What Makes a Cult a Cult?

Plus: Eric Adams’s victory, and new flash fiction by John Edgar Wideman. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, July 8, 2021 Books What Makes a Cult a Cult? The line between delusion and what the rest of us believe may be blurrier than we think. By Zoë Heller Our Local Correspondents Eric Adams’s Victory and the Uncertainty of the Biden-Era Democratic Party Adams won New York City’s mayoral primary by appealing to centrist, working-class voters. But his political vision remains undefined. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Culture and More Flash Fiction “George Floyd Story” “I will not pretend to bring G.F. to life. Nor pretend to bring life to him. G.F. gone for good.” By John Edgar Wideman Growing Pains The Buffalo Robe and the Radio I had fallen in love with rock and roll and the dark. By Sterling HolyWhiteMountain Dept. of Returns Springsteen Declared Broadway Reopened; Protesters Came “It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive.” Were the anti-vaxxers picketing the St. James Theatre last month Bruce fans? By Zach Helfand Personal History Duplex I needed to make portraits that were heartbreaking and collages that would blow everyone’s mind. I needed to be great, worthy of the Western canon, of Dad. By Anthony Veasna So Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts The Big Nap: Chapter 3 The detective knew that the truth about Moomoo would destroy Baby Anna. But he had a responsibility to tell her what had happened. By Simon Rich Daily Cartoon Thursday, July 8th By Eugenia Viti 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.