The Return of the Taliban

Plus: why women are leaving corporate America; Bryan Washington on homophobia; and new fiction by hurmat kazmi. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, August 14, 2021 Daily Comment The Return of the Taliban Their comeback has taken twenty years, but it is a classic example of a successful guerrilla war of attrition. By Jon Lee Anderson Dept. of Returns The Rise of the COVID Midlife Crisis Why are so many women leaving corporate America? By Lizzie Widdicombe Personal History The Thing About Homophobia We’re baffled by the ghoulishness of it, and by its startling predictability. We also have to live with its consequences. By Bryan Washington The New Yorker Radio Hour Liesl Tommy, Director of “Respect” The new Aretha Franklin bio-pic was a labor of love for its filmmaker. Plus, a parent’s choices in a segregated public-school system. With David Remnick Culture and More Fiction “Selection Week” “I was sure I would be sent home today—but my name was there. So was his. I whispered it to myself, and it sounded like chimes on a windy day.” By hurmat kazmi This Week in Fiction hurmat kazmi on Overlapping Identities The author discusses “Selection Week,” their story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Tables for Two Eating Responsibly at Lighthouse At this Williamsburg restaurant, Assaf and Naama Tamir take scrupulous care to insure that their ingredients are ethically processed, offering Mediterranean meze and jerk-marinated chicken shawarma. By David Kortava Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Self(ie) Possessed Remember the good old days of disposable film, with no do-overs or previews? By Meggie Ramm Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Subject of the photograph “The Blue Marble”: five letters. By Anna Shechtman Daily Cartoon Bonus Daily Cartoon: Hothead Lady Liberty sweats it out with the rest of us. By Barry Blitt 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.