Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin on Sketch Comedy

Plus: Jelani Cobb on why Republicans are still recounting votes; the N.B.A. star Ben Simmons; and Kara Walker at the New Yorker Festival. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, October 3, 2021 The New Yorker Interview Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin on the Mysterious Alchemy of Sketch Comedy A conversation with the two friends behind the cult hit “I Think You Should Leave.” By Carrie Battan Comment Why Republicans Are Still Recounting Votes The point of the so-called audits is not so much to delegitimize the past election as it is to normalize unnecessary reviews of future ones. By Jelani Cobb The Sporting Scene Ben Simmons and the Acceptance of Failure Wherever the N.B.A. star goes next, he will likely need to become more comfortable doing things he’s not good at. By Louisa Thomas Double Take Sunday Reading: Prodigies From the magazine’s archive: a selection of extraordinary profiles of the uniquely gifted. By The New Yorker The New Yorker Festival The New Yorker Festival Preview: Kara Walker An interview with the celebrated artist helps open a week of events featuring luminaries in politics, news, and culture. By The New Yorker Culture and More Culture Desk The Cinematic Shock of “Titane” Arrives in New York The transgressive Cannes winner opens this week, but a viewer may get a more lasting jolt from the uncut version of Andrzej Żuławski’s “Possession.” By Anthony Lane Tables for Two A Different Kind of Soba at Sarashina Horii A new restaurant in the Flatiron district serves white soba, made from the core of the buckwheat seed, in a soy-laced house broth or with a cold dipping sauce. By Shauna Lyon Poems “Entire” “There was dirt once, an entire earth / That clung to our bare feet when it rained.” By José Antonio Rodríguez Poems "To Gather Together" “It is not yet after the pandemic / but most of us have bared our faces / in public.” By Erika Meitner Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Legumes loud at first, then oddly silent: seven letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts Predictions for Lena Dunham’s Polly Pocket Movie Polly Pocket thinks she may be the voice of her generation. By Jessie Kanelos Weiner Daily Shouts Kickstart My Life My vision board is a collection of thumbtacks pressed into blank cork. By Brian Frazer 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.