The Year in Vibes

Plus: “Listening to Kenny G” is an ironic masterpiece; and a son sends Josephine Baker to the Panthéon. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, December 5, 2021 2021 in Review The Year in Vibes 2021 feels as though it does and does not exist, a hangover from the depths of terror in 2020. By Kyle Chayka The Front Row “Listening to Kenny G” Is an Ironic Masterpiece In Penny Lane’s new documentary, the best-selling instrumental artist unwittingly helps to explain why so many people dislike his music. By Richard Brody Double Take Sunday Reading: The Wild World of Winter Sports From the archive: a selection of pieces on skiing, snowboarding, and other perilous winter pastimes. By The New Yorker Paris Postcard A Son Sends Josephine Baker to the Panthéon Brian Bouillon-Baker—one of the twelve children of the St. Louis-born entertainer—visits France’s hall of “great men” for the induction of his Maman. By Lauren Collins Culture and More Fiction Podcast Will Mackin Reads George Saunders The author reads and discusses “The Falls,” by George Saunders, which was published in a 1996 issue of the magazine. With Deborah Treisman Books Briefly Noted “Born in Blackness,” “Twelve Caesars,” “The Sentence,” and “A Time Outside This Time.” Poems “Topography” “The land is a crick in the neck.” By Hala Alyan Poems “Culture” “Bless all things that are more than one thing and all people / For our unwitting and witting witless improvised mixtures.” By Robert Pinsky Humor and Games Daily Shouts The Thirty Greatest Titular Lines in Movie History “Don’t you dare tell her to get the French onion soup when she wants Italian wedding. It’s Sophie’s choice!” By Patrick Coyne and Patrick Crooks Daily Shouts Fashion Trends That I Wish Would Remain Dead, as Modelled by Zombies Low-rise jeans, tiny purses, and other fads best kept in the ground. By Margalit Cutler Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Magritte lodged in Pyrenees: four letters. By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon 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.