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In America, unthinkable violence has become routine. In the wake of the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, David Remnick speaks with the researchers Jillian Peterson and James Densley, whose book “The Violence Project” is the most in-depth study of mass shooters. Contributing writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor reflects on racism and the Buffalo attack. Plus, we remember the longtime New Yorker writer and editor Roger Angell, and we join the comedian Karen Chee on her favorite kind of outing: a fishing trip that doesn’t yield any fish.
What Makes a Mass Shooter?
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The authors of “The Violence Project” note that mass shootings have risen with overdoses and other deaths of despair—which is not a coincidence. Plus, racism and the Buffalo shooting.
Remembering Roger Angell
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Angell was known as perhaps the best baseball writer in the history of the game. But his long career at The New Yorker encompassed far more than sports.
Fishing with Karen Chee
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We join the comedian—a writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and New Yorker contributor—on her favorite kind of outing: a fishing trip that doesn’t yield any fish.
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