Persuading the Body to Regenerate Its Limbs

Plus: John Cassidy on April’s jobs report; the symbolism of Georgia O’Keeffe’s flowers; and new fiction from Thomas McGuane. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Science Persuading the Body to Regenerate Its Limbs Deer can regrow their antlers, and humans can replace their liver. What else might be possible? By Matthew Hutson Our Columnists Don’t Panic Over One Weak Jobs Report Many indicators point to the economy continuing to rebound strongly from the pandemic. So why did the pace of hiring fall in April? By John Cassidy Our Columnists Was a Scholar Not Hired Because of Her Writing on Palestine? Activists refer to a “Palestine exception to free speech” in North American universities. By Masha Gessen Culture Desk Flowers Are the Ultimate Symbols For Georgia O’Keeffe, they became a kind of prison, but she and other artists saw in them something that lies at the limits of human comprehension. By Jessi Jezewska Stevens News Desk The New Yorker Receives Fourteen National Magazine Award Nominations The American Society of Magazine Editors has nominated our coverage of the past year of pandemic and political upheaval through reporting, criticism, photography, and documentary filmmaking. By The New Yorker More in Culture Fiction “Balloons” “In those days, Joan stirred up our town with her air of dangerous glamour and the sense that her marriage to Roger couldn’t possibly last.” By Thomas McGuane This Week in Fiction Thomas McGuane on Writing from Dreams The author discusses “Balloons,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Slideshow Dept. Telecommuting to Mars A geologist and an aerospace engineer from NASA, who worked on the Perseverance rover, offer a virtual tour of the planet and discuss the challenges of working on Mars time. By Nicholas Schmidle Humor and Puzzles Blitt’s Kvetchbook The Many Faces of Mitch McConnell Getting a read on the Senate Minority Leader. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts Villainous “S.N.L.” Hosts We’re Excited to See Next The Zodiac Killer, the guy knocking on the clearly locked public-restroom door, smallpox, and more. By Meghana Indurti and Madeline Horwath Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Appreciative gesture involving bringing one’s fingers to one’s lips: nine letters. By Patrick Berry 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.