Pumpers, Dumpers, and Shills: The Skycoin Saga

Plus: Mississippi’s hospital system is approaching failure; and David Rohde tries to help an Afghan family get out of Kabul. View in browser | Update your preferences Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Annals of Technology Pumpers, Dumpers, and Shills: The Skycoin Saga The cryptocurrency promised to change the world and make its users rich in the process. Then it began to fall apart. By Morgen Peck U.S. Journal Mississippi’s Hospital System Is Rapidly Approaching Statewide Failure Despite the efforts of Miss U.S.A. and the state’s top medical experts, COVID-19 cases are soaring. By Paige Williams Daily Comment Trying—and Failing—to Save the Family of the Afghan Who Saved Me Twelve years ago, Tahir Luddin helped us both escape after we were kidnapped by the Taliban. Now I am struggling to get his family out of Kabul. By David Rohde Q. & A. The Terror Facing Human-Rights Activists in Kabul A longtime U.S. adviser on Afghanistan describes the failures of the withdrawal and the fears of liberals who remain in the country. By Isaac Chotiner The New Yorker Documentary A Syrian Artist Remakes the Home He Cannot Visit In Jimmy Goldblum’s film “A Broken House,” Mohamad Hafez uses found objects to make models of Damascus. Film by Jimmy Goldblum Text by Vera Carothers Culture and More Pop Music The Spaced-Out Jazz of Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes The group blurs the line between jazz duo and electronic-production team, providing listeners with not many notes but plenty of vibes. By Kelefa Sanneh Onward and Upward in the Garden Give Me All Your Cuttings Free stuff is the zenith of the gardener’s life, the soil tender’s greatest thrill. By Charlotte Mendelson Listening Booth The Last Underground Rapper The New York City rapper Ka has built an astonishing independent hip-hop career. By Sheldon Pearce Labor of Love Dept. On Air with the Greatest Radio Station in the World WPKN-FM—on which you can hear a Stevie Wonder song performed by an all-women jazz septet or twenty minutes of Tuvan throat singing—moves to a new location. By David Owen 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 Puzzle Nudie-suit decoration: ten letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts Conversations with the Plant I Bought During My Big Breakup Sometimes what you need is just a sympathetic ear. Other times you need a talking plant. By Eva Azenaro Acero Daily Cartoon Wednesday, August 18th By Ali Solomon 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.