The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere

Plus: justice for Ahmaud Arbery; Mario Vargas Llosa returns to the dictator novel; and what’s so funny about the Space Force. View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, November 26, 2021 Letter from Morocco The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape. By Ed Caesar Daily Comment Justice for Ahmaud Arbery Were it not for a graphic video and intense pressure from activists, the killers of an unarmed Black man in Georgia may have been acquitted. By Jelani Cobb Under Review Mario Vargas Llosa Returns to the Dictator Novel The Nobel laureate’s best work has studied the hazards of power. Does his latest book extend the streak? By Jonathan Blitzer Stranger Than Fiction The General of the Space Force Has Heard Your Jokes John W. Raymond discusses being memeified, Steve Carell, and how his military branch plans to keep your smartphone from being turned into a stupid phone. By Mark Yarm Culture and More Books The Cost of Sentimentalizing War Has the American myth of the Good War helped ensnare us in bad ones? By Carlos Lozada Dept. of Relics A Columbia University Flophouse Closes Its Doors For almost fifty years, a stream of artsy homesteaders braved falling plaster and a resident’s sauerkraut business to live in a dilapidated communal building known as Aubergine. By Ian Volner The Theatre The Search for Justification in “Clyde’s” and “Trouble in Mind” In Lynn Nottage’s new play, characters’ life stories come between slapstick riffs on sandwich-making; Alice Childress’s 1955 play makes its much belated Broadway début. By Vinson Cunningham On and Off the Avenue Holiday Items Have Arrived in The New Yorker Store Whether you’re searching for gifts or shopping for yourself, our latest offerings will fill the season with joy and style. By The New Yorker Humor and Games Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Family Members at Thanksgiving, Ranked This year, I’m going to work on my boundaries. By Meghana Indurti and Clare Austen-Smith Sketchbook “A New York City Field Trip” Two cartoonists walk into a bar. By Roz Chast and Emily Flake Daily Cartoon Friday, November 26th By Erika Sjule 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.