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The New Yorker’s reporting on the #MeToo movement.

Critics at Large

Alice Munro’s Fall from Grace

Revelations about the celebrated writer have reignited debates about how to reckon with artists who do terrible things. Have the years since #MeToo yielded any answers?
The Front Row

Woody Allen Reëmerges with a Movie About Getting Away with Murder

The director’s films have often specialized in denunciation and retribution, and the comedic thriller “Coup de Chance,” set in Paris, fits this pattern all too plainly.
Persons of Interest

The Startling Candor of Helen Garner

One of Australia’s most beloved writers, Garner—who has published novels, nonfiction, and three volumes of diaries—is finally catching on in the U.S.
The New Yorker Interview

The Problem of the Too-Truthful Woman

In “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet asks whether a woman can be honest about her marriage—and her ambition—without being punished.
Q. & A.

How Soccer Players Re-Started Spain’s #MeToo Movement

A journalist describes the history of feminist activism in Spain and why the World Cup controversy marks a new phase.
Under Review

The Disciplining Power of Disappointment

In a new book, Sara Marcus argues that American politics are defined by unfulfilled desire.
Persons of Interest

Kim Hyesoon’s Animal Obsessions

The Korean poet, now in her fifth decade in the public eye, inhabits a world of knives and carcasses and dark orifices—a fantasia of feminine rage.
Under Review

Can You Love the Art and Hate the Monster?

In “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,” Claire Dederer attempts the impossible task of disentangling herself from the figures whose work has made her who she is.
Page-Turner

A Trailblazer of Trauma Studies Asks What Victims Really Want

Judith Herman’s seminal book “Trauma and Recovery” created a template for her field. Three decades later, she’s published a follow-up to explain how survivors’ needs are still misunderstood.
Letter from Los Angeles

The Harvey Weinstein Trial and the Myth of the Perfect Perpetrator

If Weinstein is acquitted in L.A., it will be tempting to conclude that #MeToo is over. But, even if he is convicted, some may reach the same conclusion.
Cultural Comment

What “Tár” Knows About the Artist as Abuser

Todd Field’s film about the downfall of a world-famous conductor shows the toll that untouchability takes even on the person it supposedly benefits.
The Political Scene Podcast

Hollywood’s Backlash to “Wokeness”

Doreen St. Félix on whether changes in Hollywood made in response to the B.L.M. and #MeToo movements are starting to recede.
Cultural Comment

The Frictionless Triumphs of “She Said”

The movie, which dramatizes the New York Times’ reporting on Harvey Weinstein, takes us far from the usual clatter and grime of newspaper dramas.
The Front Row

“Tár,” Reviewed: Regressive Ideas to Match Regressive Aesthetics

Starring Cate Blanchett as a conductor accused of misconduct, the film takes bitter aim at so-called cancel culture.
News Desk

The Censorship Machine Erasing China’s Feminist Movement

This summer, a viral video of a group of women being viciously attacked in a restaurant sparked national outrage. The response has been quashed.
Q. & A.

The N.F.L.’s Missed #MeToo Moment

Deshaun Watson was accused of harassing or assaulting more than two dozen women. The Cleveland Browns signed him to a contract worth two hundred and thirty million dollars.
Cultural Comment

The Johnny Depp–Amber Heard Verdict Is Chilling

Many victims of domestic violence who watched the trial will likely conclude that, if they share their experiences, they will be disbelieved, shamed, and ostracized.
Annals of Justice

Harvey Weinstein’s Last Campaign

How the Hollywood producer lost control of the story during his criminal trial in New York.
Q. & A.

Decades of Sexual-Abuse Coverups in the Southern Baptist Convention

A landmark report has detailed systemic abuse within the S.B.C., abetted by church leaders. Kate Shellnutt, a senior news editor of Christianity Today, discusses the fallout.
Profiles

Céline Sciamma’s Quest for a New, Feminist Grammar of Cinema

In subtle, unpredictable ways, the French director is determined to move beyond received ideas of filmmaking.