Peter Singer Is Committed to Controversial Ideas

Plus: the Johnson & Johnson vaccine saga, an Oscars preview, and Internet spam about actual Spam. View in browser | Update your preferences The New Yorker Interview Peter Singer Is Committed to Controversial Ideas The philosopher of animal liberation and effective altruism considers cancellation, capitalism, and the pandemic. By Daniel A. Gross Daily Comment The Lessons of the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Saga There were complaints that the pause would undermine confidence in vaccines. But it would have been more disastrous for the F.D.A. to be seen as ignoring or covering up the issue. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Double Take Sunday Reading: The 2021 Oscars From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces on this year’s nominees. By The New Yorker Culture and More Poems “The Way Things Were Up Until Now” “I am bored of all the excuses.” By Bianca Stone Poems “In the Presence of Sunlight” “Our bodies had limits, perimeters, / Edges marking the end of us and the beginning of not us.” By José Antonio Rodríguez Maine Postcard Conjuring Maine’s Clairvoyant Kush A company in Portland has dispatched psychics across the state—where marijuana is legal but delivery isn’t—to find a wide selection of your lost weed and drop it off at your home. By Charles Bethea Humor and Puzzles Blitt’s Kvetchbook Exclusive Preview of the 2021 Academy Awards Scenes from an unprecedented Oscars. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts Internet Spam (for Spam) “Hungry Singles Are Waiting to Eat Your Spam!” By Harris Mayersohn and Sara Gilanchi Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 71 9-Across: Body of water tossed canoe (5). 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.