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Plus: How will the COVID pills change the pandemic? And Nick Kroll and Jason Mantzoukas have all kinds of chemistry. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, November 21, 2021 On and Off the Avenue Give Your Loved One an Oyster I.O.U.: A Food-Themed Holiday Gift Guide A list of perfect presents for anyone who cooks or eats—in other words, a list of perfect presents for everyone. By Helen Rosner Medical Dispatch How Will the COVID Pills Change the Pandemic? New antiviral drugs are startlingly effective against the coronavirus—if they’re taken in time. By Dhruv Khullar Comment Chris Christie’s Donald Trump Problem In a new book, the former governor maintains fealty to Trump, but wants you to know that he understands what kind of human being Trump is. By David Remnick Double Take Sunday Reading: Television in Popular Culture From the archive: a selection of pieces about notable shows and how they have helped transform our culture. By Erin Overbey The New Yorker Interview Nick Kroll and Jason Mantzoukas Have All Kinds of Chemistry The comedians reflect on their formative improv experiences, nearly twenty years of collaboration, and playing each other’s love interests on the new season of “Big Mouth.” By Coralie Kraft Culture and More Books Briefly Noted “The Wrong End of the Telescope,” “The Book of Mother,” “The Ottomans,” and “After One Hundred Winters.” Tables for Two The Eclecticism of Thai Street Food at Soothr The restaurant has grown its menu to reflect the bustling food stalls of Bangkok’s Chinatown. By Jiayang Fan Poems “Former Lives” “It can lead to the practice of tolerance, the notion / That the soul returns to earth more than once.” By Carl Dennis Poems “Kaepernick” “The football players / are kneeling because, I say, anyone could kill / your Black son.” By Sasha Debevec-McKenney Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Andy Kravis Daily Shouts New York City’s Wild Wildlife Millipedes taking in the Rockettes, penguins enjoying sushi, and more. By Henry Alford Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle American river circles around Hawaii: four 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.