A Mother, Separated from Her Children at the Border, Comes Home

Plus: the way we look at faces; the latest New Yorker Documentary on motherhood; and DJ Khaled. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Immigration A Mother, Separated from Her Children at the Border, Comes Home The Biden Administration has begun an ambitious effort to reunite more than a thousand families torn apart by Trump. By Jonathan Blitzer Daily Comment The Way We Look at Faces Has Changed Forever Monitoring the human face through technology has become the default mode of public encounter. By Paul Elie The New Yorker Documentary The New Yorker Documentary A Son’s Note from Prison: “Your Love Is a Verb” “On Mother’s Day” portrays how a parent-child bond persists through the separation of incarceration. This film is part of an ongoing series on motherhood. New installments publish weekly in May. Film by Ellie Wen Text by Sumit Poudyal Culture and More Under Review The Second Life of Yi Lei’s Poetry A meeting with Tracy K. Smith eased the late Chinese poet’s emergence into the Anglophone world. By Han Zhang Listening Booth The Empty Blockbuster Music of DJ Khaled His latest album, “Khaled Khaled,” seems to exist solely for the pursuit of clout. By Sheldon Pearce Musical Events The New York Philharmonic Mourns and Rebuilds In a concert at the Shed, Richard Strauss’s lament for a shattered Germany proves apt. By Alex Ross Gone Fishing Fly-Fishing with the Author of “The Optimist” Wading in a top-secret Catskills trout stream, David Coggins explains why using a Woolly Bugger on your line is like bringing a keg to a freshman dorm. By Charles McGrath Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Oft-quoted athlete who said, “I really didn’t say everything I said”: five letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Daily Shouts Welcome to Our Microbrewery Tour! We craft our beer using a totally unique combination of ingredients that includes barley, hops, bro culture, a completely unearned feeling of superiority, and water. By Eddie Small Daily Shouts Meet Your Nemesis Imagine someone out there working against you, always trying to one-up you, like, your mysterious rival or whatever. By Ivy Johnson Daily Cartoon Wednesday, May 5th By Kate Curtis 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.