Another Winter of COVID

Plus: Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Nobel Prize, an interview with the writer Diane Williams, and Jon Stewart at The New Yorker Festival. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, October 10, 2021 Comment Another Winter of COVID Nationwide, the Delta wave is waning, but what do the coming months hold? By Dhruv Khullar The New Yorker Interview Diane Williams Will Never Be Dutiful Williams can write startling things about sex, relationships, and family. But her real project is to test the limits of fiction itself. By Merve Emre Page-Turner The Impact of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Nobel Prize His beautiful, sensory novels are enlivened by streams of literary influence from outside the English-speaking world. By Kristen Roupenian Double Take Sunday Reading: The Return of Broadway From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces about the art we’ve missed so much. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Festival Jon Stewart Joins The New Yorker Festival In a newly added event on Sunday, the comedian and I will discuss the state of American politics and comedy. By David Remnick Culture and More Culture Desk Must-See Italian Cinema: Francesco Rosi’s “Illustrious Corpses” The Italian political thriller boasts grown-up filmmaking, of a now unfamiliar strain; it’s ominous, oblique, unrushed, and altogether grave. By Anthony Lane The Front Row “Lamb,” a Horror Film in Which Cleverness Is the Problem The Icelandic fantasy about a hybrid child has one good plot twist but no substantial characters. By Richard Brody Tables for Two The Evolution of an Empire, at Momofuku Ssäm Bar The latest incarnation of David Chang’s maverick sophomore effort now resides in an L.E.D.-lit behemoth in the South Street Seaport. By Jiayang Fan Humor and Games Daily Shouts The Filibuster Belongs in my Group Chat, Not the Senate It would allow forty-one per cent of the chat’s members to block terrible ideas, such as doing this again sometime. By Ginny Hogan, Alex Connolly, and Katy Fishell Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Pasta, overwhelmed by cayenne pepper, sent back: five letters. By Paolo Pasco 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.