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May 29, 2017

The New Yorker cover for May 29, 2017: “Brooklyn Bridge Park,” by Jorge Colombo.

“Brooklyn Bridge Park,” by Jorge Colombo.

Putin’s Shadow Cabinet and the Bridge to Crimea

Why the Russian President’s childhood judo partner is leading the country’s most ambitious construction project.

The World Is Running Out of Sand

David Owen writes about the scarcity of many kinds of usable sand, which is one of the world’s most widely used natural resources.