The Republican Party, Racial Hypocrisy, and the 1619 Project

Plus: the college-admissions crucible, Danny Meyer on how outdoor dining could save New York, and new fiction from Saïd Sayrafiezadeh. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment The Republican Party, Racial Hypocrisy, and the 1619 Project As the G.O.P. seeks to deny Americans knowledge of their own history, Nikole Hannah-Jones is denied tenure. By Jelani Cobb Cultural Comment The College-Admissions Crucible When did we all start believing that this process was a test of a teen-ager’s character? By Matt Feeney Café Society Danny Meyer Wants Outdoor Dining to Save New York The dining impresario, appointed by Bill de Blasio to lead the city’s reopening, wants to put diners in the Museum of Modern Art’s sculpture garden. By Eric Lach Culture and More Fiction “A, S, D, F” “What I’m actually engaged in is a white-collar high-wire act without a safety net, where each typo means I have to start over.” By Saïd Sayrafiezadeh This Week in Fiction Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on Society and the Soul The author discusses “A, S, D, F,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon The Front Row “Mississippi Mermaid,” François Truffaut’s Hitchcockian Thriller Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo bring star power to a tale of trauma and romantic doom. By Richard Brody The New Yorker Live Watch Highlights of Rita Moreno at The New Yorker Live In the latest edition of our subscriber-only event series, the actress reflected on “West Side Story,” discrimination in Hollywood, and her career as she approaches ninety. By The New Yorker From the Archive A Reporter at Large The Story of the First Sherpa to Climb to the Top of Mt. Everest On this day in 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first explorers to reach the top of Mt. Everest. Christopher Rand documented their journey. By Christopher Rand Humor and Puzzles Blitt’s Kvetchbook MAGA Yoga: The Poses Some highly partisan asanas. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts Potential Spinoffs of HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” Taking the town public, “rust belts” coming off, a beloved local bear acting like a bear, and other future story lines. By Emily Flake and Wendi Aarons Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Subjects of interest for Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas: four 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.