How Jonny Greenwood Wrote the Year’s Best Film Score

Plus: Mark Meadows and the Republican response to the January 6th investigation; and a photographer revisits the book that taught her about dying. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, December 19, 2021 The New Yorker Interview How Jonny Greenwood Wrote the Year’s Best Film Score The Radiohead guitarist has a singular musical voice. By Alex Ross Comment Mark Meadows and the G.O.P. Response to the January 6th Investigation The vitriol of some House Republicans points to a potentially dangerous shift within the Congress. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Double Take Sunday Reading: Personal Reflections From the archive: a selection of memorable personal essays and explorations. By Erin Overbey Photo Booth A Photographer Revisits the Book That Taught Her About Dying Inspired by an antique photo collection called “Wisconsin Death Trip,” Alessandra Sanguinetti went in search of her own American gothic. By Rebecca Mead Culture and More Mental Notes An Impossible Steel Drum Gets Built Kyle Dunleavy required two years, a bonfire, and many hot-tub soaks to hammer out an instrument with an unprecedented range of notes. By Richard Preston Books Briefly Noted “The Power of Women,” “The Least of Us,” “Harsh Times,” and “Search History.” Poems “Winter Solstice” “Claire says the day will be one second longer.” By Henri Cole Poems “Calypso Bean” “I ordered the seeds months before quarantine.” By Melissa Ginsburg Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle A particularly dotty puzzle. By Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto Daily Shouts I, the Spirit of Christmas, Cannot Be Stopped Eventually, every Scrooge bows. Every Grinch kisses the ring. By Dennard Dayle Daily Shouts Signs of Hope I’ve Seen Lately Windows, deodorant for sale, Midwestern soccer coaches in England, and other things that have boosted my spirits. By Timothy Cahill and Claire Wyman 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.