Biden and the Blame Game at the Border

Plus: the secret life of Sharon Stone, Mary Gaitskill on politics and art in the Catskills, and “Stephanie Daley.” View in browser | Update your preferences Comment Biden and the Blame Game at the Border The issues involved are nearly impossible to settle as long as policymakers regard decency as a political weakness rather than as a moral strength. By Jonathan Blitzer Culture and More The New Yorker Interview The Secret Life of Sharon Stone In her new memoir, the actor opens up about being a loner, surviving pre-#MeToo Hollywood, and getting struck by lightning. By Michael Schulman The Front Row Stream “Stephanie Daley” In Hilary Brougher’s bold and insightful drama, from 2007, Amber Tamblyn plays a high-school student who is charged with killing her newborn baby. By Richard Brody Double Take Sunday Reading: Film Stories From the magazine’s archive: pieces about the influence of film on literature, and vice versa. By Erin Overbey The New Yorker Radio Hour Some Complicated Tricks by Derek DelGaudio The magician performs bewitching illusions, even in an interview. Show-And-Tell Chronicling Rock and Roll’s Neglected Stories Miriam Linna keeps her apartment teeming with jukeboxes, magazines, and records made more for love than money. By Nick Paumgarten Cultural Comment A Trump Tableau Politics and art in a Catskill front yard. By Mary Gaitskill Poetry from The New Yorker Poems “Dirt and Light” “You never speak to me, / I thought, not even in dreams.” By Aria Aber Poems “At Mt. Auburn Cemetery” “Walking among the graves for exercise / Where do you get your ideas how do I stop them.” By Robert Pinsky Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Dear Pepper: An Artistic Decision The hardest thing about being an artist is that there isn’t really a set way of doing it. By Liana Finck Daily Shouts Pepé Le Pew Apologizes “And I am getting help. I have hired many, many lawyers to help me through this difficult time.” By Jay Martel Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword Small bird that hurt the French teacher’s head: five letters. By Trip Payne 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.