Derek Chauvin’s Trial and George Floyd’s City

Plus: Amy Davidson Sorkin on the tragedy in Surfside; our conflicted feelings about classical instruments; and Jean Cocteau. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, July 3, 2021 Letter from Minneapolis Derek Chauvin’s Trial and George Floyd’s City Although many Americans see the former police officer’s conviction as just closure, many in Minneapolis view it as the beginning of a larger battle. By Jelani Cobb Comment What We Need to Learn from the Tragedy in Surfside It is possible that South Florida, where climate change is a particularly acute problem, is nearing a point at which even the best-constructed buildings are under threat. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Politics and More Podcast The Newspaperman Who Documented Black Tulsa A. J. Smitherman founded one of the country’s first Black-owned dailies. He directed his eloquence and ire at both civic nuisances and the gravest injustices of American life. With Dorothy Wickenden Culture and More Cultural Comment The Urge to Destroy a Violin An Instagram account reveals both our reverence for and our loathing of classical instruments. By Jennifer Gersten Cover Story Malika Favre’s “Escape” The artist discusses her cover for the summer Fiction Issue. By Françoise Mouly On This Day The Talk of the Town Jean Cocteau: Laborer, Peasant “America has always given me courage,” the French writer and director, who was born on this day in 1889, said during a visit to New York, in 1949. By Fred Keefe and Geoffrey T. Hellman Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Puzzle Sport with a variant called cricket: five letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Cartoon Monday, July 5th “What’s the point of a summer rental if it doesn’t have a screaming hut?” By Emily Flake 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.