What Will Come of the January 6th Hearings?

Plus: how the Federalist Society won; cooking and grief in “The Bear”; and streaming the greatest directors of Hollywood’s studio-system golden age. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, July 24, 2022 Comment What Will Come of the January 6th Committee’s Case Against Trump? At its final hearing of the summer, the committee continued to establish the ex-President’s personal culpability in a number of events related to January 6th. The bigger issue may be how to hold him accountable. By Amy Davidson Sorkin From the News Desk Annals of Education How the Federalist Society Won The conservative legal movement was pivotal in getting Roe v. Wade overturned. But does it have any control over what happens next? By Emma Green Dispatch Harvesting Wheat in Drought-Parched Kansas A global grain shortage has put extra pressure on American farmers. Can they navigate extreme weather and skyrocketing inflation when the world needs them most? By Michael Holtz Editor’s Pick Photo Booth A Trove of Snapshots from a Sly Master of Collage An exhibit and book showcase Ray Johnson’s photography from the last years of his life. By Vince Aletti Culture Dept. The Front Row What to Stream: The Greatest Directors of Hollywood’s Studio-System Golden Age The most important stars of classic American movies did their work behind the camera, and many of their films are readily available. By Richard Brody \ Annals of Gastronomy “The Bear” Is a Gritty Fairy Tale of Cooking and Grief In FX’s excellent new series, the chefs at a Chicago hot-beef restaurant struggle to maintain a little pilot light of hope. By Helen Rosner Tables for Two An Astonishing Array of Sri Lankan Specialties, at Queens Lanka Rasika Wetthasinghe and Suchira Wijayarathne offer dishes from their native country that comprise a thrilling number of components. By Hannah Goldfield Poems “Mixup” “In a cosmic mixup, / the wife switches bodies with her husband.” By Kate Baer Poems “Resistance” “The sunset earlier, the sky spooky / as the nineteenth century.” By David Lehman Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Seventies band appears no different in retrospect: four letters. By Trip Payne Daily Shouts A Wedding Card from an Alternate Universe Where Ostriches Fly A friendly reminder: no bright colors, so as not to startle the birds. By Maeve Dunigan and Jason Siegel Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. 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.