A New Day for the Climate

Plus: Torrey Peters’s “Detransition, Baby,” Rolo’s in Ridgewood, and an interview with the actor Michelle Pfeiffer. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment A New Day for the Climate It remains to be seen whether Joe Biden’s sweeping climate directives can make a meaningful difference, but a critical threshold has been crossed. By Elizabeth Kolbert Page-Turner The Insider Insights of “Detransition, Baby” In refusing to avoid the sore spots of trans life, Torrey Peters offers a lucidity that would be impossible if her only goal were to inspire sympathy. By Crispin Long Double Take Sunday Reading: Voices of Dissent From The New Yorker’s archive: stories about the dissidents and activists whose work has challenged authoritarian regimes across the globe. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Interview Michelle Pfeiffer Chooses Carefully The press-shy actor discusses her origins as a supermarket clerk, her love of the late director Jonathan Demme, and the enduring appeal of “Grease 2.” By Rachel Syme Culture and More Tables for Two A Taste of New York at Rolo’s The new restaurant and grocery store in Ridgewood, Queens, opened by five partners who met at Gramercy Tavern, aims to emulate the city’s best and most affordable establishments, with high-quality hot dogs, seventeen-dollar dinner specials, and globally inspired pastries. By Hannah Goldfield Poems “Horse in a Gas Mask” “We’re meant to be accustomed / to the bodies / in the mud.” By Linda Gregerson Poems “Portrait of My Brother at Thirteen and 5’2” ” “My father has just tossed a glass bottle / into the street.” By Michael Torres Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Stuff You Did in Junior High That Would Be Fun to Do in the Office Taping your face, making a slam book, and other things from your teen-age years that you could do as a working professional, too! By Teresa Burns Parkhurst Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 21 Soak two large nuts (8). 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.