Today from The New Yorker

Why ISIS Murdered Kenji Goto by George Packer The Islamic State doesn’t leave thousands of corpses in its wake as a means to an end. Slaughter is its goal.     A Hip-Hop Guide to American History by Rebecca Mead The making of a revolutionary new musical.     Ten Takeaways from Obama’s Budget by John Cassidy The proposals are worthwhile, but they won’t make a big dent in inequality and wage stagnation.     The History of “Loving” to Read by Joshua Rothman For a long time, people didn’t love literature. They read with their heads, not their hearts.     On “Wintry Mix” by Kathryn Schulz It sounds like toasted hazelnuts and dark chocolate, or sleigh bells at dusk, but a better name would be “airborne depravity” or “meteorological pox.”     “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison “With that skin, there was no point in being tough or sassy, even when you were right.”                 Lost and Found by Richard Brody Katheen Collins’s 1982 feature, “Losing Ground,” gets its first release at Film Society of Lincoln Center.     Psychedelics as Therapy with Michael Pollan Podcast: A discussion of the use of hallucinogenic drugs to treat the fear of death.     Daily Cartoon by Emily Flake Tuesday, February 3rd.