Where Do Eels Come From?

Plus: the fragile existence of sex workers during the pandemic; the Michael Flynn inquiry; and Betsey Johnson. View in browser | Update your preferences News Desk The Fragile Existence of Sex Workers During the Pandemic They face not only a drop in employment but also discrimination and stigma as they search for relief. By Alexis Okeowo Books Where Do Eels Come From? There is much to be learned from how little we know about them. By Brooke Jarvis Daily Comment A Past Case May Dictate How the Michael Flynn Inquiry Proceeds Judge Emmet G. Sullivan’s appointment of an independent attorney suggests that the former national-security adviser is not out of the woods yet. By Jeffrey Toobin Postscript Remembering Aimee Stephens, Who Lost and Found Her Purpose The woman at the center of the first transgender-rights case to come before the Supreme Court died before a decision was handed down. By Masha Gessen Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Books & Fiction Newsletter Book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the world of literature, twice a week. Culture and More On and Off the Avenue How Betsey Johnson Built a Fashion Empire and Lost Her Name In a dishy new memoir, the seventy-seven-year-old designer revisits the heyday of her “pretty and punk” clothing brand and her painful decision to sell it off. By Rachel Syme Culture Desk Dancing on Their Own During the Coronavirus Crisis The members of the American Ballet Theatre face practical, financial, and existential questions as they fight to keep their art alive. By Marina Harss Page-Turner “Michael Kohlhaas,” the Book That Made the Novel Modern A sparkling new translation makes for a fine entry point into Heinrich von Kleist’s grotesque, hysterical, and deeply strange body of work. By Dustin Illingworth Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts “Hope You’re Staying Sane”: A Coronavirus E-mail Chain Sorry to be e-mailing you at a sensitive time, but I wanted to follow up on the below. By Hayley Phelan Daily Cartoon Thursday, May 21st By David Sipress 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.