Tokyo’s Olympics Have Become the Anger Games

Plus: is Cuba’s Communist Party finally losing its hold? And the early works of Roy Lichtenstein. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, July 22, 2021 The Sporting Scene Tokyo’s Olympics Have Become the Anger Games The Olympics are supposed to be a symbol of global togetherness, but Tokyo’s are shaping up to be the least wanted in history. By Matt Alt Daily Comment Is Cuba’s Communist Party Finally Losing Its Hold on the Country? Historic protests across the island cast doubt on the regime’s staying power. By Jon Lee Anderson Q. & A. Reconsidering the History of the Chinese Communist Party On the centenary of the C.C.P., a scholar examines the roots of Xi Jinping’s authoritarianism. By Isaac Chotiner Summer Flash Fiction Flash Fiction Listening for the Click “It feels like the beginning or the end of a love story. Always either the beginning or the end.” By Johanna Ekström Culture and More Culture Desk Before Roy Lichtenstein Went Pop The early works of the artist show that his playful irony was present from the start. By Louis Menand Books Are Americans More Trusting Than They Seem? Political scientists say that our confidence in our institutions—and in one another—is running perilously low. Economists see a different story. By Idrees Kahloon Georgia Postcard Stacey Abrams Courts the Republican Suspense-Novel-Reader Vote Among the fans of Abrams’s new political thriller, “While Justice Sleeps,” are self-described conservatives, who size up the Democratic activist as a budding John Grisham. By Charles Bethea Books Briefly Noted “All That She Carried,” “Upper Bohemia,” “The Other Black Girl,” and “Site Fidelity.” Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts How to Turn Off Location Tracking (Updated) On your smartphone, go to “Settings.” Scroll down to Google Maps. Beneath that is a secret category that only a pure-hearted child can see. By Claire Friedman Daily Shouts Fake Pandemic Introvert vs. Real Introvert No post today. The real introvert ran out of yeast and flour long ago. By Dahlia Gallin Ramirez Daily Cartoon Thursday, July 22nd By Emily Bernstein 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.