Clubhouse Feels Like a Party

But is it a good one? Anna Wiener writes about the social network. Plus: the politics of bad sex, and Puerto Rico’s iconic telescope. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Silicon Valley Clubhouse Feels Like a Party But is it a good one? By Anna Wiener Dispatch How Bellingcat Unmasked Putin’s Assassins The collective’s innovation has been to recognize that the digital-age panopticon actually works in two directions. By Joshua Yaffa Under Review The Politics of Bad Sex A new book argues that current standards of affirmative consent place too much emphasis on knowing what we want. By Jeannie Suk Gersen From the Magazine Annals of Astronomy The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope The uncertain future of the Arecibo Observatory, and the end of an era in space science. By Daniel Alarcón Culture and More The Current Cinema A Journey to the Center of the Earth in “Godzilla vs. Kong” Adam Wingard’s film reaffirms the franchise’s ability to waste talented actors, in this case including Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, and Rebecca Hall. By Anthony Lane Page-Turner Daniel Borzutzky’s Poems Channel Cacophony in an Age of Calamity “Written After a Massacre in the Year 2018” does more than bear witness for posterity; it speaks of, and to, our moment. By Hannah Aizenman The Art World The Pioneering Feminism of Niki de Saint Phalle The avant-garde artist was one of the late twentieth century’s great creative personalities, with traits that once shadowed and now halo her importance. By Peter Schjeldahl The New Yorker Documentary A Toddler’s Lockdown Perspective “Antara: Songs of Afternoon” captures the emotional response of a three-year-old to a shutdown that seems to go on and on. Film by Salma Sonia and Farid Ahmad Text by Sumit Poudyal Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Calls specific people out: ten letters. By Erik Agard Daily Shouts The American Taxpayer, as Defined by the Government The American Taxpayer can live on six hundred dollars. For how long? Indefinitely. Because this is the greatest country on Earth. By Ginny Hogan Daily Cartoon Wednesday, March 31st By Peter Kuper Daily Cartoon Bonus Cartoon: Gun Reform By Ron Hauge 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.