Teaching Without Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Plus: Rachel Syme on the 2021 Met Gala; Garth Greenwell on the painter John Brooks; and a Profile of the author Colm Tóibín. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Q. & A. Teaching Without Mask and Vaccine Mandates At the University of Iowa, faculty are forbidden from asking students to wear masks in classrooms or offices. By Isaac Chotiner On and Off the Avenue The Met Gala Searches for America The theme was “American independence,” but the only consistently American thing about the event was its breathless emphasis on youth. By Rachel Syme Our Columnists The Huge Economic Stakes Behind Joe Biden’s Vaccine Mandate As the recovery sputters, getting control of the virus is critical. By John Cassidy Profiles How Colm Tóibín Burrowed Inside Thomas Mann’s Head In writing his new novel, the Irish author spent years tracing the secret yearnings of Mann—who, he says, played a lifelong “game between what was revealed and what was concealed.” By D. T. Max Culture and More Persons of Interest A Kentucky Painter’s Travels in Queer Time John Brooks uses bold colors and found images to create a transhistorical community. By Garth Greenwell Photo Booth Gillian Laub Explores Her Family’s Political Dramas The photographer describes her new collection as “the most exposing thing” she has ever done. By Naomi Fry A Critic at Large Reading Dante’s Purgatory as the World Hangs in the Balance Seven centuries after the poet’s death, we may finally be ready for his epic of punishment and penance. By Judith Thurman The New Yorker Festival The New Yorker Festival Returns in October, in Person and Online Tickets are now on sale for the 2021 Festival, which will feature conversations, screenings, meals, and performances with a lineup of influential guests. By The New Yorker From the Archive Daily Shouts My Greatest Gig Norm Macdonald has died, at the age of sixty-one. In 2016, the comedian recounted a show he performed at a hospital—for the criminally insane. By Norm Macdonald 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 I Signed Up for Too Many Webinars—This Is My Story I didn’t want to miss an opportunity to learn something new that might change my life. By Kerry Elson Daily Cartoon Tuesday, September 14th By Pat Achilles Daily Cartoon Bonus Daily Cartoon: Sartorial Horror By Brendan Loper 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.