Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Fla., late Friday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains, damaging winds and the possibility of life-threatening flooding to the region (on.wsj.com)
A sliver of meadow and trees on the edge of Yosemite has become an unlikely battleground over whether development is allowed in national parks (on.wsj.com)
As former Vice President Kamala Harris lays the groundwork for a potential third presidential campaign, her husband has privately told some people he would prefer she didn’t run, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations. (on.wsj.com)
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan has sparked a national debate after the Pentagon announced that his death by firing squad would be livestreamed. Here’s what to know. (on.wsj.com)
Trump said his administration has reached an agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months (on.wsj.com)
How “Oscar” Stages the Sad, Sordid Decline of Oscar Wilde - The ballet, on now at New York City Center, imagines the renowned writer enclosed in a cell, tortured by images from his own works about the relationship between life and art. (www.newyorker.com)
Kash Patel’s Slap Shot - The F.B.I. director’s Trump-inspired hockey team, the Dons, faced their rivals in a beer league. With rogue slap shots and hovering security agents, Patel was in the zone—or, at least, next to it. (www.newyorker.com)
The Blistering Hollywood Satire of “Misty Green” - In Chris Rock’s film, Rosalind Eleazar gives a tremendous performance as a fast-fading TV veteran with a talent for acting, singing, and self-sabotage. (www.newyorker.com)
Who Won the Redistricting War? - Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms. (www.newyorker.com)
Richard Avedon’s Defining Early Fashion Shoots - Avedon was the first—and for a long time the only—staff photographer at The New Yorker, but he began his career at Harper’s Bazaar, transforming the fashion photograph in issue after sensational issue. (www.newyorker.com)
How I Became a Lock Picker - For those who appreciate “locksport,” a well-crafted lock may be more interesting than whatever it locks up. (www.newyorker.com)
Will Donald Trump’s Corruption Matter in November? - The President’s self-dealing has been well documented. Do voters care—and will anyone ever pay? (www.newyorker.com)
The Reporter Nicholas Lemann on California’s Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax - A measure to tax the ultra-wealthy in California is a bellwether progressive issue. Why are so many Democrats skeptical? (www.newyorker.com)
Canada’s Plans for Donald Trump - Canadians think America “is toxic and broken and can never be trusted again,” Chrystia Freeland, the former Deputy Prime Minister, tells David Remnick, and they’re seeking allies abroad. (www.newyorker.com)
In the Dark: Season 2 - The investigative podcast In the Dark examines why Curtis Flowers, a Black man in Mississippi, was tried six times for the same crime, revealing a town divided by race and a conviction supported by questionable evidence. (www.newyorker.com)
What’s Driving the French Student Protests - A movement born in the Paris banlieues has mobilized young people against diminished school conditions and accumulating problems at home and beyond. (www.newyorker.com)
The Vertiginous Revelations of “You Can See Everything” - Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s interrogation of Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder, is a compelling spectacle of manipulation, suspicion, and apparent sincerity. (www.newyorker.com)
“Lincoln in the Bardo” Gets an Opera at the Met - Also: an Animal Collective reunion, the reverent art of Malcolm Peacock, a new jazz documentary from 1972, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology - “To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?” (www.newyorker.com)
How Rick Bragg Became His Generation’s Bard of the South - The Alabamian writer has published multiple acclaimed memoirs about his humble roots and is at work on another, which may be his last. His writing has also been dogged by controversy. (www.newyorker.com)
“Fjord” Keeps the Faith - In Cristian Mungiu’s drama, a family of conservative Christian immigrants in Norway collide with the progressive values of the European welfare state. (www.newyorker.com)
The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names - A report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Social Reckoning” Leaves Out the Human Element - In Aaron Sorkin’s overwritten sequel to “The Social Network,” inspired performances by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White can’t bring the main characters to life. (www.newyorker.com)