How Nasty Was Nero, Really?

Plus: the social-media stock market; how Jeff Bezos and other billionaries have gamed the system; and Japanese Breakfast. View in browser | Update your preferences Wednesday, June 9, 2021 The Ancient World How Nasty Was Nero, Really? The notorious emperor appears to have been the subject of a smear campaign. By Rebecca Mead Annals of Technology The Dark, Democratizing Power of the Social-Media Stock Market BitClout collapses everything—art, humor, personhood—into money, laying bare just who, and what, we are willing to pay for. By Caroline Lester Our Columnists Why We Need to Tax Wealth More Effectively How Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, and other American billionaires have gamed the system. By John Cassidy The New Yorker Documentary A Quest for Love, and Emissions Reduction, in the Australian Outback “Alone Out Here” follows a gay cattle farmer searching for connection and seeking to make change in an industry that’s largely rural and conservative. This film is part of an ongoing series for Pride Month. New installments publish weekly in June. By Victoria Uren Culture and More Culture Desk Anita Kunz’s COVID-Induced Creative Outburst “I was locked up for fifteen months,” the artist and illustrator says. “What else could I do but a painting a day?” By Françoise Mouly and Genevieve Bormes Listening Booth Japanese Breakfast’s Sunny New Album On “Jubilee,” Michelle Zauner turns away from grief and embraces love and light. By Sheldon Pearce Georgia Postcard A Would-Be Opponent Crashes a Marjorie Taylor Greene Rally Marcus Flowers, a Black Army veteran who has raised more than a million dollars in his bid to unseat the QAnon-friendly congresswoman, gets kicked out of an “America First” tour stop in Georgia. By Charles Bethea Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword À la Nala: seven letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Daily Shouts A Food Critic Reviews the Swedish Chef’s New Restaurant The dishes literally speak for themselves. By Jason Siegel and Maeve Dunigan Daily Cartoon Wednesday, June 9th 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.