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Culture Desk

Aziz Ansari’s Nostalgic New Comedy Special 

In “Nightclub Comedian,” Ansari fixates on how the Internet shapes our lives and longs for the pre-digital past.
Culture Desk

bell hooks on How We Raise Men

In a conversation with David Remnick for The New Yorker Radio Hour, the social critic, who has died, discusses masculinity, patriarchy, politics, and parenting—including the dynamics within her own family.
Our Local Correspondents

The Code of Chris and Andrew Cuomo

Newly released documents show that the CNN anchor, who was suspended by the cable news network on Tuesday, was closely involved in efforts to defend his brother.
The Front Row

“The Last Duel,” Reviewed: Ridley Scott’s Wannabe #MeToo Movie

Matt Damon and Adam Driver face off on horseback in a historical drama of rape and the pursuit of justice in medieval France.
News Desk

R. Kelly Is Found Guilty on All Counts, Twenty-five Years Too Late

The verdict leaves several questions unanswered, including how the many people Kelly victimized will begin to heal.
Books

Who Lost the Sex Wars?

Fissures in the feminist movement should not be buried as signs of failure but worked through as opportunities for insight.
Annals of Activism

Meeting “the Other Side”: Conversations with Men Accused of Sexual Assault

In 2011, I helped launch a movement to aid survivors on college campuses. That meant I also had to think hard about the rights of those under scrutiny.
Shouts & Murmurs

A Letter of Appreciation for All the Men Who Haven’t Sexually Harassed Me

In Jordan’s eyes, every little girl should dream of being a doctor, a police chief, a C.E.O., or even Vice-President.
Paris Postcard

Camille Cottin Always Feels Like a Beginner

The French actress, known for “Call My Agent!,” “Killing Eve,” and “Connasse,” co-habits with “fucking Matt Damon” in the Trump-inflected Cannes hit “Stillwater.”
Annals of Education

What Is Going On at Yale Law School?

The prestigious institution has tied itself in knots over a dispute involving one of its most popular—and controversial—professors, Amy Chua.
Q. & A.

Martha Nussbaum on #MeToo

The philosopher discusses anger, pride, and justice after sexual assault.
News Desk

How a Sexual-Harassment Suit May Test the Reach of #MeToo in China

Zhou Xiaoxuan’s case against a well-known television personality is unfolding under a system that remains skeptical, even hostile, toward such allegations.
Cultural Comment

The Allegations Against Blake Bailey and the Shock of the Familiar

As a teacher, Bailey was a type, a stock character, the sort whose behavior is often trailed by public silence.
The Political Scene Podcast

#MeToo, 2021

What the case of Blake Bailey tells us about the state of the crusade against sexual misconduct.
Cultural Comment

Blake Bailey, Philip Roth, and the Biography That Blew Up

The author of one of the year’s biggest books has been accused of sexual assault. Strangely, it was precisely his subject that exposed him to scrutiny.
Our Local Correspondents

A Cautionary Tale of Workplace Harassment in the Cuomo Administration

As Albany decides what due process for Andrew Cuomo should look like, women in his administration who faced retaliation in 2017 have waited years for a resolution.
Under Review

The Politics of Bad Sex

A new book argues that current standards of affirmative consent place too much emphasis on knowing what we want.
The New Yorker Interview

The Secret Life of Sharon Stone

In her new memoir, the actor opens up about being a loner, surviving pre-#MeToo Hollywood, and getting struck by lightning.
Blitt’s Kvetchbook

Cuomo vs. Cuomo

The governor’s rumble in the bungle.
Q. & A.

The Cuomo Accusations and the Next Wave of #MeToo

The writer Tanya Selvaratnam discusses her abusive relationship with a former state attorney general and the harassment allegations against the current governor.