This Week’s Issue: How Restaurants Survive the Long Pandemic Winter

Plus: why the pandemic is hitting some countries harder; Jelani Cobb on “Judas and the Black Messiah” and the Klan Act; and Tom Stoppard. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Local Correspondents How Restaurants Survive the Long Pandemic Winter Amid shutdowns and snowstorms, small businesses stretch to keep staff safe, diners warm, and inspectors out of their hair. By Nick Paumgarten Coronavirus Chronicles Why Is the Pandemic Hitting Some Countries Harder? An epidemiological mystery: while the virus has ravaged rich nations, reported death rates in poorer ones remain relatively low. By Siddhartha Mukherjee Comment “Judas and the Black Messiah” and the Klan Act A new movie and a lawsuit filed by the N.A.A.C.P. highlight historic disparities in the official response to radical groups. By Jelani Cobb Personal History My Brother’s Keeper Early in the Cuban Revolution, my mother made a consequential decision. By Ada Ferrer Books How Viet Thanh Nguyen Turns Fiction Into Criticism With “The Committed,” the novelist establishes himself as a conscience of American literature. By Jonathan Dee Profiles Every Nicole Eisenman Picture Tells a Story During the pandemic, the celebrated artist has created some of the most ambitious works of her career. By Ian Parker Books Tom Stoppard’s Charmed and Haunted Life A new biography enables us to see beneath the intellectual dazzle of the playwright’s work. By Anthony Lane Performance Acting Black and White Onscreen Race as a performance in “Passing” and “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” By Hilton Als Pop Music Julien Baker’s Songs of Addiction and Redemption On her new album, it is sometimes hard to tell whether Baker is singing about drug use or love. By Amanda Petrusich Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Crossword-Puzzle Newsletter Never miss another New Yorker crossword again. Humor and Puzzles Shouts & Murmurs Advice My Parents Gave Me Versus Advice I Will Give My Kids Marry someone from a good family? Or from a good tech startup? By Danielle Kraese and Irving Ruan Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for . 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.