How Will We Get Our Vaccines?

Plus: the future of Iran’s nuclear program, Joni Mitchell’s youthful artistry, and “Nomadland.” View in browser | Update your preferences Portfolio The Race to Make Vials for Coronavirus Vaccines By the end of the year, the machines in these images will have produced enough vials to deliver more than a hundred million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Our Columnists Why the Assassination of a Scientist Will Have No Impact on Iran’s Nuclear Program Since Friday’s killing, the question increasingly being asked in D.C. and the Middle East is about motive. By Robin Wright Social Contract Dept. The Brooklyn School Suing the C.D.C. Coney Island Prep’s lawsuit alleges that the government’s incompetence in dealing with COVID-19 is not just destructive but also illegal. By Zach Helfand PAID POST “A Rollicking Read.”—The Wall Street Journal The #1 New York Times bestselling fast-paced and funny original fairy tale, from the author of the Harry Potter series. Culture and More 2020 in Review My Year of Making Lists Maybe it would someday be useful to have a spreadsheet detailing how I spent my pandemic—every nineties movie I rewatched, everything I bought online. By Hua Hsu Cover Story Adrian Tomine’s “Love Life” The artist’s cover for this week’s issue catalogues artifacts from daily pandemic life. By Françoise Mouly Culture Desk Joni Mitchell’s Youthful Artistry A new release documents the musician’s early metamorphosis—unmoored, broke, living for a time in a Toronto attic—when her lodestar was her big, strange, unwieldy talent. By Margaret Talbot The Sporting Scene When Is a Fight Not a Fight? By the time Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr., came together on Saturday night, out of retirement, each was far removed from his prime. After promises of carnage, what followed was thoroughly civilized. By Kelefa Sanneh The Current Cinema Economic Ruthlessness on the Open Road in “Nomadland” In an almost-true story of older Americans living in their vans, Frances McDormand plays a woman who is both free spirit and labor-market refugee. By Anthony Lane Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Constitutional amendment that forbids excessive bail: six letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts New Uses for Forgotten Office Items The stapler is now . . . cake. By Kathryn Kvas and Vignesh Seshadri Daily Cartoon Monday, November 30th 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.