Finding a Way Back from Suicide

A personal essay by Donald Antrim. Plus: Are liberals to blame for our crisis of faith in government? And “Ted Lasso.” View in browser | Update your preferences Monday, August 9, 2021 Personal History Finding a Way Back from Suicide A journey of recovery through electroconvulsive therapy. By Donald Antrim Books Are Liberals to Blame for Our Crisis of Faith in Government? Progressives as well as conservatives have promoted suspicion of the establishment, but lack of trust is not the same as apathy. By Louis Menand On Television “Ted Lasso” Can’t Save Us In Season 2, our eponymous coach is withering, bucking against the themes of therapy and self-help—a welcome contrast to his belief in unabating optimism. By Doreen St. Félix Tables for Two Seafood Towers at Margie’s in the Rockaways The flagship restaurant of the new Rockaway Hotel offers unfussy dishes such as mac and cheese, burrata, and mussels. By Jiayang Fan The Pictures Simon Helberg Remembers His Scales The actor, who played Howard Wolowitz on “The Big Bang Theory,” used his childhood as an aspiring pianist to land a role in the musical film “Annette,” with Adam Driver. By Naomi Fry Cover Story Roz Chast’s “Hi, It’s Mom” The artist discusses her inner Jewish mother and why she doesn’t like warm seawater. By Françoise Mouly Goings On About Town Art Fall Art Preview Kandinsky circles the Guggenheim, the Whitney reflects on Jasper Johns, Surrealism goes global at the Met, and more. By Andrea K. Scott The Theatre Fall Theatre Preview Last spring’s doomed Broadway season is revived, along with plays by Lynn Nottage, Alice Childress, Lucas Hnath, Annie Baker, and more. By Michael Schulman Night Life Fall Contemporary-Music Preview James Blake at Radio City Music Hall, Wizkid out in the open, Webster Hall’s diversified slate, and more. By Sheldon Pearce Dance Fall Dance Preview New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre return to Lincoln Center, the Joyce hosts Ragamala Dance and Caleb Teicher, and more. By Marina Harss Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Crossword Today’s Crossword Descriptor for construction projects that are set to go and awaiting funding: eleven letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Daily Shouts Lawsuits I’d File Against My Past Selves Over Their Trivial Mistakes J’accuse! By Jett Allen and Irving Ruan Daily Shouts Questions That New Parents Hate, Apparently “I can curse in front of it, right?” By Ginny Hogan and Jason Chatfield 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.