The Dangers of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear a Mississippi Abortion Case

Plus: the French Open, Victorian-era Spiritualism, and new poems by Charles Simic and Gabrielle Bates. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment The Dangers of the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear a Mississippi Abortion Case The most pressing question now may be not whether Roe and Casey can survive but how reproductive rights can be sustained without them. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Sporting Scene The French Open Returns, with Hope for Tennis’s Next Great Rivalry Ash Barty and Aryna Sabalenka have been playing the sort of taut, highlight-laden matches that reveal the promise of the game. By Gerald Marzorati The New Yorker Radio Hour Spike Lee on the Knicks, and Looking Back at a Year of Protest and Activism The filmmaker is ecstatic about the success of his beloved team. Plus, David Remnick talks with a senior Justice Department official about the President’s promises for racial justice. Double Take Sunday Reading: The Funny Parts From the magazine’s archive: a medley of playful and whimsical humor pieces. By Erin Overbey From the Magazine Books Why Did So Many Victorians Try to Speak with the Dead? Many explanations have been offered for Spiritualism, but the movement was more than a fad. By Casey Cep Culture and More Poems “In the Dream in Which I Am a Widow” “I have carried a portion of your ashes overseas / to the Spanish statue of the falling angel.” By Gabrielle Bates Poems “Left Out of the Bible” “What Adam said to Eve / As they lay in the dark.” By Charles Simic Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts New Flavors of Capitalism Capitalism, for Her: Women make more money. If this is too much for people to handle, will settle for women making only slightly less than what men make, which is still a significant raise. By Ginny Hogan and Jason Adam Katzenstein Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 56 16-Down: Big book, in my opinion (4). By Monika Zook 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.