Countdown to a Coronavirus Vaccine

Plus: why Congress needs to act, T. S. Eliot’s muse, and a new look at Frank Zappa. View in browser | Update your preferences Coronavirus Chronicles Countdown to a Coronavirus Vaccine The race is nearly complete, but distributing the doses will be a breathtaking challenge. By Carolyn Kormann Comment Getting Through the COVID Winter We’re in a strange limbo. Real empowered national leadership won’t arrive until Inauguration Day, and the next wave of infections is already here. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Our Columnists Congress Must Act Now to Provide an Economic Bridge to the Coronavirus Vaccine Unprecedented legislative action this past spring helped to stave off a Great Depression-style coronavirus downturn. The House and Senate need to act again. By John Cassidy Politics and More Podcast Can Joe Biden Repair America’s Reputation Abroad? After four years of Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine, Joe Biden promises a very different foreign policy. Page-Turner The Secret History of T. S. Eliot’s Muse For years, Emily Hale was the object of his longing and the source of his inspiration. Was the loss of their romance a boon for his poetry? By Michelle Taylor Culture and More Tables for Two A New Kind of Hot Chicken, from Pecking House The takeout-and-delivery operation, from the pedigreed Taiwanese-American chef Eric Huang, offers a meat-and-three set, with Szechuan-peppercorn-seasoned fried chicken, Cajun-inspired fried rice, and greenmarket-driven sides. By Hannah Goldfield Legacies The Treasure in Frank Zappa’s Secret Subterranean Vault Taking a break from “Bill & Ted,” Alex Winter dug into the rock star’s archives to make a documentary that frames him as a First Amendment culture warrior in the tradition of Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor. By John Seabrook Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Baby Love: It’s a Process He’s cute, but, like . . . I feel nothing. By Lee Lai Blitt’s Kvetchbook Trump’s Explosive Tell-All The President hits the couch. By Barry Blitt Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 46 Here’s a gift (7). 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.