Jia Tolentino on Motherhood as a Mode of Rebellion

Plus: how Alito’s draft opinion on abortion rights would change America; and Titus Kaphar’s documentary short “I Hold Your Love.” View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, May 8, 2022 Under Review Can Motherhood Be a Mode of Rebellion? In “Essential Labor,” Angela Garbes argues that care work should be public and universal. By Jia Tolentino Comment How Alito’s Draft Opinion on Abortion Rights Would Change America One way to illustrate the reach of the leaked draft is to look at what the options for defending reproductive rights would be in its wake. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Double Take Sunday Reading: Abortion Rights and the Courts From the archive: a selection of pieces about abortion rights and the courts. By The New Yorker Poems “Sundown Walks to the Edge of the Story” “In the lands of forgotten memories, / I hear a woman singing.” By Joy Harjo Poems “Pompeii” “Presence of an absence, absence of a presence, / which was it?” By Cynthia Zarin Video Dept. The New Yorker Documentary A Son’s Gift to His Mother in “I Hold Your Love” Titus Kaphar’s film, featuring Serena Williams, shows how frightening it can be to become a mother in the United States, especially for people of color. Film by Titus Kaphar Text by Yasmine AlSayyad On Mother’s Day Personal History My Mother’s Dreams for Her Son, and All Black Children She longed for Black people in America not to be forever refugees—confined by borders that they did not create and by a penal system that killed them before they died. By Hilton Als Personal History Confessions of a Juggler What’s the rudest question you can ask a mother? By Tina Fey Personal History The Prodigal Daughter Writing, history, mourning. By Jill Lepore Family Life Coming Home Again What a son remembers best, when all that is left are memories. By Chang-rae Lee Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Beverage article seen in French newspaper: eight letters. By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Daily Shouts Mother’s Day Gifts from My Toddler Including a tender little kiss, directly on my eyeball, at 5:30 A.M. By Susanna Wolff Daily Shouts Pros and Cons of Various Body Parts What do gymnastics and carpal tunnel have in common? By Rachel Deutsch 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.