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A Rise in Antisemitism, at Home and Abroad
The New Yorker,
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt talks about antisemitism “from all ends of the political spectrum, and in between.” It threatens not only Jews, she says, but the stability of democracies.
Joyce Carol Oates’s Relentless, Prolific Search for a Self
In more than a hundred works of fiction, Oates has investigated the question of personality—while doubting that she actually has one.
The Morality of Having Kids in a Burning, Drowning World
Two recent books, “The Quickening” and “The Parenthood Dilemma,” consider the ethics of procreation in the age of man-made climate change.
Johnny Marr Loves his Axes
In his new book, “Marr’s Guitars,” the co-founder of the Smiths describes how each of his hundred and thirty-two instruments turned his daydreams into sound.
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
“Fear Is Just a Word,” “Beyond the Wall,” “Let Us Descend,” and “The Love of Singular Men.”
The Mail
Letters respond to Yiyun Li’s essay on gardening, Dorothy Wickenden’s piece about lighthouse keepers, and Dan Kaufman’s article about the U.A.W. strike.
Piecing Together My Father’s Murder
I was too young to remember what happened to my dad, and no one explained it to me. So I tried to assemble the story myself.
Mary’s “Me” Day
Oh, my God, I could fly to Tierra del Fuego right now!