The Baby-Formula Blame Game

Plus: how Uvalde’s local paper covered the shooting; learning to run; and Tom Cruise’s existential need for speed. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, May 28, 2022 Letter from the Southwest The Staff of Uvalde’s Local Paper Cover the Worst Day of Their Lives The paper’s employees lost neighbors, acquaintances, and a daughter in a school shooting. Then they had to report the story. By Rachel Monroe From the News Desk Daily Comment The Baby-Formula Blame Game At a House committee hearing this week, the F.D.A. and Abbott passed the buck. With parents scrambling to feed their children, who’s responsible for the shortages? By Jessica Winter The New Yorker Radio Hour What Makes a Mass Shooter? The authors of “The Violence Project” note that mass shootings have risen alongside overdoses and other deaths—which isn’t a coincidence. With David Remnick Endangered Species Dept. Reports of the Pay Phone’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated Days after the city bid farewell to its “last pay phone” with much hoopla, one sleuth reported on several remaining phone booths—by making calls from said phone booths. By Zach Helfand Culture Dept. Cultural Comment Tom Cruise’s Existential Need for Speed In “Top Gun: Maverick,” the superstar holds the line for relatable humanity in a type of movie that has less and less use for flesh-and-blood people. By Alex Pappademas \ Fiction “Invisible Bird” “Occasionally, increasingly, we’d stay in a hostel if we had the money, or else on the street if we didn’t.” By Claire-Louise Bennett This Week in Fiction Claire-Louise Bennett on Living on the Street The author discusses “Invisible Bird,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Culture Desk Learning How to Run I was faster than anyone I knew, and I held my accomplishments like a talisman against everyone who dared to underestimate me. By Zoe Si Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts Other Life-Changing Events We Should Be Able to Object To You can buy a house, have a baby, or invest in cryptocurrency if you want to—but check with me first. By Ginny Hogan Shouts & Murmurs Coming Up with Torture Ideas Is Harder Than You Think Biting snails? Powerful suction cups? Nah. The search for the next iron maiden is on. By Jack Handey Daily Cartoon Bonus Daily Cartoon: Strange and Stranger By Karl Stevens \ 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.