The Unforgettable Moments from Serena Williams’s Career

Plus: a healthy jobs report leaves the Republicans scrambling; the recipe convention that dooms home cooks; and new fiction from Ben Lerner. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, September 3, 2022 The Sporting Scene The Unforgettable Moments from Serena Williams’s Career Williams, who lost possibly her last match on Friday night, made herself felt beyond the game as arguably no player ever has. By Gerald Marzorati From the News Desk Our Columnists A Healthy Jobs Report Leaves Republicans Scrambling and Biden Smiling After creating 1.1 million jobs since May, the economy has now recovered all the jobs lost to the pandemic. By John Cassidy Politics and More Podcast Jill Lepore on Why Biden Is No F.D.R. The Harvard scholar puts the President’s recent accomplishments in historical context, and discusses the “dangerous necessity” of prosecuting Donald Trump over January 6th. With Evan Osnos Editor’s Pick Kitchen Notes The Recipe Convention That Dooms Home Cooks Countless cookbooks instruct readers to “season to taste,” but few of us know what we’re tasting for. By J. J. Goode Culture Dept. Fiction “Café Loup” “I started to narrate my choking to myself, as if transforming it into a story would keep me connected to a future in which I might tell it.” By Ben Lerner This Week in Fiction Ben Lerner on Writing, Speaking, and Choking The author discusses “Café Loup,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon The New Yorker Radio Hour Dave Grohl and Aimee Mann—Live The Foo Fighters front man tells stories from a life of rock and roll, and Mann discusses her latest album, “Queens of the Summer Hotel.” With David Remnick Fun & Games Dept. Blitt’s Kvetchbook Virtue Signalling à la Vladimir Putin His thoughts on Gorbachev, and Ukraine, written all over his face. By Barry Blitt Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts America!: A Day in the Life of a Gerrymander The corrupted existence isn’t for the faint of heart. By Ali Fitzgerald Shouts & Murmurs When I Was a Boy, Back Before Earth Got Too Hot to Live On . . . Great-Grandfather Simon reminisces about the olden days, when boys and girls fell in love without knowing what each other looked like naked. By Simon Rich \ 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.