Edie Falco Knows How to Let Go

Plus: the Republicans’ race to out-Trump the Trumpists, and Ridley Scott’s wannabe #MeToo movie, “The Last Duel.” View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, October 17, 2021 The New Yorker Interview Edie Falco Knows How to Let Go She will humor your “Sopranos” theories, but she’s moved on. By Rachel Syme Comment The G.O.P.’s Race to Out-Trump the Trumpists The midterm elections are approaching, and the Republican Party is heading into them with the former President as its leader. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Front Row “The Last Duel,” Reviewed: Ridley Scott’s Wannabe #MeToo Movie Matt Damon and Adam Driver face off on horseback in a historical drama of rape and the pursuit of justice in medieval France. By Richard Brody Double Take Sunday Reading: Critics on Classic Literature From the magazine’s archive: a selection of contemporaneous appraisals of writers and reviews of classic novels. By Erin Overbey The New Yorker Radio Hour Jon Stewart Discusses Cancel Culture, and Daniel Craig Says Goodbye to Bond The comedian speaks about his new show, the potential return of Donald Trump, and controversy in comedy. Plus, Daniel Craig ends his fifteen-year run as 007. Culture and More Poems “Standing in the Atlantic” “We were after death and before.” By Roger Reeves Poems “Crescendo” “Three o’clock, about two hours of light left, / glorious on the ornamental pear.” By Rae Armantrout Books Briefly Noted Book reviews of “Speak, Silence,” “The Gold Machine,” “A Single Rose,” and “Hard Like Water.” Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Birds of Tomorrow The Freon-rumped eider, the solar hummingbot, and other avian creatures to come. By Jenny Kroik Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle On-air trial terribly injudicious: ten letters. By Patrick Berry You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.