Why Live With a Difficult Animal?

A personal essay by Anna Heyward. Plus: Adam Gopnik on pandemics and protests, and the original shock of AIDS in “It’s a Sin.” View in browser | Update your preferences Personal History Bad Dog To love another animal so different and useless is to remind ourselves of how strange, complex, and irresponsible our behavior as humans can be. By Anna Heyward Daily Comment Politics, Protests, and Pandemics During the past year, social upheaval has been as widespread as COVID-19. What will history make of that? By Adam Gopnik The New Yorker Documentary The Secret History of a Filmmaker’s Family in “No Crying at the Dinner Table” In interviewing her relatives for a fictional film about assimilation, Carol Nguyen unlocked a surprising level of openness. By Crispin Long Culture and More Cultural Comment The Original Shock of AIDS in “It’s a Sin” The show, about the early years of the AIDS epidemic, has been broadcast to great acclaim and record-breaking viewing figures in the U.K. By Rebecca Mead The Front Row “Hysterical Girl,” Reviewed The inventive documentary short, directed by Kate Novack, confronts the denial of sexual abuse. By Richard Brody Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword City that’s home to the Greenwood Cultural Center: five letters. By Erik Agard Daily Shouts These Aren’t Sweatpants—They’re Joggers I am certain that I am wearing joggers because my joggers are this pretty heather-gray color. I don’t think sweatpants come in that color, right? By Kerry Elson Daily Cartoon Wednesday, February 17th By Ward Sutton 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.