It’s Still the Coronavirus Economy

Plus: New York’s rent-relief debacle; the link between Texas’s new laws on abortion and voting; and fiction by Vladimir Nabokov. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, September 4, 2021 Our Columnists It’s Still the Coronavirus Economy A disappointing jobs report shows that mass vaccination hasn’t yet broken the link between the pandemic and our economic fortunes. By John Cassidy Our Local Correspondents Andrew Cuomo Left Behind a Rent-Relief Debacle As many as a million New York households qualify for pandemic rental assistance, but the state has failed for months to get the money out the door. By Eric Lach Daily Comment The Link Between Texas’s New Abortion Law and Its New Voting Laws For decades, Republicans have seen exploiting both issues as a way to hang on to power. By Sue Halpern New Orleans Postcard The Storm Oracle of New Orleans The Louisiana meteorologist Margaret Orr gives out advice to residents, who once celebrated her forecasting with a Mardi Gras float featuring a massive replica of her head. By Jeanie Riess Culture and More Studio Visit Audrey Flack Keeps It Real The ninety-year-old artist, once known for photo-realist works, dishes on Josef Albers (a bit of a letch) and Rodin (“a perv”), as she prepares for a new show. By Emma Allen Culture Desk The Healing Art of Harmonic Vibrations At Socrates Sculpture Park, Guadalupe Maravilla transforms works of art into therapeutic instruments. By Andrea K. Scott Fiction “Pnin Gives a Party” From 1955: “Half past eight, post meridiem. A little house-heating soirée, nothing more.” By Vladimir Nabokov The New Yorker Radio Hour Riz Ahmed on “Mogul Mowgli” The actor and rapper discusses his new film. Plus, Senator Michael Bennet on the child tax credit, a revolution in American politics. With David Remnick Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts We’re the Shoes in Your Cubicle Desk Drawer, and We’ve Really Missed You Here’s what to wear when you’re running late or need to stab someone or crush an insect or hide behind a ficus. By Ali Solomon and Alice Gomstyn Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Poofy garb for a ballerina: four letters. By Robyn Weintraub 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.