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РЕЛИЗ ПОДГОТОВИЛА ГРУППА "What's News" VK.COM/WSNWS Introducing CONTRIBUTORS The New Yorker Crossword Puzzle Ian Parker (“The Bane of Their Resis- Judith Thurman (“Maltese for Begin- tance,” p. 34) contributed his first piece ners,” p. 48) began writing for the mag- to the magazine in 1994 and became a azine in 1987 and became a staff writer staff writer in 2000. in 2000. She is the author of “Cleo- patra’s Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire,” a Emily Nussbaum (On Television, p. 70), collection of her New Yorker essays. The New Yorker’s television critic, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Jon Lee Anderson (“The Playbook,” p. 20), a staff writer, began contribut- Simon Schama (“Blue as Can Be,” p. 28), ing to The New Yorker in 1998. His many a University Professor of Art History books include “The Fall of Baghdad.” and History at Columbia, has written for the magazine since 1994. His most Katie Condon (Poem, p. 52) is a doc- recent book is “The Story of the Jews, toral candidate in English at the Uni- Volume Two: Belonging, 1492-1900.” versity of Tennessee, Knoxville. Tyler Foggatt (The Talk of the Town, Jack Handey (Shouts & Murmurs, p. 27) p. 16) joined the magazine’s editorial has contributed to the magazine since staff last year. 1987. His latest humor book is “Please Stop the Deep Thoughts.” Barry Blitt (Cover) is a cartoonist and an illustrator. His latest book, “Blitt,” Elizabeth Barber (The Talk of the Town, is a collection of his illustrations for p. 18), a member of the magazine’s ed- The New Yorker, the Times, Vanity Fair, itorial staff, has written for Reuters and and other publications. published work in Time and Wired. Maya Ribault (Poem, p. 43) recently Haruki Murakami (Fiction, p. 56) will graduated from the M.F.A. program publish his fifteenth novel in English, at Bennington College. “Killing Commendatore,” in October. 1. Stack for a publisher’s THIS WEEK ON NEWYORKER.COM assistant. 2. Dulce et (Horatian maxim). 3. Flavoring used in biscotti. 4. Landmark 1973 court case, familiarly. Do the rest of the puzzle, and find a new one every week, CULTURE DESK PODCAST at newyorker.com/crossword On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dorothy Wickenden and Adam Magic: The Gathering, Neima Jahromi Davidson discuss what Allen examines the game’s popularity. Weisselberg knows about Trump. Download the New Yorker Today app for the latest news, commentary, criticism, and humor, plus this week’s magazine and all issues back to 2008. STEED EDWARD LEFT: 4 THE NEW YORKER, SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 РЕЛИЗ ПОДГОТОВИЛА ГРУППА "What's News" VK.COM/WSNWS THE MAIL HOMEWARD BOUND gaining momentum, and every citizen should be involved. This is not the time An International Beer, Music & Food Celebration I was moved by Rebecca Mead’s essay to abdicate one’s civic responsibility. Presented by and on her decision to move back to her William P. Alkire birthplace, England, after spending de- San Jose, Calif. cades in the United States and having become a citizen (“The Return of the While I am not yet eligible to apply Native,” August 20th). Her story echoes for citizenship, I am a Brit living in mine. As both a Swiss and an Ameri- New York, as Mead was. Unlike Mead, can citizen, I can identify with her feel- though, the ghastliness of the Trump ings of no longer being able to go Presidency has only hardened my re- 9/8 “home,” yet I, too, want to go back. It’s solve to stay. I did not realize how fully clear that this was a difficult decision I shared the values of this country until for Mead, and she doesn’t overlook the they were threatened by the current Vince Staples privilege of being able to return to her Administration. Jeff Tweedy native country (nor do I). Like Mead, Dan Abernethy I have been given incredible oppor- 1New York City NAO tunities in the United States that my Saba / Preoccupations home country could never have offered THE LIMITS OF FREE SPEECH me. What, then, makes us want to leave Vagabon / Hatchie a country that has given us so much? I appreciate Steve Coll’s thoughtful Standing on the Corner Mead says that it is not because of examination of the censoring of social Flasher / Madison McFerrin Trump, though it is for me. “I’m get- media, and I agree with his conclu- ting out, but I’m not getting away,” she sion that “it is sometimes necessary to writes, arguing that no one can escape defend the rights of awful speakers, politics in this “shrunken world.” But for the sake of principles that may help 9/9 leaving can also be an act of protest a free and diverse society renew itself ” against the ways that the ideals of this (Comment, August 20th). Still, I have The Flaming Lips country—“hard work and honesty, cour- some questions. What about the issue age and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, of public safety? Is hounding some- Nile Rodgers & CHIC loyalty and patriotism”—are being dam- one on a social-media platform the Yo La Tengo / Girlpool aged beyond repair. It is difficult to equivalent of repeatedly leaving threat- leave, but it is more difficult to see these ening and harassing voice-mail mes- Hop Along / No Age principles being stifled to the point sages on someone’s phone? What if Kamaiyah / Shopping where truth isn’t the truth. the recipient of the messages feels Julie Byrne / The Courtneys Danielle Muller afraid? When should law enforcement Los Angeles, Calif. intervene? Coll writes that “there are other ways to challenge hatemongers— Thomas Paine wrote, in “The Ameri- at the voting booth.” But that’s very can Crisis” (1776), “These are the times idealistic, and victims of hate speech that try men’s souls.” After reading need protection, too. If we don’t have Mead’s article, I’m sure she would mature and honorable political lead- Beer Samples Included agree. The policies put forth by the ers to intervene, then we have to rely with Your Ticket Trump Administration must be ad- on reluctant social-media C.E.O.s to dressed by the electorate, and it is our do it instead. responsibility as citizens to do so. Mead Jill Hinckley September 8 & 9, 2018 is a naturalized citizen, and she makes Kingsland, Texas clear that she plans to keep voting. But Governors Island, NYC does she also have a moral obligation • to stay in this country after enjoying so Letters should be sent with the writer’s name, many benefits of residence over the address, and daytime phone number via e-mail to [email protected].