The Struggle to Vaccinate Springfield, Missouri

Plus: Did last summer’s protests change anything? And Facebook wants us to live in the metaverse. View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, August 6, 2021 U.S. Journal The Struggle to Vaccinate Springfield, Missouri COVID cases continue to rise, but many residents remain reluctant to get the vaccine. By Peter Slevin Our Columnists Did Last Summer’s Black Lives Matter Protests Change Anything? Public officials favored symbolic gestures over policy reforms, but the country is still dramatically different than it was a year ago. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor The Current Cinema “Annette” and the Drama of the Gifted Child Starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, Leos Carax’s musical about a young star is a folie de grandeur without the grandeur. By Anthony Lane Infinite Scroll Facebook Wants Us to Live in the Metaverse What does that even mean? By Kyle Chayka Cultural Comment The Fascinating Experiment Captured in “Philly D.A.” Could a longtime defense attorney reform the criminal-justice system as an insider? By Anna Boots Culture and More Pop Music The Brash, Exuberant Sounds of Hyperpop The genre’s artists have resisted classification by honing a new kind of buoyant, absurdist pop. By Carrie Battan The Front Row A Filipino Filmmaker’s Docu-Fiction About His Grandfathers’ Disappearances “Bontoc Eulogy,” Marlon Fuentes’s only feature to date, relates his own family history to colonialism past and present. By Richard Brody From the Archive A Reporter at Large Hiroshima A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on this day in 1945. Six survivors recount their experiences of the bombing and its aftermath, wondering why they lived when so many others died. By John Hersey Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Blitt’s Kvetchbook Rand Paul’s Daily Affirmation It’s morning in America. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts Some Breakthroughs That Are Not Bad Realizing that no one thinks about you as often as you think about them thinking about you (except for Brian). By Zach Zimmerman Daily Cartoon Friday, August 6th By Brooke Bourgeois 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.