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Roger Federer explains how he grew out of his early racquet-tossing temper and became one of tennis’s coolest heads—and its reigning master. Jia Tolentino describes the Internet as a medium in which, instead of being yourself, you are chained to yourself. David Remnick talks with the creators of a new series about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to the staff writer Hua Hsu about the singular Chinese vocalist Stephen Cheng.

Roger Federer Talks with David Remnick

Federer, who is possibly the greatest men’s-tennis player of all time, gets ready to play in his nineteenth U.S. Open. He tells David Remnick it won’t be his last.

Jia Tolentino on the Rise and Fall of the Internet

The New Yorker staff writer says that she owes her writing career to the Internet. Can she prevent it from destroying her?

HBO’s “Our Boys,” a Brutally Truthful Depiction of the Effects of Hate Crime

A conversation with two of the show’s creators—one Israeli, one Palestinian—about the human costs of the conflict in their homeland.

Stephen Cheng’s Chinese-Jamaican Music

The staff writer Hua Hsu on the singular career of a Chinese vocalist with global ambitions.