Putin, Ukraine, and the Preservation of Power

Plus: Toni Morrison’s only short story; Julia Cameron says you can get creative indoors; and the original shock of the Pompidou Center. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, January 23, 2022 Comment Putin, Ukraine, and the Preservation of Power Once more, the Russian President is poised to invade the nation. His weapons include military hardware, malware, and propaganda. By David Remnick The New Yorker Interview Julia Cameron Says You Can Get Creative Indoors The author of “The Artist’s Way” talks about her path to self-help stardom. By Rachel Syme Cultural Comment The Original Shock of the Pompidou Center The building was meant to weave the democratic spontaneity of street protests and town squares into the fabric of the city. By Thomas de Monchaux Double Take Sunday Reading: A Cultural Review of the Aughts From the archive: a selection of culture pieces from the early two-thousands. By Erin Overbey Page-Turner The Genius of Toni Morrison’s Only Short Story In the extraordinary “Recitatif,” Morrison withholds crucial details of racial identity, making the reader the subject of her experiment. By Zadie Smith Culture and More Tables for Two Pioneering Sustainable Sushi Rosella serves dishes that might involve striped bass from Bushwick and soy sauce made by a guy named Bob. By Shauna Lyon Utopia Dept. Among the Revellers at Ondalinda Where is a psilocybin-seeking opinion leader supposed to find a festival these days? Try Ondalinda, a five-day party. By Sheila Yasmin Marikar Up the River The Artists of Sing Sing At an exhibition hosted by Rehabilitation Through the Arts, subjects included Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and home. By Adam Iscoe The Front Row Review: “Who Killed Fourth Ward?” The film investigates the destruction of a Black neighborhood in Houston, but it is also a powerful self-interrogation. By Richard Brody Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Gym class painful? That’s fine: six letters. By Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto Daily Shouts I’ll Start This New Project Just as Soon as All Conditions in My Life Are Perfect Then it’s book time, baby! By Alex Baia Daily Shouts Found Objects of Desire Sorry, I thought that it was a gift! By Tracey K. Berglund 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.