How Much Do Things Really Cost?

Plus: the hunt for a lost bat; the most accurate Viking movie ever made; and Israel and the triangular crisis of Ukraine, Iran, and Palestine. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, April 2, 2022 Currency How Much Do Things Really Cost? True Price, a Dutch nonprofit, aims to help us grasp the real costs of consumption. By Nick Romeo From the News Desk Elements The Hunt for a Lost Bat The obsessive people who track down disappearing species are their own variety of rare—sparsely found across a wide geographic range, in all sorts of habitats. By Carolyn Kormann Our Columnists Joe Manchin Can’t Shoot Down the Logic of a Wealth Tax Taxing unsightly agglomerations of wealth directly is an idea whose time has come. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Israel and the Triangular Crisis of Ukraine, Iran, and Palestine A summit in Israel, at a decisive moment, highlighted the tensions that have rendered the nation an outlier among democratic states. By Bernard Avishai Editor’s Pick Profiles Robert Eggers’s Historical Visions Go Mainstream “The Northman” may be the most accurate Viking movie ever made. It may also be the most ambitious. By Sam Knight Culture Dept. The Front Row “Apollo 10 1/2,” Reviewed: Richard Linklater Unites Inner and Outer Life This grandly original animated autobiographical fantasy sends a fourth grader to the moon. By Richard Brody Listening Booth The Cryptic Storytelling of Aldous Harding Harding’s songs can feel like impressions, with wayward characters wafting in and out of her music. By Sheldon Pearce Sketchbook Instead of a Dog, We Got Puck A cartoonist adopts a pandemic pet—but who’s saving who? By Liana Finck Tables for Two The Romantic Basque-Leaning Food of Ernesto’s The chef-partner of this restaurant knows what to do with truffles and foie gras, but also with salad—even a plate of vegetables can be sexy. By Hannah Goldfield The New Yorker Crossword is now five days a week, with themed puzzles on Fridays. Read more » Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Blitt’s Kvetchbook Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars: What Really Happened Merrick Garland’s slap investigation gets under way. By Barry Blitt Shouts & Murmurs Tom Brady’s Time with the Family After forty-eight days of “Frozen,” Chuck E. Cheese, and playdates for two young male children and one little girl, it’s back to the gridiron for Tom Terrific. By John Kenney 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.