Eavesdropping Through a Pandemic

The New Yorker launches Dept. of Returns. Plus: Merrick Garland, a trans child’s poignant revelation, and Migos. View in browser | Update your preferences Wednesday, June 16, 2021 In March, 2020, a pandemic swept through our lives and took with it the world we knew. We dispersed, indefinitely: some of us kept going to work, in emergency rooms and in day-care centers and on delivery bikes, facing new dangers, while the rest of us holed up inside our homes. Now we find ourselves at an entirely different moment, one of cautious optimism, of reëmergence. In a new, ongoing series of stories, writers navigate life after vaccination—the anxiety of regaining a social life, the joy of revisiting old haunts, and more.—The Editors Dept. of Returns Eavesdropping Through a Pandemic Notes on a year and a half of overhearing what’s overlooked. By Sarah Larson Daily Comment The Political Minefield Facing Merrick Garland Some fear that a former judge with a passionate belief in fairness and neutrality cannot effectively counter Trump. By David Rohde The New Yorker Documentary The New Yorker Documentary Documenting a Trans Child’s Poignant Revelation In “Joychild,” self-awareness and sensitivity color the moment when a child tells their mother, “I’m not a girl.” This film is part of an ongoing series for Pride Month. New installments publish weekly in June. By Crispin Long Culture and More Onward and Upward with the Arts The Musical Mysteries of Josquin During the Renaissance, his crystalline choral works led him to be celebrated as the Michelangelo of music. But many works attributed to him may be those of gifted contemporaries. By Alex Ross Listening Booth Migos Would Like to Be on Rap’s Mt. Rushmore The new album “Culture III” is the group’s latest bid to secure its legacy. By Sheldon Pearce Mommy’s Little Helper College, but for Influencers Tina Meeks, who makes three hundred thousand dollars a year on social media, teaches classes that train the next generation of Insta-foodies and mommy bloggers. By Sheila Marikar From the Archive A Critic at Large The Unruly Genius of Joyce Carol Oates In an era that fetishizes form, Oates—who was born eighty-three years ago today—has become America’s preëminent fiction writer by doing everything you’re not supposed to do. By Leo Robson Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Singer of “Cranes in the Sky”: seven letters. By Erik Agard Daily Shouts Claire’s Animal Crossing Characters: Where Are They Now? After Claire got vaccinated and stopped tending to “Sparkle Island,” Nook moved back to his native Canada to recharge and reassess. By Claire Friedman Daily Cartoon Wednesday, June 16th By Yasin Osman 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.