Behind the Scenes at a Five-Star Hotel

Plus: how polygamists are challenging family norms; Anthony Lane reviews “The Courier”; and the “Bachelor” finale. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Local Correspondents Behind the Scenes at a Five-Star Hotel For years, employees of the Pierre enjoyed some of the most enviable union jobs in New York City. How much of that will survive the pandemic? By Jennifer Gonnerman Annals of Domestic Life How Polyamorists and Polygamists Are Challenging Family Norms Campaigns for legal recognition may soon make multiple-partner marriages as unremarkable as same-sex marriages. By Andrew Solomon The Current Cinema Cold War Connections in “The Courier” Dominic Cooke’s drama, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Merab Ninidze, lacks the emotional and moral punch of a truly great spy movie. By Anthony Lane Culture and More On Television The “Bachelor” Finale: Romance with a Side of Racial Faux Pas The first Black Bachelor seemed primed to ride off with his white girl in peace. Then offscreen blunders got in the way. By Lauren Michele Jackson Tables for Two Vegan Chinese, Both Innovative and Traditional Fat Choy, on the Lower East Side, offers sticky-rice dumplings and longevity noodles; Spicy Moon, in the East and West Village, has dan-dan noodles with Beyond Beef crumbles. By Hannah Goldfield Inspirations When Your Muses Are Leonard Cohen and Bernie Madoff’s Wife, Ruth Luna Pearl Woolf’s Grammy-nominated classical album features a chorus of cruel laughter and other un-calm sounds. By Anna Russell Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts ZAnon: A Higher-Ranking Anon Sets the Record Straight The moon landing was faked, but it wasn’t by Stanley Kubrick. By Marc Philippe Eskenazi and Al Mullen Daily Shouts Middle-Aged Superheroes The Watcher, the Amazing Cider-Man, Invisible Woman, and other larger-than-life figures bravely go where many have gone before. By Ward Sutton Daily Cartoon Tuesday, March 16th By Yasin Osman 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.