The Problem of Marital Loneliness

Plus: two exonerated convicts visit a prison-break escape room; an app for menopause; and fiction by Esther Freud. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, September 25, 2021 Cultural Comment The Problem of Marital Loneliness The new “Scenes from a Marriage,” on HBO, avoids the dark questions that Ingmar Bergman confronted in the original. By Agnes Callard Georgia Postcard Wrongful Conviction, the Game! Two exonerated former inmates visit a prison-break-themed escape room run by Cobb County, in Georgia. Can they get out in time? By Charles Bethea Culture Desk At Last, an App for Menopause Getting your period, fertility struggles—these are things that women feel increasingly comfortable talking about. But what about losing your period? By Lizzie Widdicombe The New Yorker Radio Hour Should the Climate Movement Embrace Sabotage? Andreas Malm insists that environmentalists target fossil-fuel infrastructure. Plus, a new report documents the lack of Latino stories in media. With David Remnick Culture and More Fiction “Desire” “I wanted to cry, too. Will you miss us? Will you come home? Will it just be me now?” By Esther Freud The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine Esther Freud Reads “Desire” The author reads her story from the September 27, 2021, issue of the magazine. With Deborah Treisman This Week in Fiction Esther Freud on Girls’ Vulnerability The author discusses “Desire,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon The Front Row Melvin Van Peebles and Other Highlights from the New York Film Festival The late filmmaker’s “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” is one standout of the festival’s first week. By Richard Brody Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts One Woman’s Simple Request for Health I just want total inner peace. By Maria Ciampa Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Mars’ Greek counterpart: four letters. By Caitlin Reid 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.