Is A.I. Above the Law?
Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.
Barry Blitt’s “Pulling the Plug”
Is an A.I. kill switch possible?
The Return of “Salt”
Mark Kurlansky’s 2002 best-seller is back on the list, all thanks to a young TikToker who’s never had a latke.
Learning to Yearn with Georgia Oakley
The director of the new “Sense and Sensibility” film chats about marketing Jane Austen for Gen Z, with a little help from “Normal People” ’s Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Hernan Diaz’s Grand Experiment
In the novel “Ply,” the Pulitzer Prize winner imagines a ruined New York, a fractured society, and the ultimate structure of existence.