Books Anthony Veasna So Takes On Trauma, but Doesn’t Leave Out the Jokes Classics of immigrant storytelling can feel sparse and solemn. The stories in So’s “Afterparties” fill the silence, spilling over with transgressive humor and exuberant language. By Hua Hsu | | |
Flash Fiction “He’s Very Well Read” “She had a particular shelf, the complaining woman said, where she was keeping all the books he’d given her.” By Catherine Lacey | | |
Poems “Swimming Laps” “With each scissors kick, I know time’s shears.” By Arthur Sze | Poems “Reasons to Log Off” “Click here to receive a special / invitation. Click here if you want to believe in God.” By Kate Baer | | |
Culture Desk Tig Notaro and Jason Sudeikis Find Comedy Amid Chaos Watch highlights from The New Yorker Live, where the stars of “Drawn” and “Ted Lasso” talked about humor during the pandemic, exclusively for subscribers. By The New Yorker | The Front Row A Val Kilmer Documentary Reveals Thwarted Hollywood Dreams The actor, whose voice is impaired, reflects on the art of acting and evokes his own cinematic counterlife. By Richard Brody | | |