Rick Steves Says Hold On to Your Travel Dreams

Plus: the cost of California’s recall election, the extraordinary game of tennis, and a new book about American rage. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, September 19, 2021 The New Yorker Interview Rick Steves Says Hold On to Your Travel Dreams The guidebook guru discusses a year and a half without seeing Europe, the next chapter in post-pandemic travel, and why you should order whatever beverage the locals are having. By Rachel Syme Comment The Supreme Court and the Future of Roe v. Wade Abortion rights may hinge on a case involving a Mississippi law—and the errors of fact and judgment in the state’s brief are staggering. By Margaret Talbot Daily Comment The Cost of California’s Recall Election Disaster was averted, not cheaply for taxpayers. What comes next? By Nathan Heller Double Take Sunday Reading: The Extraordinary Game of Tennis From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces on the game and some of its most vivid personalities. By The New Yorker Politics and More Podcast American Rage In a new book, Evan Osnos explores the politics of grievance, fear, and anger in the United States. With Dorothy Wickenden Culture and More Prehistory Dept. Alessandro Nivola’s “Sopranos” Time Travel The actor who plays Dickie Moltisanti in the prequel movie “The Many Saints of Newark” visits the old stomping ground of Richie (the Boot) Boiardo, the mid-century mafioso who loosely inspired the series. By Naomi Fry 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. By Jiayang Fan Poems “Windy Day” “Two pairs of underwear, / One white and one pink, / Flew up and down.” By Charles Simic Poems “I wonder if I will miss the moss” “There was mud, / and there was the walking, / all the beautiful walking.” By Jane Mead Humor and Games Sketchpad Untelevised Moments from the Emmy Awards Don’t miss Ted Lasso’s mustache running wild in the gifting suite! By Emily Flake Daily Shouts The Lost Art of Leaving a Voice Mail It’s important to act startled, even though nothing about the situation is surprising. By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Zany game includes bit of lavender glitter: five letters. By Trip Payne 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.