A Silent Crisis
Sexual assault against boys is far more common than we
think. Here’s why we don’t talk about it. 10Talk of the Town
A rural liberal sets out to discuss politics with his Trump-
supporting local critics. 18Opening Lines
How terrorists became the unspoken architects of the Capitol
and other public spaces. 2Tom Sietsema
At the Riggs Hotel in D.C., a new kind of room service. 28Inside
Just Asking 6 Date Lab 8 Second Glance 31 Crossword 32
Gene Weinga rten 33○ Art With a Point
Title: “Pa ndemic Pastimes”
Artist: Laura Breiling, Berlin
From the artist: When lockdown started
last year, many of us established hobbies
to cope with boredom and loneliness. We
painted portraits of our pets, pieced
together puzzles, baked sourdough
bread, folded origami, grew vegetables —
the list goes on. Now that the pandemic is
entering a second year, it m ight be time
for some new activities.
For more art from the magazine’s table of
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On the cover: Illustration by Jacqueline
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