The Pandemic Enters an Uncertain New Phase

Plus: an interview with Melvyn Bragg, why Republicans ignored the January 6th hearing, and what old money looks like in America. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, August 1, 2021 Annals of Inquiry The Pandemic Enters an Uncertain New Phase As cases surge with the Delta variant but deaths do not, people must recalculate personal risk amid parameters that are not yet fully known. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells The New Yorker Interview The Education of Melvyn Bragg In his teens, Bragg was saved by books. He’s now spent more than fifty years championing the joy of knowledge. By Sarah Larson Comment Why G.O.P. Leaders Ignored the January 6th Hearing Most Republicans don’t seem to want to find out who knew what about the insurrection. By Sue Halpern Double Take Sunday Reading: Celebrating James Baldwin From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces by and about Baldwin, on the occasion of what would have been his ninety-seventh birthday. By The New Yorker Photo Booth What Old Money Looks like in America, and Who Pays for It Buck Ellison serves bluebloods up for public scrutiny as only one of their own could. By Chris Wiley More in Culture The Front Row “The Barefoot Contessa” and the Painful Price of Hollywood Stardom Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1954 drama is one of the great movies about filmmaking. By Richard Brody Fiction Podcast Ann Patchett Reads Maile Meloy The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Proxy Marriage,” by Maile Meloy, which was published in a 2012 issue of the magazine. Cover Story Diana Ejaita’s “Al Mare!” The artist discusses the joys of summers at the beach. By Françoise Mouly Paris Postcard Camille Cottin Always Feels Like a Beginner The French actress co-habits with “fucking Matt Damon” in the Trump-inflected Cannes hit “Stillwater.” By Lauren Collins Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts The New Puppy It’s really been something. By Ashley Franklin Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Club with hot tub: four letters. By Patrick Berry 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.