The Joy of Crossing Paths with Strangers

Plus: a philosopher’s musings on hyperobjects and the end of the world; and the classicist who killed Homer. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Persons of Interest Timothy Morton’s Hyper-Pandemic For the philosopher of “hyperobjects”—vast, unknowable things that are bigger than ourselves—the coronavirus is further proof that we live in a dark ecology. By Morgan Meis A Reporter at Large The Murder Scandalizing Brazil’s Evangelical Church Flordelis became famous as a gospel singer, a pastor, and a politician. Then her husband was killed. By Jon Lee Anderson Our Columnists The Importance of Teaching Dred Scott By limiting discussion of the infamous Supreme Court decision, law-school professors risk minimizing the role of racism in American history. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Daily Comment Netanyahu’s Likely Departure Is Not Easing the Fears of Palestinians Attacks by settlers in the West Bank have been on the rise for years—and a new Israeli government is no guarantee of change. By Raja Shehadeh Dept. of Returns The Joy of Crossing Paths with Strangers Now that the pandemic is winding down, there are a lot of plans to make. Still, it’s the unplanned encounters that I miss most. By Clare Sestanovich Culture and More Books The Classicist Who Killed Homer How Milman Parry proved that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by a lone genius. By Adam Kirsch Page-Turner Anna Sale Helps Us to Talk About Hard Things Her new book is like a good conversation with a friend. By Sarah Larson The Sporting Scene An Ode to the No-Hitter It’s how baseball should be played. By Paul Elie From the Archive The Sky Line Frank Lloyd Wright’s Final Gift The original “starchitect,” who was born on this day in 1867, didn’t get to see the completion of his spiralling design for the Guggenheim, but the museum honored “its maddening, egotistical, duplicitous creator” a half century later. By Paul Goldberger Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Compelling Reasons to Return to the Office You’re more likely to use mental-health resources if your mental health is deteriorating. Plus, you can steal stuff. By Chandler Dean Daily Cartoon Tuesday, June 8th By Ed Himelblau and Shannon Odell 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.