The First Taste of Adele’s Divorce Album

Plus: Biden’s Afghanistan problem, New York City’s only South African restaurant and bar, and new fiction by Thomas McGuane. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, October 16, 2021 Culture Desk The First Taste of Adele’s Divorce Album A new single, “Easy on Me,” reminds us how Adele has succeeded while resisting almost every force of modern pop music. By Carrie Battan Daily Comment Joe Biden’s Afghanistan Problem If the Administration fails to help stabilize the beleaguered country, a withdrawal that appeared politically deft could prove damaging. By David Rohde Look-Alike Dept. Hunting for Brian Laundrie in a Land of Doppelgängers Amateur sleuths have speculated that the fugitive is on the run on the Appalachian Trail. Bad news for the archetypical long-distance hiker: skinny, pale, bald, and bearded. By Charles Bethea Page-Turner Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Haunting New Novel In “The Morning Star,” the Norwegian author gives voice to the feeling that something terrible is coming for us all. By Brandon Taylor 2021 Online Journalism Award Winner A Reporter at Large Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State Survivors detail the scope of China’s campaign of persecution against ethnic and religious minorities. By Ben Mauk Culture and More Fiction “Not Here You Don’t” “Cary thought that his old man had had a pretty great American life.” By Thomas McGuane This Week in Fiction Thomas McGuane on the American West The author discusses “Not Here You Don’t,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Tables for Two The City’s Only South African Restaurant and Bar Kaia Wine Bar serves South African wine alongside elk, bobotie, Gatsby sandwiches, and bunny chow. By David Kortava Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Blitt’s Kvetchbook Jeff Bezos Thrusts Into Space While the world burns. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts The Benefits of Organizing Your Books by Color You will finally learn to appreciate the color “millennial pink.” By Ginny Hogan and Alex Connolly Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Sonata movement with a repeated theme: five 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.