How Many Times Will You Get COVID?

Plus: Pakistan’s unseen climate-change survivors; a jobs report that bolsters Biden; and fiction by Thomas McGuane. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, October 8, 2022 Dispatch Pakistan’s Unseen Climate-Change Survivors The social worker Quratulain Bakhteari is on a lonely mission to help flood survivors in the province of Balochistan. By Mira Sethi From the News Desk Annals of Medicine How Many Times Will You Get COVID? When it comes to coronavirus infections, the third time is not the charm. What is? By Dhruv Khullar Our Columnists Biden Heads for the Midterms with Ten Million New Jobs Inflation is still a cause for concern, but no other President has had this pace of job growth in their first two years in office. By John Cassidy Profiles Bertrand Piccard’s Laps Around the World The explorer’s grandfather travelled higher than anyone; his father went deeper. Now it was his turn to make a mark. By Ben Taub The New Yorker Radio Hour At Eighty-five, Tom Stoppard Faces His Past The legendary playwright is out with a new play, reflecting on his family’s history in the Holocaust. Plus, the contributor Jeannie Suk Gersen on what’s next for the Supreme Court. Join Us at The New Yorker Festival! Don’t miss our signature annual event, featuring conversations, performances, and more, taking place all weekend in New York City. Hear from creative minds including Daniels, the writing/directing duo behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Seats at a few select events remain. See the lineup and get tickets. Editor’s Pick Fiction “Take Half, Leave Half” “Grant had been through this kind of thing with Rufus before, climbing things, sliding down things, and getting a truck onto two wheels while exiting a Tulsa off-ramp.” By Thomas McGuane Culture Dept. The Theatre María Irene Fornés and the Garden of Our Potential “Mud” and “Drowning,”two plays directed by JoAnne Akalaitis, with new music by Philip Glass, probe humanity’s desire for knowledge. By Vinson Cunningham The Theatre America: Pro or Con? Debate and democracy in “1776” and “Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge.” By Helen Shaw The Front Row Two Portraits of the Power of Image-Making, at the New York Film Festival A pair of the strongest entries at this year’s festival spotlight brilliant artists at work: Jafar Panahi and Thelonious Monk. By Richard Brody Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts My Kid’s the One in the Harvard Tee Judging by your child’s tee, he’s pinning his future less on a top-tier education and more on dinosaurs riding surfboards. By Jeremy Hooper Shouts & Murmurs My Flight Delay at J.F.K. How to deal with the line at the Delta Lounge, know-it-all gate agents, and uncovered coughers on your way to Detroit. By Gary Richardson \ 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.