Will the Coronavirus Make Us Rethink Mass Incarceration?

Plus: Zoos may not survive the pandemic; how “Normal People” makes us fall in love; and our fever for plague movies. View in browser | Update your preferences American Chronicles Will the Coronavirus Make Us Rethink Mass Incarceration? Community groups have pointed out the social costs of the prison system for decades. Now the pandemic has exposed its public-health risks. By Sarah Stillman Our Local Correspondents Making Rent in New York City During the Pandemic After years in which small-business owners and the middle class accepted insecurity as the price of living in the city, landlords are about to get a reckoning. By Emily Witt Our Columnists Zoos May Not Survive the Coronavirus Crisis Penguins, chimps, elephants, and meerkats miss their human visitors as much as humans miss them. By Robin Wright PAID POST What if Hillary hadn't married Bill? Vogue.com calls Rodham a “triumphant feminist reinvention" from New York Times bestselling author of American Wife, Curtis Sittenfeld. On Television How “Normal People” Makes Us Fall in Love The stars of the twelve-episode series adapted from Sally Rooney’s 2018 novel discuss young love, miscommunications, and the language of tea. By Anna Russell Culture and More On Television “Ramy” ’s Comedy of Spiritual Errors The Hulu series, written by and starring Ramy Youssef, is a charming, melancholy meditation on the verboten. By Doreen St. Félix A Critic at Large Our Fever for Plague Movies Hollywood loves nothing more than killing off humanity, but watching contagion films feels different now. By Anthony Lane Puzzles & Games Dept. The Weekday Crossword “Sopranos” role for which Edie won three Emmys: seven letters. By Anna Shechtman Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Do I Have to Get Up Yet?: A Flowchart Can I reach the remote control without moving? By Jason Chatfield and Ethan Hall Daily Cartoon Monday, May 18th By Ali Solomon 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.