How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe

Plus: the Supreme Court’s vexing mixed message on vaccine mandates, and Prince Andrew’s very bad week. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, January 15, 2022 Annals of a Warming Planet How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe The evolution of cooling technology helps to explain why supposed solutions to global warming have only made the situation worse. By David Owen Daily Comment The Supreme Court’s Vexing Mixed Message on Vaccine Mandates Two rulings reveal just how hard-conservative the core of the Court is. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Letter from the U.K. Prince Andrew’s Very Bad Week A ruling in a New York legal case, in which Andrew is accused of sexual abuse, led to the Duke of York being stripped of his military titles. By Rebecca Mead Dept. of Exclusivity Teeing Up with QAnon What would Groucho say? Would you rather belong to a club that had the proprietor of a porn shop as a member? Or Marjorie Taylor Greene? By Charles Bethea From the Archive Books The Mission From 2006: Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s final chapter. By David Levering Lewis Culture and More Fiction “Fireworks” “The truth was that it was all entirely new to him and part of him was terrified. Even without the end of the world, he’d have been terrified.” By Graham Swift This Week in Fiction Graham Swift on the “Big” and “Small” Worlds The author discusses his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Blitt’s Kvetchbook Pardon the Palindromes (Please) Going back and forth in the New Year. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts Re: The Asteroid Given the news that Carlhobbes is on an unstoppable trajectory toward Earth, I am writing to ask that you please change the name of this asteroid immediately. By Craig Thomas Crossword The Weekend Puzzle “Measure for Measure” or “Much Ado About Nothing” role: seven letters. By Anna Shechtman 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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.