The Dread of Getting Dressed

Plus: when parents forbid the COVID vaccine; the collapse of American identity; and Lauren Berlant. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Dept. of Returns The Dread of Getting Dressed On fashion, “frock consciousness,” and the post-pandemic invitation to appear. By Katy Waldman Q. & A. When Parents Forbid the COVID Vaccine A teen-ager explains how his parents’ resistance to vaccination has strained their family life, and the options he’s explored for receiving the shot without their permission. By David Remnick Q. & A. The Collapse of American Identity In a new book, the journalist George Packer argues that the country is divided into four warring factions. By Isaac Chotiner News Desk Threats Against Election Officials Are a Threat to Democracy “To have someone say you deserve a knife to your throat, that you should be executed, that they are going to eff up your family, shakes you,” a former city clerk said. By Sue Halpern Our Columnists The Big Story Is Still Joe Biden’s Mighty Ambitions The bipartisan infrastructure agreement is just the beginning of the President’s plan to rebalance the U.S. economy. By John Cassidy Culture and More Books Are All Short Stories O. Henry Stories? The writer’s signature style of ending—a final, thrilling note—has the touch of magic that distinguishes the form at its best. By Louis Menand Funny Friends A Hundredth-Birthday Serenade, from Bill Murray The actor and Ivan Reitman, the director, throw a Zoom bash for their centenarian “Stripes” cinematographer, Bill Butler, and swap stories about John Candy and the Teamsters. By Sarah Larson From the Archive A Critic at Large Affect Theory and the New Age of Anxiety The literary scholar and cultural theorist Lauren Berlant has died. In 2019, Hua Hsu reflected on Berlant’s influential work: “We dream of swimming toward a beautiful horizon, but in truth, Berlant evocatively observed, we are constantly ‘dogpaddling around a space whose contours remain obscure.’ What stories do we tell ourselves in order to stay afloat?” By Hua Hsu Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts CashChum Would Like Permission to Track You It’s just that CashChum and your ad preferences are really vibing right now. By Evan Waite and River Clegg Daily Cartoon Tuesday, June 29th 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.