The Age of Reopening Anxiety

Plus: What if pro sports leagues were controlled by their players? And reading America through its favorite books. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, June 3, 2021 Dept. of Returns The Age of Reopening Anxiety For many, the transitional period has been a little bumpy. By Anna Russell The Sporting Scene What if Pro Sports Leagues Were Controlled by Their Players? Athletes Unlimited, a new network of women’s leagues, is trying to reimagine the business of sports. By Louisa Thomas Q. & A. The Purpose of Political Correctness A conversation with the columnist Nesrine Malik about who makes the changing rules of public speech. By Isaac Chotiner Annals of Technology The Peril of Not Vaccinating the World Absent a concerted global commitment to vaccine equity, the virus will continue to evolve, and humanity may be consigned to a never-ending pandemic. By Sue Halpern From the Magazine Books What Our Biggest Best-Sellers Tell Us About a Nation’s Soul Reading America through more than two centuries of its favorite books. By Louis Menand Culture and More Daily Comment When Bob Dylan Heard the Cicadas The seventeen-year cycle of an insect intersects with history. By Ian Frazier Listening Booth Mustafa Ahmed’s Powerful Songs of Memory on “When Smoke Rises” Listening to the Canadian poet and singer’s music can feel like eavesdropping on a prayer. By Sheldon Pearce Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Fairy Tales, but with Accessible Mental-Health Care Snow White looked Grumpy in the eye. “Yes, I also have personal work to do,” she said. By Megan Broussard and Colin Heasley Daily Cartoon Thursday, June 3rd By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell 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.