After the Lost Cause

Why are politics so consumed with the past? Plus: Biden takes a bow; gay rights in Los Angeles; and women priests. View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, June 25, 2021 Annals of Inquiry After the Lost Cause Why are politics so consumed with the past? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Letter from Biden’s Washington Bipartisanship Lives, and Biden Takes a Bow Finally, Infrastructure Week is for real. By Susan B. Glasser Cultural Comment Harry Hay, John Cage, and the Birth of Gay Rights in Los Angeles Five men sat together on a hillside in the late afternoon, imagining a world in which they did not have to hide. By Alex Ross From the Magazine Annals of Religion The Women Who Want to Be Priests They feel drawn by God to the calling—and won’t let the Vatican stop them. By Margaret Talbot Culture and More The Current Cinema Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” Pulses with Long-Silenced Beats The music star’s directorial début, a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, knits a wealth of unseen footage into a joyous whole. By Anthony Lane The Art World My Struggle with Cézanne Some of us don’t like the inarguably great artist as much as we know we should. By Peter Schjeldahl The Front Row An Iranian Crime Story of Political Outrage and Artistic Wonder Jafar Panahi’s 2003 drama “Crimson Gold” blends documentary and fiction to reveal hidden traumas of Iranian society. By Richard Brody Best Medicine The de Kooning in the Surgical Ward The Amway magnate Bill Nicholson and his wife, Sandi, tour Lenox Hill Hospital, to which they’ve loaned a trove of works by women artists to pep up the waiting-room crowd. By Adam Iscoe Humor from The New Yorker Blitt’s Kvetchbook Joe Manchin Has a Plan He’s thought it all out, probably. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts I Wrote All My Own Raps, Made My Own Beats, and Signed Myself to a Three-Sixty Deal I’m building a legacy that will lead the next generation astray. By Ronald Metellus and Kyle Harris Daily Cartoon Friday, June 25th By Peter Kuper 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.