The Man Rewriting Prison from Inside

Plus: the Supreme Court’s surprising term, the tennis player Sebastian Korda, and the U.F.O. report. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, June 27, 2021 The New Yorker Interview The Man Rewriting Prison from Inside Quntos KunQuest has been in Angola for twenty-five years. But his début novel, “This Life,” isn’t the usual story of time behind bars. By Jelani Cobb Comment The Supreme Court’s Surprising Term During a time when the country has been starkly divided on matters ranging from the pandemic to the Presidency, the Court has largely avoided partisanship. By Jeannie Suk Gersen The Sporting Scene The Best Prospect in American Men’s Tennis Heads to Wimbledon No American man is ranked in the top thirty. But Sebastian Korda—tall, quick, and twenty years old—is the country’s best hope in years for the men’s game. By Gerald Marzorati Double Take Sunday Reading: Intriguing Journeys From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces about adventures of every shape and dimension. By Erin Overbey Daily Comment The Unexplained Phenomena of the U.F.O. Report A new intelligence document examines a hundred and forty-three sightings that might have been caused by errant balloons, foreign drones, or “Other”—a reserved way of saying aliens. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus Culture and More Poems “Life” “I always say this but it’s true, there are / so many things / I don’t understand.” By Anne Carson Poems “Bioluminescence” “There’s a dark so deep beneath the sea the creatures beget their own / light.” By Paul Tran Books Briefly Noted “Journey to the Edge of Reason,” “Projections,” “Palace of the Drowned,” and “The Fugitivities.” Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Privacy Infringements Greater Than Vaccine Passports My neighbor asking why my apartment always smells like eggs. You’ll know when I know, Nancy. By Ginny Hogan and Eugenia Viti Cryptic Crossword Announcing an All-New Weekly Cryptic Crossword from The New Yorker The twisty, playful puzzles return, with constructors both familiar and new. By Nicholas Henriquez, Liz Maynes-Aminzade, and Andy Kravis Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle: Sunday, June 27, 2021 Take in Sartre novel: six letters. By Patrick Berry Cryptic Crossword How to Solve Today’s All-New Cryptic Crossword Flummoxed by a clue in the June 27, 2021, puzzle, by Patrick Berry? Get a hint—or two—for any answer in the puzzle. 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.