The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far

Plus: the democratizing power of renewable energy; how pandemics change the course of history; and new fiction from Jonathan Lethem. View in browser | Update your preferences The Front Row The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far The best film performances of recent decades reflect radical changes in the art of filmmaking, and in the idea of performance itself. By Richard Brody Annals of a Warming Planet The Shift to Renewable Energy Can Give More Power to the People We shouldn’t give up on the idea of democratizing energy ownership as much as possible. By Bill McKibben Authenticity Dept. Tallying the Lost Years for L.G.B.T. Seniors An art exhibition in Brooklyn features twelve of the country’s three million L.G.B.T. elders, many of whom fear having to go back into the closet when they enter senior housing. By Michael Schulman From the Archive Q. & A. How Pandemics Change History The historian Frank M. Snowden discusses travel restrictions during epidemics, how inhumane responses have upended governments, and how artists have reacted to disease outbreaks. By Isaac Chotiner More in Culture Fiction “The Crooked House” “Environmental analysis. That had been Mull’s field, when the earthquakes began and the house first fell.” By Jonathan Lethem This Week in Fiction Jonathan Lethem on Robert Heinlein and Other Influences The author discusses “The Crooked House,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Tables for Two Craveable Doughnuts and Mexican Brunch At Fan-Fan Doughnuts, in Bed-Stuy, Fany Gerson offers pastries that practically quiver with joy; at El Newyorkino, in Red Hook, it’s huevos divorciados and challah French toast with cajeta. By Hannah Goldfield Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Balto’s Sinister Plot to Save Americans “How come a dog is allowed to deliver a serum in the middle of a dangerous winter snowstorm but I’m not allowed to get an indoor haircut?” By Jiji Lee Daily Shouts Dear Pepper: Wooing Your Ex’s Parents He had the right to end things, but neither of you has the right to dictate the other’s ties to people from your years together. By Liana Finck Blitt’s Kvetchbook Texas Drops Precautions A few cowboy metaphors. By Barry Blitt Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Co-star of Kristin in “Wicked” and Kristen in “Frozen”: five letters. By Robyn Weintraub 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.