Who Lost the Sex Wars?

Plus: Tao Lin’s “Leave Society”; remembering Michael K. Williams; and what a photographer saw on 9/11. View in browser | Update your preferences Thursday, September 9, 2021 Annals of Activism Who Lost the Sex Wars? Fissures in the feminist movement should not be buried as signs of failure but worked through as opportunities for insight. By Amia Srinivasan Daily Comment Joe Biden’s Solar Plan and the Prescience of Jimmy Carter The best time to plant a solar panel was forty years ago—but Biden is trying hard to make up for lost time. By Bill McKibben Postscript A Dream Dashed in Surfside Leidy Luna Villalba’s village in Paraguay honors the young woman’s life, which was cut short within hours of her arrival in Miami. By Stephania Taladrid Under Review Tao Lin Is Recovering from Himself In “Leave Society,” Lin’s protagonist is sick, tired of autofiction, and searching for a better way to be. Does he succeed? By Andrea Long Chu Postscript Remembering Michael K. Williams, a Defender of Black Fictions The death of the actor, who played Omar Little in “The Wire” and Chalky White in “Boardwalk Empire,” has cut tragically short one of the most interesting careers in television history. By Doreen St. Félix Twenty Years Since 9/11 Photo Booth What Gilles Peress Saw on 9/11 The Magnum photographer looks back on capturing an “inconceivable event.” By Margaret Talbot Culture and More Flash Fiction “Around the Corner You Can’t See Around” “What does it tell us about who we are that we are tenderly intrigued by an imaginary person walking through an old photograph?” By Lore Segal The Pictures For Paul Schrader, It All Started on Pauline Kael’s Sofa The director’s “The Card Counter,” starring Oscar Isaac, features the latest in a long line of troubled loners stretching back to “Taxi Driver” ’s Travis Bickle. By Michael Schulman Humor and Games Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Office Sounds: The Album Tracks include “Printer Percussion,” “Water-Cooler Chatter,” and more. By Catherine Mevs Daily Cartoon Thursday, September 9th By Adam Douglas Thompson Daily Cartoon Bonus Cartoon: Some Prescription By Jenny Kroik 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.