Blueprinting the Kansas Abortion-Rights Victory

Plus: a conversation with the creator of “Beavis and Butt-Head”; bringing back the woolly mammoth; and the pleasures of a yeasted cake. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, August 7, 2022 News Desk Blueprinting the Kansas Abortion-Rights Victory Pro-choice forces fought misdirection and marshalled enormous turnout. Can their success be replicated? By Peter Slevin Editor’s Picks Comment Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth Americans have long understood the species’ extinction as a warning. But is trying to “de-extinct” it really a good idea? By Jill Lepore Kitchen Notes The Hard-Won Pleasures of a Yeasted Cake The real trouble (and fun) of cooking with yeast is that it has desires of its own. By Ruby Tandoh \ The New Yorker Interview Mike Judge’s Secret Art of Satire Judge has created some of the sharpest, most prophetic comedies of the past few decades. Now his first hit, “Beavis and Butt-Head,” is back on the air. By Mike Sacks Culture Dept. Poems “An Ordinary Morning” “We could not let war steal everything.” By Joy Harjo Poems “I Am Simon Armitage” “I am / Aiming Maestro, / Airiest Gammon.” By Simon Armitage Footlights Dept. The Actors Fund—Not Just for Actors!—Rebrands Brian Stokes Mitchell, the chairman of the organization’s board, serenaded his neighbors with “The Impossible Dream” after he recovered from COVID-19. By Eric Lach Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Wrong—uh, right—colony member: six letters. By Paolo Pasco Daily Shouts When You Should Be Offended but It’s Actually Kind of Sad? Situations involving meanies at the workplace, on the playground, and in the comments section. By Dana Maier 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.