Atul Gawande on a Regimen for Reëntry

Plus: U.S. deportation policy is spreading the coronavirus; the first great original play of quarantine; and Jerry Stiller. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch Amid the Pandemic, a Regimen for Reëntry Hygiene, distancing, screening, and masks will not return us to normal life. But, when signs indicate that the virus is under control, they could get people out of their homes and moving again. By Atul Gawande Daily Comment U.S. Deportation Policy Is Spreading the Coronavirus Substandard conditions in detention centers and the Trump Administration’s callous disregard for Central America underscore the public-health dangers posed by current immigration policy. By Jonathan Blitzer Daily Comment In Venezuela, Americans Attempt a “Bay of Piglets” History repeats itself as farce, but the inescapably farcical aspects of Operation Gideon make neither the lives lost in it nor Venezuela’s collapse any less tragic. By Jon Lee Anderson Daily Comment Can Trump Lose His Supreme Court Cases and Still Win? The President has lost at every level of the judicial system in a pair of cases about his tax returns and financial documents, and he may well lose again. By Jeffrey Toobin PAID POST CHRISTOPHER MOORE serves up the escape you need right now. SHAKESPEARE FOR SQUIRRELS is the New York Times bestselling author’s uproarious mash-up of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with noir detective fiction (and, of course, squirrels). “Kinky, winky, wildly inventive,” says Kirkus Reviews. The Theatre The First Great Original Play of Quarantine Richard Nelson’s “What Do We Need to Talk About?” takes place on Zoom, which, for once, isn’t an irritating technical compromise but an integral plot point. By Alexandra Schwartz Culture and More Postscript A Few Words About Jerry Stiller Stiller became well known for his insistent comedic persona. But the man I knew from my childhood apartment building was a figure of nearly spiritual solemnity and warmth. By Thomas Beller Culture Desk Glenn Danzig Sings Elvis The heavy-metal singer and the King of Rock and Roll have surprising similarities. By Amanda Petrusich Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Now Is the Time to Cherish the Little Things, by Jeff Bezos If you’re still going a little stir-crazy, why not stay in a different one of your houses every night of the week? By Jeremy Beiler Daily Cartoon Wednesday, May 13th By Lars Kenseth This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.