The Stranded Babies of the Coronavirus Disaster

Plus: how a treatment for COVID-19 turned up in a scientist’s freezer; and Black feminist visionaries. View in browser | Update your preferences The latest issue of The New Yorker, which is drawn almost entirely from the archives, is tuned to the key of American dissent. Throughout the week, we will feature a selection of stories from the magazine in this newsletter, and you can check out the full issue online here. News Desk The Stranded Babies of the Coronavirus Disaster A Brooklyn couple’s daughter was due to be born in April, to a surrogate in Ukraine. Then the virus struck. By Lizzie Widdicombe Our Columnists Until Black Women Are Free, None of Us Will Be Free Barbara Smith and the Black feminist visionaries of the Combahee River Collective. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Elements How a Treatment for the Coronavirus Turned Up in a Scientist’s Freezer In the race to develop antibody drugs for COVID-19, a Dutch team found itself ahead of the pack. By Paul Tullis Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Food Newsletter Get essays on food, restaurant reviews, and notes for the kitchen, all delivered to your in-box. Video Dept. Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams on Art and Empathy From a studio in Nashville, the two country musicians talk about protest songs, how compassion feeds creativity, and why artists should never read the comments. By Amanda Petrusich From the Archive Issue Cover Story Christoph Niemann’s “Voices of Change” The artist discusses vintage New Yorker covers, American dissent, and the visual vocabulary of his cover for the July 27, 2020, issue. By Françoise Mouly A Critic at Large The Rise and Fall of Cesar Chavez How the labor leader disserved his dream. By Nathan Heller Culture and More Culture Desk In “Showbiz Kids,” Alex Winter Weighs the Costs of Child Stardom The “Bill & Ted” star turned documentarian, himself a former child actor, examines the psychological consequences of early fame in an HBO film. By Alex Pappademas Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Indiana city nicknamed Middletown, U.S.A.: six letters. By Natan Last Daily Cartoon Monday, July 20th By Teresa Burns Parkhurst 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.