What We Know About Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Plus: the billionaires who profited from the pandemic; Brandon Bernard; and rereading “Lolita.” View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment What We Know About Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine In the present circumstances, one could imagine a far more fraught F.D.A. hearing than the one that took place on Thursday. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Letter from Trump’s Washington It’s Not Just Trump’s War on Democracy Anymore Republicans have gone far beyond merely humoring their losing leader. By Susan B. Glasser Our Columnists The Billionaires Who Profited from the Pandemic Should Help Pay for Our Recovery A plan from the United Kingdom suggests a one-off, emergency tax on wealth. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Trump’s Final Cruelty: Executing Prisoners From November: the Administration’s decision to execute Brandon Bernard, who was put to death on Thursday, is cynical and inhumane. By E. Tammy Kim Personal History Nabokov, Steinberg, and Me Rereading “Lolita” and reflecting on crossing paths with two heroes on Route 66. By Ian Frazier Culture and More Culture Desk Lorraine Bracco Can’t Escape “The Sopranos” On HGTV’s “My Big Italian Adventure,” Bracco, best known for her roles in America’s fictional mobster ecosystem, renovates her new Sicilian villa. By Carrie Battan When Can I See Ya? Dept. Andrew Bird’s Cozy Melancholy The singer-songwriter-whistler-violinist adapts his “Gezelligheid” holiday concerts for the pandemic age. By Sarah Larson Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Twelve Surprising Ways to Use Cauliflower Toss it in the trash. Just for two seconds, to teach it a lesson. By Colin Stokes and Ella Quittner Daily Cartoon Friday, December 11th By Robert Leighton 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.