The Long Game of Coronavirus Research

Plus: Trump’s COVID-19 briefings; the Harper’s letter and cancel culture; and Red Lobster. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch The Long Game of Coronavirus Research Warp-speed vaccine trials grab our attention, but more deliberate work is just as urgent. By Jerome Groopman Daily Comment Trump Returns to COVID-19 Briefings but Not to Reality “We’re leading the world,” the President said, which is true only if the destination is off a cliff. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Q. & A. Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture” The writer discusses what the Harper’s letter aimed to accomplish, and whether cancel culture has always existed. By Isaac Chotiner News Desk After Beating Back the Coronavirus, Jamaica Prioritizes Tourism Over Public Health Opening its borders to American tourists puts the country’s population at risk. By Natalie Meade Daily Comment New York’s Primary-Vote-Count Chaos Signals Trouble for November A month after the state’s Democratic primary, officials are still tallying mail-in ballots for the Twelfth Congressional District. By Jeffrey Toobin Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Daily Humor Newsletter Cartoons and more funny stuff in your in-box. Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “Good Boys” “When the boys say something, they mean it. That’s why we like them.” By Honor Levy Culture and More Culture Desk Red Lobster Is Not Essential A son’s attempt to persuade his mother to stop working as a waitress during the coronavirus pandemic. By Zach Zimmerman On and Off the Avenue The Allure of the Nap Dress, the Look of Gussied-Up Oblivion It is not a nightgown, or a caftan, or a housedress. It offers the twin promise of beauty and sleep. By Rachel Syme From the Archive Issue The Political Scene The Matter of Black Lives From 2016: A new kind of movement found its moment. What will its future be? By Jelani Cobb Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Hidden Truths of 2020 Instagram Posts Thanks, @Pinterest, for this sidewalk-chalk mosaic idea! My six-year-old loved it and is not squinting because his eyes can no longer adjust to natural light. By Johanna Gohmann Daily Cartoon Thursday, July 23rd By David Sipress This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure 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.