When Reporting Becomes a Defense for Rioting

Plus: Dhruv Khullar on health-care workers resisting the vaccine; a young activist helping the Pope battle climate change; and Erin Belieu’s poetry. View in browser | Update your preferences U.S. Journal When Reporting Becomes a Defense for Rioting John Sullivan claims that he was at the Capitol insurrection as a neutral journalist. Others say he was a riot chaser who urged the mob to “burn this shit down.” By Andrew Marantz Medical Dispatch Why Are So Many Health-Care Workers Resisting the Coronavirus Vaccine? Their hesitancy may not be easily dispelled. By Dhruv Khullar Daily Comment State Republican Leaders Are Exploiting Trump’s Big Lie Followers of the former President are attacking voting laws and systems. By Steve Coll Annals of Geography How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change Molly Burhans wants the Catholic Church to put its assets—which include farms and millions of acres of land—to better use. But, first, she has to map them. By David Owen Culture and More Under Review “The Prophets,” a Novel of Queer Love During Slavery Robert Jones, Jr.,’s début novel beckons forth ancestors of various kinds to lend the weight of their influence. By Lauren Michele Jackson Photo Booth Two Elderly Sisters in Lifelong Isolation in India The photographer Debsuddha documents the indignities suffered by his albino aunts in Kolkata, and how their world became even smaller in coronavirus lockdown. By Sonia Faleiro Cartoon Desk How to Draw Literary Cartoons Tips for creating a Proustian mouse, a library, and characters you might encounter at the Strand. By Emma Allen and Amy Kurzweil Books Big Laughs and Hard Silences in Erin Belieu’s Poetry Her latest collection toggles between lighthearted comedy and deep-seated loss, using paradox as a prerequisite for beauty. By Dan Chiasson Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Vacuum-cleaner sine qua non: seven letters. By Natan Last Daily Shouts Some New Yoga Classes We’ve Added to the Schedule Yoga for Upper-Back Pain Brought on by Giving in to the Darkness, and many more courses. By Ethan Kuperberg Daily Cartoon Wednesday, February 3rd By Jason Adam Katzenstein Daily Cartoon Bonus Cartoon: What Could Have Meme By Emily Flake 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.