The Promise of Carbon-Neutral Steel

Plus: A Netflix teen drama delves into the Arab patriarchy; A.O.C.'s Met Gala dress; and new fiction by Olga Tokarczuk. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, September 18, 2021 Annals of a Warming Planet The Promise of Carbon-Neutral Steel A new manufacturing technique could drastically reduce the footprint of one of our dirtiest materials. By Matthew Hutson Culture Desk The Teen Drama That Delves Into the Arab Patriarchy “AlRawabi School for Girls,” set in Jordan, boldly depicts young women weaponizing patriarchal violence against one another, to chilling ends. By Yasmine Al-Sayyad Cultural Comment What Counts as Protest Fashion? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala dress wasn’t hypocritical, as some have claimed, but it wasn’t radical, either. By Judith Thurman Oregon Postcard A Wildfire Investigator Searches for a Spark Al Crouch, who has traced blazes back to cigarettes, fireworks, and a burned love letter, looks for clues in his latest case in eastern Oregon. By Oliver Whang Culture and More The New Yorker Radio Hour Wes Anderson and Jeffrey Wright on “The French Dispatch” The director and actor explain the uncanny similarities of the film’s fictional magazine to The New Yorker. With David Remnick The Front Row “The Neon Bible,” a Coming-of-Age Tale Set Amid Music and Horror Terence Davies’s adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s novel puts a boy’s life at the crossroads of family crises and historical traumas. By Richard Brody Fiction “Yente” “He knows that there is nothing wrong with this woman—she’s simply dying.” By Olga Tokarczuk This Week in Fiction Olga Tokarczuk on the Power of Words The author discusses “Yente,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Humor and Games Blitt’s Kvetchbook Right-Wing Takes on A.O.C.’s Met Gala Look The war of the gowns is on in Washington. By Barry Blitt Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Want to Feel Old? Sea levels have risen more than the length of your penis in the time it’s taken you to get over your ex-wife. Also, your back pain is unironic. By Alex Connolly, Ginny Hogan, and Jason Adam Katzenstein Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Odette’s form after Rothbart’s magic spell, in a Tchaikovsky ballet: four letters. By Patrick Berry 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.