The Police and the Policed

Plus: Cuba after the Castros; a new translation of the Gospels; and the deaths of DMX and Shock G. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Local Correspondents Bridging the Divide Between the Police and the Policed In New York, the Mayor and police leadership have repeatedly voiced commitments to “create a bond” between cops and communities of color. The problem, according to high-level officials, is that the city chose the wrong people for the right job. By Saki Knafo Daily Comment Cuba After the Castros Sixty years after the Bay of Pigs, the Castro brothers are gone from the main stage, and Cuba is a threadbare place facing an uncertain future. By Jon Lee Anderson Under Review What We Can and Can’t Learn from a New Translation of the Gospels Sarah Ruden aims to return familiar texts to the fresh clay from which they were made. By Casey Cep Culture and More The New Yorker Documentary The Masculinity Lessons of “Father and Gun” A documentary short explores the lessons being passed from fathers to sons at a California shooting range. Film by Ted Griswold Text by Rachel Riederer Listening Booth DMX, Shock G, and the Plight of the Middle-Aged Rapper The recent deaths of two musical pioneers show how difficult it is to grow old in hip-hop. By Sheldon Pearce Culture Desk Turning Colors Into a Rainbow Portraits of kids making art, and some of their own creations. By Jenny Kroik New Yorker Live How Memes Become Money Our online event series, returning at 7 P.M. E.T. tonight for subscribers only, appraises how Internet culture is changing the economy. Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword English attraction originally called the Millennium Wheel: nine letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts We Are in Month Fourteen of a Global Pandemic And I, your mother, want you to know that you’re looking for a little husky. By Zoe Si Daily Cartoon Wednesday, April 28th By Tom Toro 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.