The Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Space Flight

Plus: the big business of library e-books; the ivermectin craze; and a daughter’s final trip with her father. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, September 2, 2021 News Desk The Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Space Flight The F.A.A. is investigating the ship’s off-course descent. By Nicholas Schmidle Annals of Communications An App Called Libby and the Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-books Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. By Daniel A. Gross Personal History The Last Dance with My Dad Before he died, of AIDS, we went on vacation. By Emily Ziff Griffin Infinite Scroll Ivermectin, the Crate Challenge, and the Danger of Runaway Memes If you see many people doing something online, it’s easy to start thinking that you should try it, too. By Kyle Chayka Summer Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “Gravity” “She wanted to feel sorry for the neighbor and say how horrible it was and how she must have really been suffering, but all that came out was anger.” By Etgar Keret News and Culture Annals of a Warming Planet The Answer to Climate Change Is Organizing Dealing with global warming is always going to be about the balance of power. By Bill McKibben News Desk The Focus Finally Turns to Aaliyah, in R. Kelly’s Trial The first time that the late singer’s name was spoken in a courtroom as a victim of sexual abuse was two weeks ago, twenty years after her death. By Jim DeRogatis U.S. Journal Eating Crawfish in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana From 1972: There are crawfish (or crayfish, or crawdads) all over the country, but outside of Louisiana they are all but ignored—lumps of clay lacking a sculptor. By Calvin Trillin The Front Row What “Jennifer’s Body” Foretold The 2009 film anticipated both the immense power and the aesthetic blind spots of later films such as “Promising Young Woman.” By Richard Brody Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts The Chorus of Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” Rewritten for Your Forties It’s gettin’ hot in herre, so maybe use a deodorant that has aluminum in it just this one time? By Nina Sharma Daily Cartoon Thursday, September 2nd By Zoe Si 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.