The Strange Story of Dagobert, the “DuckTales” Bandit

Plus: David Remnick talks with a Palestian reporter; John Cassidy on inflation; and Francis Bacon’s frightening beauty. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch The Strange Story of Dagobert, the “DuckTales” Bandit In the nineties, a frustrated artist in Berlin went on a crime spree—building bombs, extorting high-end stores, and styling his persona after Scrooge McDuck. He soon became a German folk hero. By Jeff Maysh News Desk No Safe Place in Gaza The nights and days of a Palestinian reporter. By David Remnick Our Columnists Why Jerome Powell and the Fed Should Ignore the Inflation Hawks Strong growth and a tight labor market are helping workers make sustained wage gains. By John Cassidy Daily Comment The International Energy Agency Issues a Landmark Statement About Fossil Fuels Our hope for a livable world rests on a series of crucial sentences. By Bill McKibben From the Magazine Books Francis Bacon’s Frightening Beauty Obsessed with the body and its torments, the artist said that he wanted to strike the viewer’s “nervous system.” By Joan Acocella Culture and More The Front Row Review: “The Woman in the Window” Is Junk with Visual Verve Joe Wright’s adaptation of the best-selling book is a run-of-the-mill whodunnit with a persuasive vision of psychological chaos. By Richard Brody Legacies The Gem Spa Sign, in My Kitchen When the cigarette-and-candy shop and putative birthplace of the egg cream—favored by Basquiat, Patti Smith, and Madonna—closed down, its auctioned-off miscellanea found second lives in boomer houses and refurbished barns upstate. By Michael Schulman Humor from The New Yorker Sketchbook The Cicadas Are Coming After seventeen years, Brood X is back. By Peter Kuper Daily Shouts We Can’t Ask Your Age in This Job Interview, but Please Take This Quiz About Rotary Phones What is your greatest weakness? Is it Simon Le Bon? By Wendi Aarons and Devorah Blachor Daily Cartoon Tuesday, May 18th By David Sipress 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.