The Unexpected Beauty of COVID Hair

Plus: chaos in the Andes; Helen Rosner on the art of eating flowers; and Mieko Kawakami’s “Heaven.” View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, June 4, 2021 Photo Booth Silver Linings The pandemic obliged—or enabled—many women to go gray. They’re still reckoning with the transformation. By Rebecca Mead Photographs by Elinor Carucci Daily Comment Protests in Colombia, Elections in Peru, and Other Chaos in the Andes Hopes for a sustained democratic rebirth in the seven Andean nations have waned, again. By Jon Lee Anderson Annals of Gastronomy Lilac Syrup and the Underrated Art of Eating Flowers The social-media star Alexis Nikole Nelson, a.k.a. BlackForager, is building an army of florivores. By Helen Rosner From the Magazine Books A Japanese Novelist’s Tale of Bullying and Nietzsche In Mieko Kawakami’s “Heaven,” everyday dilemmas provide a forum for examining fundamental questions of power and morality. By Merve Emre Culture and More Tables for Two Hokkaido Cuisine at Dr. Clark, in Chinatown The northernmost of Japan’s main islands inspires the menu, featuring jingisukan, for which lamb is cooked on tabletop grills, and buttery scallop risotto. By Hannah Goldfield Books Briefly Noted “The Haunting of Alma Fielding,” “On Violence and on Violence Against Women,” “Attrib.,” and “The Stone Loves the World.” Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Here’s Why You, a Regular Person, Have to Save the World Purchase your world-saving equipment from Amazon. Amazon cares about bringing people together, as long as those people aren’t coming together to form a union. By Meghana Indurti and Rima Parikh Daily Shouts How to Beat Out Cash Buyers When Trying to Buy Your First House Begin mowing the seller’s lawn. Bonus points for weeding the garden. By Lauren Barnett Daily Cartoon Friday, June 4th By Amy Hwang 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.