Christine Baranski Knows It’s Good to Be Scared

Plus: the legacy of “Alice in Wonderland”; remembering Anthony Bourdain; and the Medici at the Met. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, July 11, 2021 The New Yorker Interview Christine Baranski Knows It’s Good to Be Scared The “Good Fight” and “Gilded Age” star talks about her late-blooming entrée into Hollywood and her ever-charmed life. By Rachel Syme Culture Desk The Beguiling Legacy of “Alice in Wonderland” A new exhibition explores the book’s long afterlife. By Anna Russell Double Take Sunday Reading: Remembering Anthony Bourdain From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces by and about the late chef. By The New Yorker Culture and More The Art World The Medici as Artists Saw Them The guileful Medici family advanced humanism in all the arts in Florence, and most of the city’s painters fell into line. By Peter Schjeldahl Books What Do We Hope to Find When We Look for a Snow Leopard? Nature writers, desperate for a glimpse, trek toward lofty goals—and away from uncomfortable realities. By Kathryn Schulz Record Keeper Questlove Remembers the Black Woodstock The Roots drummer makes his directorial début with “Summer of Soul,” about the mostly forgotten series of concerts in Harlem, in 1969. By Bruce Handy From the Archive A Reporter at Large Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man The ace pilot risking his life to fulfill Richard Branson’s billion-dollar quest to make commercial space travel a reality. By Nicholas Schmidle Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts The Many Acting Schools of Fake Soccer Injuries Shakespearean, Method, and whatever it is that Nic Cage does. By Al Mullen and Dani Alvarez Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Unopened venues strangely succeed: five letters. By Patrick Berry 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.