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Plus: Liz Cheney’s ouster, Japan’s Olympic-sized problem, and an interview with the classicist Mary Beard. View in browser | Update your preferences Essay Saying Her Name Remains that were found to be those of a Black teen who was killed by Philadelphia police in 1985 were treated as an anthropological specimen. How was her identity known and then forgotten? By Heather Ann Thompson Comment The Larger Lesson of Liz Cheney’s Ouster It is to her credit that she stood up to Trump, but, with the Middle East erupting again, let’s be careful that we don’t also embrace her bellicose foreign-policy views. By Nicholas Lemann Cultural Comment Japan’s Olympic-Sized Problem The government’s inept response to the coronavirus pandemic has led to widespread discontent about hosting the Games. By Matt Alt The New Yorker Radio Hour “Fire in Little Africa,” a Rap Album About a Historical Tragedy A rapper wants to put Tulsa on the map. Along the way, he has to address a historical tragedy: the Tulsa massacre of 1921. Plus, four staff writers on Joe Biden’s Rooseveltian ambitions. Double Take Sunday Reading: Searching for Love From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces about looking for and finding love in all its varieties. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Interview Mary Beard Keeps History on the Move For Beard, change has always been a part of classics: we need to expose the field’s flaws to understand how we’ve inherited them. By Katy Waldman Culture and More Poems “First Date During Social Distance” “Everything wanted to be touched.” By Tiana Clark Poems “Skeletons” “Sundays I spend feeling sorry for myself I’ve got a / knack for it I’m morbid.” By Deborah Landau The Front Row A Powerful Film About Iranian Executioners “There Is No Evil” reveals horrific truths about capital punishment in the Islamic Republic. By Richard Brody Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Respectable Book Covers An innovative, discreet way to hide your atrocious literary tastes. By Arantza Peña Popo Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 50 14-Across: Sondheim’s ultimate song?! (5). 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.