The Haunting Afterlife of Anthony Bourdain

Plus: Edwidge Danticat on the assassination of Haiti’s President; flash fiction by David Hoon Kim; and a mysterious, pseudonymous author. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, July 15, 2021 Annals of Gastronomy A Devastating New Documentary About Anthony Bourdain “Roadrunner,” by the Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, presents Bourdain as both the hero and villain of his own story. By Helen Rosner News Desk The Assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse’s family deserves justice for his horrific killing. So do all of the Haitian families who suffered during his rule. By Edwidge Danticat Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “The Mirror” “We were the only Asians, two dark spots among the bright blond heads.” By David Hoon Kim Culture and More The Theatre Aleshea Harris’s Ritual for the Living In “What to Send Up When It Goes Down,” Harris memorializes the deaths of Black people—Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, and others—at the hands of the police and other awful actors. By Vinson Cunningham Page-Turner On the Trail of a Mysterious, Pseudonymous Author Late last spring, a strange, beguiling novel began arriving, in installments, in the mail. Who had written it? By Adam Dalva Screening Room A Haunting Mockumentary About Rent in New York In “The Price of Cheap Rent,” an artist makes a spooky sacrifice to live in a Brooklyn studio she can actually afford. By Natalie Meade The New Yorker Live Tig Notaro and Jason Sudeikis on Comedy Amid Chaos On July 22nd, the comedians will meet for a virtual happy hour with The New Yorker’s cartoon editor, Emma Allen, to discuss humor and hope in uncertain times, exclusively for subscribers. Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts My Murder Mystery If you hear Bon Jovi at the wake, Paul killed me. By Ryan Chapman Daily Shouts Instructions for Donating Clothes and Household Goods Pack gently used items into a large bag. Then forget about it. By Teresa Burns Parkhurst Daily Cartoon Thursday, July 15th By Lila Ash 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.