How Soon Will COVID Be “Normal”?

Plus: Eric Adams’s first week as Mayor of New York, the spectre of a new civil war in the U.S., and the crude demagogy of “Don’t Look Up.” View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, January 8, 2022 Annals of Inquiry How Soon Will COVID Be “Normal”? Even as the Omicron wave spikes, some outside experts believe that the time has come for Anthony Fauci and the White House to declare a new phase in the pandemic. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Our Local Correspondents Eric Adams Says He Has Swagger. What Else Does He Have? How New York’s new Mayor spent his first week in office. By Eric Lach The New Yorker Radio Hour A New Civil War in America? The political scientist Barbara F. Walter says we’re nearing the danger zone. Plus, Nnedi Okorafor on writing fantasy through an African lens. With David Remnick From the Archive Daily Comment Justice for Ahmaud Arbery On Friday, Arbery’s killers were sentenced to life in prison. From November: were it not for a graphic video and intense public pressure, these men might have been acquitted. By Jelani Cobb Culture and More The Front Row The Crude Demagogy of “Don’t Look Up” Adam McKay’s star-studded allegory of climate change has a cynically apolitical view of politics. By Richard Brody On With the Show Dept. David Byrne Does Broadway on the Fly When COVID sidelined cast and crew of “American Utopia,” Byrne offered ticket-holders a refund or the option to attend a reimagined performance. By Rich Benjamin Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Daily Shouts Welcome to the Guest Room It’s right up at the top of these stairs. You kind of have to go up sideways, the way skiers do when they don’t want to take their skis off. By Alex Baze Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Old-fashioned school dance sans shoes: seven letters. By Patrick Berry Blitt’s Kvetchbook An Infestation on Capitol Hill Bait the gates. By Barry Blitt 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.