State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy

How gerrymandering has enabled extremist legislation. Plus: the value of a good bookstore; remembering Albert Woodfox; and new fiction by Ian McEwan. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, August 6, 2022 A Reporter at Large State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy Even in moderate places like Ohio, gerrymandering has let unchecked Republicans pass extremist laws that could never make it through Congress. By Jane Mayer Cultural Comment What We Gain from a Good Bookstore It’s a place whose real boundaries and character are much more than its physical dimensions. By Max Norman Photo Booth Curran Hatleberg’s Florida, Past and Future In the photographer’s images, nature’s balm or beauty is unencountered, and within each moment rests its aftermath. By Joy Williams The New Yorker Radio Hour A Trip to the Boundary Waters A chronicler of urban Chicago seeks solace in Minnesota. Plus, Susan Orlean on Ivana Trump, and Jane Mayer on Ohio's lurch to the right. With David Remnick Culture Dept. Fiction “A Duet” “Now the idea of a sexual encounter rose on the horizon like a mountain range, beautiful, dangerous, irresistible.” By Ian McEwan This Week in Fiction Ian McEwan on Global Events and Private Lives The author discusses his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Fiction Podcast André Alexis Reads Italo Calvino The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the story “Waiting for Death in a Hotel,” which was published in a 2006 issue of the magazine. Tables for Two Little Brazil’s Ipanema Returns to Manhattan The fancy new iteration of the restaurant encompasses a daytime-only café offering coxinhas, pastéis de nata, and pão de queijo. By Hannah Goldfield From the Archive Profiles How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary As one of the Angola 3, Woodfox was in isolation for more than forty years. In a 2017 Profile, Woodfox, who died this week, said, “I get apprehensive when somebody asks me something I can’t answer, like ‘What does it feel like to be free?’ ” He’d developed a stock answer to the question: “Ask me in twenty years.” By Rachel Aviv Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts The Amazing Person-Spider This augmented creature could do everything that a person could do, and not more. By Django Gold Shouts & Murmurs Calling All Cute Guys! I’m ready for a new relationship. Don’t mind the potato chips on your side of the bed. Or my mindful tap-dancing practice. Or the cat, who will beat you in Scrabble. By Jenny Allen Blitt’s Kvetchbook Alex Jones Seeks Help And uses his indoor voice. By Barry Blitt \ 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.