Can We Control the Voice in Our Head?

Plus: Super Bowl Sunday in the fiction of Don DeLillo; Google Street View as a vehicle for armchair travel; and Adam Gopnik on a biography of the painter Lucian Freud. View in browser | Update your preferences Page-Turner Can We Control the Voice in Our Head? A new book argues that our inner critic can become our strongest guide. By Katy Waldman Page-Turner Don DeLillo, the Super Bowl, and the Fragile Language of the Game From his second novel to his latest one, DeLillo has used football to ask what happens when our shared rituals—and the fellowship they provide—break down. By Jake Nevins Rabbit Holes The Pandemic-Induced Popularity of Google Street View Right now, it can be cathartic to get dropped on another patch of road—somewhere else, but not so different after all. By Sophie Haigney The Front Row “Saint Maud”: A Delusional Home Health Aide, Trapped in a Horror Movie Religion gives rise to madness in an intriguing yet frustrating début feature. By Richard Brody Books and Fiction Books Lucian Freud and the Truth of the Body The painter captured the imperfections of the flesh so completely that they became a kind of perfection. By Adam Gopnik Fiction “A Wrinkle in the Realm” “The first time he realized that there was something not quite right about him was when a woman crossed the street as she saw him coming.” By Ben Okri This Week in Fiction Ben Okri on Perception and Illusion The author discusses “A Wrinkle in the Realm,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine Ben Okri Reads “A Wrinkle in the Realm” The author reads his story from the February 8, 2021, issue of the magazine. Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Looks for the Glamorous Gourmand A posh take on the macaroni necklace, a buttery croissant crown, and other looks inspired by the grocery store. By Ariella Elovic Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Emperor during the great fire of Rome: four letters. By Caitlin Reid You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.