Will Immunity Passports Fuel Coronavirus Bias?

Plus: The holes in Congress’s plan to stabilize the economy, concerts in the void, and Ramy Youssef’s new Hulu series. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Technology Will Immunity Passports Fuel Coronavirus Bias? Smartphone apps that promise to verify whether a user has been infected with COVID-19 might be creating more problems than they solve. By Sue Halpern Q. & A. The “Glaring Holes” in Congress’s Plan to Stabilize the Economy A COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission member sounds off on the real reasons that so little money has reached its intended recipients. By Isaac Chotiner Dept. of Essential Work The Essential Workers of the New York Botanical Garden The grounds are closed to the public, but a team of horticulturists are misting the orchids and doing their rounds at Daffodil Hill. By Ariel Levy 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 Musical Events Concerts in the Void The sound is often tinny, the stage patter awkward, but live-streamed events have generated moments of startling power. By Alex Ross Photo Booth A Young Fashion Photographer’s FaceTime Portraits Using an Internet connection and friends near and far, the twenty-five-year-old artist Heather Glazzard found a way to take up-close pictures in isolated times. By Rachel Syme Postscript Susan Rothenberg’s Impact on the New York Art World Susan Rothenberg’s kinetic and powerful works helped spark a rebirth of Expressionism, beginning in the mid-seventies. She died this week, at seventy-five. By Peter Schjeldahl Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts What Did You Do Today? I ate Sun Chips for lunch. Plus hummus. Plus leftover Easter candy. Or, wait, was that dinner? By Anthony Varallo Puzzles & Games Dept. The Weekend Crossword Creator of Sethe and Beloved: four letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski 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.