Inside India’s COVID-19 Surge

Plus: the allegations against Blake Bailey; Biden’s economic rebalancing; and the mushroom as muse. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch Inside India’s COVID-19 Surge At a hospital in New Delhi, supplies and space are running out, but the patients keep coming. By Dhruv Khullar Our Columnists Biden’s Great Economic Rebalancing The President is looking to correct a capitalist economy that has gone askew, and reclaim a lost vision of shared prosperity. By John Cassidy Cultural Comment The Allegations Against Blake Bailey and the Shock of the Familiar As a teacher, Bailey was a type, a stock character, the sort whose behavior is often trailed by public silence. By Jessica Winter Reflections An Artist on How He Survived the Chain Gang You have to play a role that isn’t really you. It’s like slavery. You have to meet all those demands and keep a sense of yourself as well. By Winfred Rembert Photo Booth The Mushroom as Muse A zine by the photographer Phyllis Ma presents fungi in all their alien glory. By Helen Rosner Culture and More Podcast Dept. “Cocaine & Rhinestones” Returns, to Dazzle Again In its second season, the one-man show argues that the story of George Jones is the story of country music itself. By Sarah Larson The Theatre The Human Rhythms of Hurricane Katrina An audio production of Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s play “shadow/land” brings the tragedy of storm-battered New Orleans to life. By Alexandra Schwartz Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Sons of Commandment: Tales from the Nineties Bar-Mitzvah Circuit Every single bar or bat mitzvah had the same d.j. play the party, so you could prepare. By Seth Rogen Daily Shouts Impossible Puzzles for People Under Sixty Hope you don’t have anything else going on, because these puzzles will take over your life. By Lily Feinn and Marian Blair Blitt’s Kvetchbook Tucker Carlson Goes to the Dogs Meet the TV host’s most loyal fan base. By Barry Blitt Daily Cartoon Tuesday, May 4th By Sarah Akinterinwa 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.