The Collateral Damage of Queen Elizabeth’s Glorious Reign

Plus: Trump’s wall outlives his Presidency; Rihanna’s pregnancy bump; and a début novel about projects and projection. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, April 30, 2022 Dispatch The Border Wall Is Outliving Trump More than a year after the former President left office, Republican governors, federal regulations, and inaction in Congress are allowing construction to continue. By Stephania Taladrid From the News Desk Letter from the U.K. The Collateral Damage of Queen Elizabeth’s Glorious Reign In Tina Brown’s “The Palace Papers,” other royals stand and wait, but what purpose do they serve? By Sam Knight The New Yorker Radio Hour A Ukrainian Diplomat on the Future of Russian Aggression Sergiy Kyslytsya, who represents Ukraine at the United Nations, says the U.N. is flawed because it contains Stalin’s “DNA.” With David Remnick Video Dept. The New Yorker Documentary The Ecological Destruction from the Border Wall, in “American Scar” Trump’s wall hasn’t stopped people from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, but it has wreaked havoc on the wildlife populations and natural systems of the borderlands. Film by Daniel Lombroso Text by Murat Oztaskin Culture Dept. Page-Turner A Début Novel About Projects and Projection Alice, the protagonist of Lisa Hsiao Chen’s “Activities of Daily Living,” escapes the tedium of her life by engrossing herself in the work of the artist Tehching Hsieh. By Hua Hsu Cultural Comment Is Rihanna’s Pregnancy All Bump and No Grind? As with other elements of a mega-celebrity’s life, a front-facing, pathbreaking pregnancy necessitates some mystification of the pains taken behind the scenes. By Naomi Fry Tables for Two Nostalgia with a Twist, at Gage & Tollner The Brooklyn chophouse, which opened in 1879, has been revived, with classic cocktails, seafood, and steak on a menu that incorporates Korean American flavors. By Hannah Goldfield Books Briefly Noted “Whole Earth,” “The Genesis Machine,” “Woman, Eating,” “Mercy Street.” Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Daily Shouts The Optimist and Friends Is the glass half full or half empty? Why is it upside down? By Liana Finck Blitt’s Kvetchbook Putin’s Terrible Hands Gambling on a frightful scale. By Barry Blitt \ Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. 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.