How America Failed in Afghanistan

View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, August 15, 2021 Q. & A. How America Failed in Afghanistan The New Yorker staff writer Steve Coll on the humanitarian catastrophe that is now likely to engulf Afghan civilians. By Isaac Chotiner Comment The U.N.’s Terrifying Climate Report Scientists predict hotter heat waves and worse flooding in the decades ahead, but the catastrophe is evident everywhere this summer. By Elizabeth Kolbert Persons of Interest The Artist Behind TV’s Richly Emotional Cartoon Comedies As the showrunner of “Tuca & Bertie,” Lisa Hanawalt has built a surreal, psychedelic world of her own. By Coralie Kraft Photo Booth The Joy and Precariousness of Gay Life Whether shooting couples in Britain or covert queer life in India, Sunil Gupta found fine distinctions of identity. By Brian Dillon Double Take Sunday Reading: Beach Reading From the magazine’s archive: a selection of summer pieces. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Interview Billie Jean King Wants Athletes to Follow the Money A conversation with the tennis pioneer about sexism, progress, mental health, and getting things done. By Louisa Thomas Culture and More Poems “Gertrude Stein” “I could see my life from—not a long shot— / but what they used to call an increment apart.” By Diane Seuss Poems “Amelia’s Model” “Amelia, you didn’t include Pluto / In your wire sculpture of the solar system.” By Michael Longley The Front Row Revisiting a Widely Derided Ingmar Bergman Film The disruptive presence of Elliott Gould in the Swedish director’s drama “The Touch” gave critics an easy target. By Richard Brody Books Briefly Noted “The Kissing Bug,” “On Compromise,” “The Bachelor,” and “Disquiet.” Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts How to Find Your Dream Home in Today’s Challenging Market! You may start out skeptical, but before too long a miracle occurs. By Merrill Markoe Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Exchange hands from right to left: four letters. By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon 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.