The Oscars: Who’ll Win and Who Should Win

Plus: skinning the Constitution; the N.B.A.’s rule-book problem; and an affectionate portrait of the American mall. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, March 9, 2024 Culture Desk The Oscars: Who’ll Win, Who Should Win, and Who’s Overdue More than in most years, the doctrine of dueness has dominated the 2024 awards season. By Justin Chang The Academy Awards: Join us at newyorker.com tonight at 7 P.M. E.T. for live coverage by our reporters and critics—including dispatches from Michael Schulman, who will be inside the Dolby Theatre sharing updates all night long. From the News Desk Comment Will the Supreme Court Now Review More Constitutional Amendments? After their ruling on a Fourteenth Amendment case, which keeps Donald Trump on the ballot, will the Justices be willing to revisit Dobbs, or Second Amendment cases? By Jill Lepore The Sporting Scene The N.B.A.’s Rule-Book Problem Officiating in the league is probably as good as it’s ever been. So why does everyone seem so angry about it? By Louisa Thomas The New Yorker Radio Hour In “Great Expectations,” Vinson Cunningham Watches Barack Obama’s Rise Up Close The journalist’s autobiographical novel reflects his time working on Obama’s campaign, and in his White House. With David Remnick Editor’s Pick Photo Booth A Begrudgingly Affectionate Portrait of the American Mall “We’re all being manipulated in the mall,” the photographer Stephen DiRado says. But his photos elicit a certain nostalgia, almost in spite of themselves. By Margaret Talbot Culture Dept. Postscript Iris Apfel Wore Fame Well Apfel pursued the driving creative project of her life—getting dressed, dazzlingly—for decades without any promise of greater glory. How could she ever have seen it coming? By Rachel Syme The Food Scene Missy Robbins’s Lowest Key Pasta Paradiso Robbins’s chic flagship restaurant Lilia is perpetually booked. Her follow-up, Misi, is stuck in a charmless space. With her latest place, Misipasta, I feel like Goldilocks. By Helen Rosner Poems “Exorcism in Archaic Form” “Fetal, fealty, feet of clay.” By Sharon Olds Poems “Invitation” “Should we take a trip?” By Daniel Halpern Fun & Games Dept. Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Mae West smuggles some farm animals: four letters. By Trip Payne Trivia Break: Which EGOT-winner performed the song “Fever” on “The Muppet Show” and chastised Animal for his showy drumming? Play our Oscars quiz pack » Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for the daily newsletter from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.