Exposing the Hidden Costs of Incarceration

Plus: the urgency of helping Afghan partners; the long road to a new Lyme vaccine; and chasing the lava flow in Iceland. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, August 19, 2021 American Chronicles A Fight to Expose the Hidden Human Costs of Incarceration The law professor Andrea Armstrong is documenting the loss of life inside jails and prisons in Louisiana, the state with the highest in-custody mortality rate. By Eyal Press Q. & A. The Urgency of Assisting Afghan Partners “There are tens of thousands of lives that we must and can still save,” Representative Jason Crow said. By Isaac Chotiner Annals of Medicine Why It Has Taken So Long to Develop a Vaccine for Lyme Disease Initially halted by public fears, a preventive treatment could be here in two years. By Sue Halpern Letter from Iceland Chasing the Lava Flow in Iceland At a volcanic eruption, the sublime experience of watching land submerge land. By Heidi Julavits Summer Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “What We Have Learned, What We Will Forget, What We Will Not Be Able to Forget” “The plot of this short story is: A succession of identical days pass.” By Eugene Lim Culture and More Infinite Scroll How Social-Media Redesigns Manipulate Us A change like Twitter’s new Chirp font might seem subtle. The effects are anything but. By Kyle Chayka The Front Row “Respect” Gives Us an Aretha Franklin Without an Inner Life Despite a reductive script, Jennifer Hudson’s performance nearly saves the movie. By Richard Brody The Theatre “Merry Wives” and “Endure: Run Woman Show” Transform Central Park A Shakespeare adaptation and a running-inspired performance turn the city’s back yard into a stage. By Alexandra Schwartz Dept. of Undertones The Guggenheim’s Marathon of Misogynist Music What can twenty-eight hours of songs by the likes of Eminem, Cat Stevens, and the Crystals, performed on repeat, reveal about sexism? By Adam Iscoe Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts A User’s Guide to Your New Thirtysomething Body It comes equipped with two large under-eye bags. These serve no purpose but also cannot be removed. By Danielle Kraese Daily Cartoon Thursday, August 19th 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.