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In today's crossword: “The Princess Bride” avenger Montoya (five letters). nyer.cm/XvgLhf0

Many of the older N.B.A. players learned how to play basketball on their local playgrounds, while, increasingly, younger players are being brought up by a fleet of coaches. All that training has led to a uniformity in play, kang writes. nyer.cm/HsN2k7d

According to recent news reports, some big non-crypto firms, including Amazon, Walmart, and Meta, are considering launching their own stablecoins, while banks such as Wells Fargo and Bank of America are discussing teaming up to create one. Read more: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/GOxB30

Following Donald Trump’s decision to bring the U.S. into Israel’s war against Iran, there has been speculation that what the Israelis are hoping for is regime change. Is that possible? A nuclear-policy expert weighs in. nyer.cm/rzV1B58

Israel analysts are unsure how or when Benjamin Netanyahu might seize on the Iran issue for political gain. He could reach out to his critics for the sake of national unity, or he might use his seeming success to fuel his way to greater autocracy. nyer.cm/H1sFqtX

Zohran Mamdani has a movement behind him, but he has spent the closing days of the primary race struggling to build a coalition. Can he beat Andrew Cuomo? nyer.cm/sTJbkoL

It's time for a new round of Laugh Lines. Can you put these cartoons in chronological order? nyer.cm/duObjFp

A cartoon by Edward Steed. #NewYorkerCartoons See the rest of the cartoons from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/62Ow9T

Many specimens in the Mütter Museum were obtained during surgeries and autopsies at almshouses, prison wards, and military field hospitals; few were collected with a contemporary understanding of consent. nyer.cm/zp6343S

“No one in my family wanted to talk about Harold’s life as a contract killer for the Mob. Then one day he called me.” A Personal History by Eric Konisberg, from 2001. nyer.cm/VmnF2AZ

The first advice columns appeared in an Ovid-quoting London broadsheet in the late 17th century. Centuries later, there are more forums than ever for observing strangers’ revelations, Merve Emre writes. nyer.cm/bvH73sK

How does one inspire intrigue while also getting a good night’s sleep? In The New Yorker Humor, some tips. nyer.cm/xwEFkyw

The role of the Hollywood intimacy coördinator, once a curio of a career, is on its way to becoming an industry standard. Along the way, it’s also become an object of intense public fascination and borderline-prurient media attention. nyer.cm/caBh680

From 1941: Rogers E. M. Whitaker on the ten-year-old mascot of Princeton’s football team. #NewYorkerArchive nyer.cm/XQ53s2X

With the approval of the government, a renowned sexologist ran a dangerous program that placed foster children with pedophiles. How could this happen? nyer.cm/zIC13r2