The Texas Preview of a World Without Roe v. Wade

Plus: Wes Anderson on his new film, Rebecca Curtis on Haruki Murakami, and Chang-rae Lee on eating sea urchin. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, September 5, 2021 News Desk S.B. 8 and the Texas Preview of a World Without Roe v. Wade The new law, an employee of Whole Woman’s Health said, has been “nothing short of devastating for our providers, our staff, and our patients.” By Jia Tolentino Comment The Lessons of Defeat in Afghanistan After twenty years, it hardly needs saying that America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were disastrous to U.S. interests and standing. By Steve Coll Double Take Sunday Reading: Food & Drink From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces that reflect our varied culinary experiences and the ways in which they enhance our lives. By Erin Overbey The New Yorker Interview How Wes Anderson Turned The New Yorker Into “The French Dispatch” The director discusses the real-life stories and writers that inspired his upcoming film. By Susan Morrison Culture and More Fiction Podcast Rebecca Curtis Reads Haruki Murakami The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey,” by Haruki Murakami, which was published in a 2020 issue of the magazine. With Deborah Treisman The Boards Sophocles Gone Wild! For a nude production of “Antigonick,” a translation of the Greek play “Antigone,” performers for Torn Out Theatre dodged the crazies and the lookie-loos during rehearsals in Prospect Park. By Henry Alford First Tastes How Sea Urchin Tastes From 2002: I point to a bin and say that’s what I want—those split spiny spheres, like cracked-open meteorites. By Chang-rae Lee First Tastes The Flavor of Memory From 2002: I was left with honey on my palate and in my soul. By Madhur Jaffrey Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Dear Pepper: The Case of the Unhelpful Husband The future is largely unknowable, and most people don’t enter marriages with such clear vision as yours; they find out later. By Liana Finck Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Inside part of unprocessed bean curd: four letters. By Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto 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.