Who Is in Charge of Cancel Culture?

Plus: ownership in the era of Big Tech; “WandaVision”; and a year of lockdown. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Populism Who Is in Charge of Cancel Culture? Liberals increasingly embrace the progressive critique of structural racism, but they are far less certain of what to do about it. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells News & Culture Books How Much of Your Stuff Belongs to Big Tech? In the digital era, the old rule book on ownership doesn’t work anymore. But beware of what’s replacing it. By Elizabeth Kolbert Cultural Comment We Live in the World of “WandaVision” The show asked what we want—and who we can be—after so much illusion. By Stephanie Burt Cultural Comment The Perils of the Posthumous Rap Album What should happen to the unreleased recordings after an artist dies? By Sheldon Pearce Daily Comment The Link Between the Capitol Riot and Anti-Abortion Extremism The importance of an anti-abortion stance to the anti-government far right has received new attention since January 6th. By Jessica Winter Q. & A. Harry, Meghan, and the Pact Between the Royals and the Press The British writer and campaigner Anthony Barnett says the royal controversy is evidence of a country in crisis. By Isaac Chotiner A Year of Lockdown Checking In As Told To: An Unhoused High Schooler’s New Nest A year ago, fifteen-year-old Camilo was living in a shelter without Wi-Fi. He catches us up on his year in quarantine, his rescued pet pigeons, and his search for home and friends. By Zach Helfand As It Happens Dept. The Race to Collect COVID Ephemera Before It’s History The New-York Historical Society has spent the pandemic year scrounging for tomorrow’s museum artifacts, including homemade masks, store-closure signs, and a street artist’s portrait of Dr. Fauci as Mr. Spock. By Sarah Larson Intermission Dept. A Movie Theatre Returns from the Longest Intermission Ever Three hundred and fifty-one days after the closing credits of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” employees at a Queens multiplex prepare for reopening and get to popping thirty-five pounds of popcorn. By Adam Iscoe Rearview Mirror A Year After Pearl Harbor, a Year into COVID They rationed sugar; we hoarded toilet paper. In December of 1942, in a time different and not so different from today, Americans took stock of sacrifice, grief, duty, and irretrievably ripped stockings. By Bruce Handy Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts The Boyfriend Identity: Part 2 “When I read a menu, I ignore my own preferences and wait to be told what to order. Why?” By Jen Spyra Daily Cartoon Thursday, March 11th By Benjamin Schwartz You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.