How the Real Jane Roe Shaped the Abortion Wars

Plus: the leftist lawyers who think the Supreme Court sucks; the most important statistic of the Biden Presidency; and a dent in Apple’s App Store domination. View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, September 17, 2021 Books How the Real Jane Roe Shaped the Abortion Wars The all-too-human plaintiff of Roe v. Wade captured the messy contradictions hidden by a polarizing debate. By Margaret Talbot Podcast Dept. The Leftist Lawyers Who Think the Supreme Court Sucks The hosts of “5-4,” a popular legal podcast, hope to combat overly romantic notions about our broken system. By Alex Barasch Letter from Biden’s Washington The Most Important Statistic of the Biden Presidency One in five hundred Americans has died in the pandemic, and Republicans are actively rooting for the country to fail. By Susan B. Glasser The 2021 National Book Awards Longlists Page-Turner Nonfiction This year’s contenders often take on America and the construction of national narrative. By The New Yorker Page-Turner Fiction This year’s longlist includes three début novels. By The New Yorker Culture and More Infinite Scroll How Epic Games Made a Dent in Apple’s App Store Domination In a calculated bit of legal trolling, the video-game company has landed a victory with major implications for users and developers alike. By Kyle Chayka The Current Cinema The Uncanny Valley of “I’m Your Man” Maria Schrader’s film, starring Dan Stevens as a robot designed to be the perfect man, confirms comedy as the playground of philosophy: nothing is funnier or more stirring than the sight of somebody learning how to be. By Anthony Lane Brave New World Meet Merlin, the Bird-Identifying App Heather Wolf, a part-time juggling impresario, feeds her birding habit with an app that pegs species—even on the Brooklyn Bridge—using both images and birdsong. By David Owen Tables for Two Chinese Dishes from Fertile Jiangnan, at CheLi The East Village restaurant serves drunken crab, smoked fish, and other specialties, some of which were, according to lore, born of a Qing-dynasty emperor’s tours of the region south of the Yangtze River. By Jiayang Fan Humor and Games Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Fitness Terms (and What I Assume They Mean) Bench press: the fitness media, which covers the biggest muscles and the hottest bods. By Eli Burnstein Daily Cartoon Friday, September 17th By Sarah Kempa 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.