Molly Ringwald on #MeToo, and the Tragedy of “Zero Tolerance” at the Border

Illustration by Golden Cosmos

As the #MeToo movement courses through American life, an evangelical activist and a Hollywood star start to see their respective worlds differently. David Remnick gets a lesson in crossword-puzzle construction from two experts. And, at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, in El Paso, a reporter speaks with a woman who fears that she will be deported before officials return her five-year-old, whom they separated from her.


The Government Took Her Son. Will It Give Him Back?

Border Patrol agents took Ana Maritza Rivera’s five-year-old son. Now she’s struggling to reunite with him before she’s deported.


An Evangelical Activist Embraces #MeToo

Autumn Miles, a survivor of domestic abuse, says that evangelical churches must stop encouraging women to submit to abuse.


Molly Ringwald, Judd Apatow, and #MeToo

The muse of the filmmaker John Hughes and one of his successors wrestle with the long shadow of sexism in film.


To Build a Better Crossword

Two puzzle constructors on how to create a younger, more diverse audience of puzzle solvers.