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  Sikh Separatism and the Brewing Conflict Between Canada and India

  The New Yorker - Isaac Chotiner

  On Monday, Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, accused India’s government of having a role in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and Sikh separatist who was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia, in June. Sikhs make up less than two per cent of the population of …

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  Rishi Sunak’s Self-Serving Climate Retreat

  The New Yorker - Sam Knight

  Since Rishi Sunak became Britain’s Prime Minister, almost a year ago, in the middle of a national financial breakdown, his premiership has been defined by trying to make things go away. He wants inflation to halve. He wants the gigantic waiting lists for treatment on the National Health Service to …

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  “Swing State” and “Dig” Put Down Roots Off Broadway

  The New Yorker - Helen Shaw

  Technically, there are only four characters in Rebecca Gilman’s “Swing State,” a melancholy new drama, now at the Minetta Lane. There’s a retired guidance counsellor, Peg (Mary Beth Fisher); her troubled young neighbor, Ryan (Bubba Weiler); the local sheriff, Kris (Kirsten Fitzgerald); and Kris’s …

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  Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 21st

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  Introducing: Critics at Large

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  On Critics at Large, a new weekly culture podcast from The New Yorker, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss current obsessions, classic texts, and trends that are emerging across books, film, television, pop culture, and more. The show will offer lively, …

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  Honest Wedding-Dress Styles

  The New Yorker - Emily Clouse

  “Look—it has pockets!”