Partisanship Is Biden’s Only Choice After the Supreme Court Leak

Plus: Jane Mayer on scooping the Supreme Court; a fresh view of queer masculinity; and the making of a femicide. View in browser | Update your preferences Friday, May 6, 2022 In today’s newsletter: • Jane Mayer on scooping the Supreme Court • A fresh view of queer masculinity • The making of a femicide What Choice Does Biden Have? The President must contend with the reality of a broken system. Photograph by Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Susan B. Glasser is back from book leave, and there are plenty of weighty issues to tackle in her first Letter from Biden’s Washington column since returning. There’s the Supreme Court’s “impending evisceration” of Roe v. Wade; the Federal Reserve’s “potentially recession-sparking” interest-rate hike; and, by some counts, the millionth American death in the coronavirus pandemic. As for President Biden? He’s facing an American political system that’s trapped in “a doomsday spiral of discord and division that Trump’s dangerous Presidency alarmingly accelerated.” So where does he go from here? —Jessie Li, newsletter editor Read the story Receive the latest stories by Glasser in your in-box as soon as they publish. Sign up here » From the News Desk News Desk Scooping the Supreme Court The first Roe v. Wade leaks happened fifty years ago. By Jane Mayer Q. & A. The Journalistic Pitfalls of the Trump Era The authors of a new book discuss how quickly journalists should share scoops with the public, and what Mitch McConnell managed to extract from Donald Trump. By Isaac Chotiner Politics and More Podcast The Fate of Abortion After the Supreme Court Leak A draft decision by Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of Justices might reconsider other personal rights after overturning Roe v. Wade. Editor’s Pick Photo Booth A Fresh View of Queer Masculinity, Through Scraps of Old Magazines Pacifico Silano’s soft-core source material is unmistakable but elusive, like a memory resurfacing or a dream slipping away. By Vince Aletti Culture Dept. Books The Making of a Femicide A Mexican novelist explores how murderous male rage flourishes in an ailing society. By Juan Gabriel Vásquez The Current Cinema “Happening” and the Solitary Woe of an Illegal Abortion Audrey Diwan’s film, though set in the France of the nineteen-sixties, stares urgently at a possible future in which pregnant women might again be denied access to safe termination. By Anthony Lane The Front Row “In Front of Your Face,” Reviewed: The Great Hong Sangsoo Reaches New Heights In the luminous tale of an actress’s homecoming, the South Korean director takes on the overwhelming mysteries of life and art. By Richard Brody The Boards The Rediscovery of a Lost Black Playwright How a dramaturge and a director resurrected Alice Childress’s play “Wedding Band,” about a Black seamstress in love with a white baker in 1918 Charleston. By Michael Schulman Fun & Games Dept. Blitt’s Kvetchbook Lady Liberty’s Response to Justice Alito Beware the mighty woman with a torch. By Barry Blitt Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Daily Shouts Wine-Buying Tips for People Who Are Running Late The only geography to note is the bottle’s proximity to the store’s exit. By Nate Odenkirk Crossword A Themed Puzzle: Wood Siding It’s impressive to go out with one: four letters. By Christina Iverson Daily Cartoon Friday, May 6th By Mads Horwath P.S. The series finale of “Friends” aired on this day in 2004, but the show’s popularity has endured. Although the sitcom was shot in Los Angeles, visitors still regularly flock to the building in New York’s West Village that was featured in the establishing shots for Monica’s apartment. Michael Schulman once spent a morning asking tourists why they remained obsessed with the show. Some chalked it up to nostalgia, others to loneliness. Libby, a teen-ager from London, spoke as if she were “describing Pompeii”: “It’s just nice for younger people to see what life was like . . . before we just had, like, devices all the time, and we were always on iPads and stuff.” Today’s newsletter was written by Jessie Li. 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.