The “Interlocking Set of Failures” at the Border

Isaac Chotiner interviews a former Obama official. Plus: Helen Frankenthaler’s messy art of life; and why we mourn girlhood. View in browser | Update your preferences Q. & A. A Former Obama Official on the “Interlocking Set of Failures” at the Border Cecilia Muñoz discusses the Biden Administration’s response to the recent surge of arrivals and how conversations about the border have changed during the past thirty years. By Isaac Chotiner Culture and More Books The Messy Art of Life With her innovative soak-stain paintings, Helen Frankenthaler embraced color for its own sake. By Adam Gopnik Under Review Why We Mourn Girlhood For many women, growing up involves a transformation from subject to object. By Katy Waldman The Front Row The Best of the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts The memorial power of “A Love Song for Latasha” and the view from the streets with the Hong Kong protesters in “Do Not Split.” By Richard Brody Cultural Comment The Film That Jazz Deserves Bertrand Tavernier’s “ ’Round Midnight” shows what it means to devote your life to music. By Howard Fishman Dept. of Adapting Uber, but for Drag Queens Patrons of the Rosemont, in Williamsburg, can order delivery of food, drink, and Magenta, one of the bar’s regular performers, who drives across Brooklyn for outdoor drag shows. By André Wheeler Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Historian whose name is Latin for “silent”: seven letters. By Natan Last Daily Shouts I’m a Person of Color and Everyone Is Suddenly Interested in Me Some shit must be going down! By Meghana Indurti Daily Cartoon Wednesday, April 7th By David Sipress 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.