Texans in the Midst of Another Avoidable Catastrophe

Bryan Washington’s dispatch from Houston. Plus: the age of peak advice; why blaming Texas’s power outages on wind turbines is absurd; and Naomi Osaka. View in browser | Update your preferences Cultural Comment The Age of Peak Advice You can get life tips from a greater diversity of voices than ever before, but what are we really searching for? By Jamie Fisher Dispatch Texans in the Midst of Another Avoidable Catastrophe The state’s power grid was couched as a badge of individualism. When the storm hit, the onus—sure enough—fell on the individual. By Bryan Washington Daily Comment Blaming the Wind for the Mess in Texas Is Absurd Failures in renewable-energy generation accounted for only a small percentage of the state’s recent power outages. By Bill McKibben The Sporting Scene Naomi Osaka’s Win Felt Like a Passing of the Torch In an Australian Open semifinal match against Serena Williams, Osaka played with a confidence reminiscent of her idol. By Louisa Thomas A Reporter at Large America’s Future Is Texas From 2017: With right-wing zealots taking over the legislature even as the state’s demographics shift leftward, Texas has become the nation’s bellwether. By Lawrence Wright Under Review The Extremely Online Novels of Patricia Lockwood and Lauren Oyler The Internet gave us a new language. Did it take one away? By Alexandra Schwartz Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Black-History Facts You Think Might Be True Because your school never taught Black history. By Ronald Metellus, Meghana Indurti, and Skyler Higley Daily Cartoon Thursday, February 18th By Dan Rosen 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.