Clubbing Is a Lifeline—and It’s Back

Plus: the unknown history of Black uprisings; Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn”; and can Congress insure fair elections? View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, June 24, 2021 Dept. of Returns Clubbing Is a Lifeline—and It’s Back After the coronavirus pandemic, New Yorkers will not take their dance-club scene for granted again. By Emily Witt Family Life The Promise and Peril of a High-Priced Sleep Trainer Open Instagram and behold the perfect, zonked-out babies, lulled to sleep by methods designed by expensive coaches. By Sam Knight Under Review The Unknown History of Black Uprisings In a new book, the historian Elizabeth Hinton reveals that, in the late sixties and early seventies, there were hundreds of local rebellions against white violence and racial inequality. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Q. & A. Can Congress Insure Fair Elections? The legal scholar Rick Hasen discusses the dangers of election subversion and voter suppression. By Isaac Chotiner Annals of Gastronomy Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn” Is an Ideal Audiobook The real magic of the novel comes from Ephron’s nonchalant conversationalism. Read by Meryl Streep, the book is what it always ought to have been. By Helen Rosner Culture and More Books The Mad, Bad Business of Railroad Tycoons In the nineteenth century, a crucial railway project was fuelled by a ferocious rivalry. Are there lessons for our own infrastructure plans? By Adam Gopnik The Front Row In “Be Pretty and Shut Up!,” Actresses Challenge the Male-Run Movie Business Delphine Seyrig’s prescient and passionate 1981 documentary both critiques the cinema and seeks to change it. By Richard Brody Second Wind Dept. Paula Pell’s Hot Streak The former “S.N.L.” writer is on camera in “Girls5eva,” the Peacock comedy about a middle-aged girl-group reunion. By Michael Schulman Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts How to Expand Your Imagination If nothing works, try something new, such as trying not to cry today. By Pepita Sandwich Daily Shouts Flirting or Polite: A Lesbian Game Show Scenario No. 1: A girl who passes you by on your way to work constantly compliments your outfits. Is she flirting? By Arantza Peña Popo Daily Cartoon Thursday, June 24th By Jason Adam Katzenstein 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.