The fight for our elections

A man stands up against Donald Trump's election denial

Amid calls of “rigged” elections, a short documentary shows the impact of election conspiracies in a crucial area of ​​law.

A woman trembles with anger hints at a violent revolution. Another reads from the Bible and promises that the devout will walk “on the bloodstained fields of slaughtered, evil people.” A man tells the government officials seated before him, “You are the cancer that is tearing this nation apart!” In these scenes from “Denial,” a new short documentary directed by Paul Moakley and Daniel Lombroso, we see Arizona residents convinced that election conspiracies are afoot all around them vent their anger on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. And we see Supervisor Bill Gates, a lifelong Republican and the target of their ire, respond categorically to each speaker, thanking them for their comments.

Denial follows Gates in the week leading up to the 2022 midterm elections as the Maricopa board prepares to conduct the vote on Election Day and later certify the results. The film captures the frenzy surrounding what was once considered a boring bureaucratic exercise and the emotional toll it takes on the man at its center. Gates is tasked not only with helping to conduct an election but also with somehow appeasing people who, incited by opportunistic politicians, can never be truly satisfied. And the battle continues. As the New Yorkers Author Rachel Monroe points out in an introduction to the documentary that this year, “some candidates had already begun openly questioning the legitimacy of the election before voting had even begun.”

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The next style trend

This week's fall issue of Style & Design features articles on Bowen Yang of “SNL,” the French perfumer behind Baccarat Rouge 540 and Zendaya's stylist. For the newsletter, we asked the New Yorker staff to predict the next It look. Here is an excerpt from the newsletter editors Hannah Jocelynis the fashion prediction of the day. We will bring you more predictions throughout the weekend.

It is 3 Am You're standing on the corner, leash in hand, and the creature on the other end is nibbling at a sad, cracked patch of grass on the sidewalk. The streetlights are on and the only movement comes from the rare car or fellow zombie. You're wearing padded, quilted Teva slippers, a huge denim shirt with a flannel lining, yesterday's smeared makeup, and no pants – and it somehow works? The look is Nice dog walk in the early morning hours. Comfort, convenience, randomness. It's the carefree Instagram carousel come to life—only without the curation. Just wear whichever combination of clothes feels closest to you. If you need an industry boost, look to Prada, where chic randomness was the theme of the spring/summer 2025 collection; one runway outfit paired a sparkly metallic cocktail dress with a yellow raincoat and woven sun visor. Someone once said that in New York, the square block around your apartment building is your front yard, where you're free to be the kind of freak you're usually only on private property. This fall, dress as if your front yard extends everywhere.

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PS This week, David Remnick spoke with Ezra Klein about the conflict in Gaza ahead of the first anniversary of October 7. Listen to the interview on “The Ezra Klein Show” and reread Remnick's recent reporting from Israel.