The Early Diaries of Patricia Highsmith

Plus: Jim DeRogatis on the R. Kelly guilty verdict; the G.O.P.’s gamble on the debt limit; and women’s prisons. View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Life and Letters A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Woman The author’s diaries and notebooks chart her early work and love life. By Patricia Highsmith News Desk R. Kelly’s Conviction, Twenty-five Years Too Late The verdict leaves several questions unanswered, including how the many people Kelly victimized will begin to heal. By Jim DeRogatis Letter from the U.K. ​​Who Owns the Legacy of a Women’s Prison? Activists want the site of a former correctional facility to honor history and provide social services. A real-estate developer wants to build apartments. By Anna Russell Our Columnists Republicans Are Gambling Recklessly on the Debt Limit While Democrats haggle over priorities, Republicans take an ominous tack: threatening a financial cataclysm amid a global pandemic. By John Cassidy 2021 MacArthur Fellows in The New Yorker Our Columnists Did the Black Lives Matter Protests Change Anything? Public officials favored symbolic gestures over reforms, but the country is still dramatically different than it was a year ago. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Letter from Santiago Chile at the Barricades Can a once-in-a-generation political revolution survive the pandemic? By Daniel Alarcón Culture and More Books We’re Shaped by Our Sexual Desires. Can We Shape Them? What we want may be more socially conditioned than we realize. By Alexandra Schwartz City Works Hopper on the Couch, O’Keeffe Against the Floor Lamp Elie Hirschfeld offers a tour of his home-grown collection of New York-themed art works in his apartment across from the Met—Warhols, a Hopper, and a Hockney. By Sarah Larson Humor and Games Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Cartoon Tuesday, September 28th By Caitlin Cass 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.