An Advent Lament in the Pandemic

Plus: New Yorker photography in a year of crisis, an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, and how to draw vermin. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment An Advent Lament in the Pandemic COVID-19 has held a mirror to Christianity, just as the epidemics of the past did. By Michael Luo 2020 in Review New Yorker Photography in a Year of Crisis Photographers for the magazine in 2020 located surprising forms of artistry within the pandemic’s constraints. By Rachel Riederer Comment First Ladies and Second Gentlemen Dr. Jill Biden, Mr. Doug Emhoff, and barriers at the top that remain to be broken. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Double Take Sunday Reading: A Year of New Urgency for Black Lives Matter From The New Yorker’s archive: a selection of pieces about the racial-justice movement in America. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Interview Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World The legendary designer on rejecting violence in games, trying to be a good boss, and building Nintendo’s Disneyland. By Simon Parkin Food Annals of Gastronomy Just Buy Your Loved Ones Eleven Feet of Salami: A Food-Themed Gift Guide It’s unlikely any of these will arrive by Christmas. That’s O.K. Time is a false idea, especially this year. By Helen Rosner Tables for Two The State of the Bagel Passionate, personal takes on the New York staple have popped up at Mark’s Off Madison, near Madison Square Park, and Edith’s, in Paulie Gee’s pizzeria, in Greenpoint. By Hannah Goldfield Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Eras of Quarantine The era of nature, the era of perfecting skills, the era of resignation, and more. By Mike Twohy and Clare Twohy Video Dept. How to Draw Vermin A zoology major turned cartoonist on the pigeon mustache that has scientists baffled, and how to make a cartoon mouse look like a jaded Broadway star. By Emma Allen and Will McPhail Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 69 A cartoon-themed puzzle. By Monika Zook 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.