An Optimistic Scenario for Inflation

Plus: the strange, unfinished saga of Cyberpunk 2077, the psychological drama of the World Chess Championship, and new fiction by Colin Barrett. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, December 11, 2021 Our Columnists An Optimistic Scenario for Inflation The key thing for the economy, and for Biden’s political prospects, is whether rising prices turn out to be temporary or permanent. By John Cassidy Our Local Correspondents The Vegan Bodega Sandwiches That Eric Adams Wants to See in the World An N.Y.C. startup is putting plant-based chopped cheese, butter rolls, and egg sandwiches on the menu at deli counters. By Eric Lach The Sporting Scene The Psychological Drama of the World Chess Championship The match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi began as the most accurate in history. Then Nepomniachtchi unraveled. By Louisa Thomas Annals of Technology The Strange, Unfinished Saga of Cyberpunk 2077 How a video game that imagined a bleak future came to model dystopia, in more ways than one. By Christopher Byrd More in Culture The New Yorker Radio Hour Paul Thomas Anderson on “Licorice Pizza” The filmmaker returns to his home terrain, where “Boogie Nights” and many of his other films are set. Plus, millennial writers reflect on their generation’s sense of despair. With David Remnick Tables for Two The Culinary Playground of Fulgurances Laundromat The current chef-in-residence is Aaron Rosenthal, who was the chef of Clamato, a sister restaurant of Septime, in Paris. By Jiayang Fan Fiction “A Shooting in Rathreedane” “Dylan Judge was from Ballina town. He was what you would call ‘known to the police.’ ” By Colin Barrett This Week in Fiction Colin Barrett on Cops as Outsiders The author discusses “A Shooting in Rathreedane,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Crossword The Weekend Puzzle 1991 prize for Nadine Gordimer: five letters. By Wyna Liu Daily Shouts Retouch Your Way to Success! With a few minor edits, your photo can help you land a job and finally get health insurance. What could go wrong? By Kaitlin Chan and Brian Park Shouts & Murmurs How Immigrant Parents Say “I Love You” An unasked-for sliced banana? Jumbo packs of Ziplocs? Jesus memes? These are the ways they say “I love you.” By Meghana Indurti 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.