Talking About Grief with Anderson Cooper

Plus: the Rock goes back to black; a medieval family-counselling session; and can Jason Alexander help an aspiring Costanza? View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, October 30, 2022 The New Yorker Interview Talking About Grief with Anderson Cooper After my husband died unexpectedly this summer, I found comfort in Cooper’s podcast about death and loss, “All There Is.” By Amanda Petrusich Editor’s Picks Personal History Unexpected Medieval Family Counselling I learned a lot about my wife and children when they started swinging foam swords at me. By Douglas Watson \ Persons of Interest The Rock Goes Back to Black “Black Adam” and the slippery identities of Dwayne Johnson. By Lauren Michele Jackson Culture Dept. Screening Room Animating the Grim Reaper and a Canine Companion, in “Death and the Lady” Geoff Bailey and Lucy York Struever used C.G.I. to create a world that’s layered and cozy, even when Death comes knocking. Film by Geoff Bailey and Lucy York Struever Text by Jessie Li \ Tables for Two A Dominican Celebration at Jalao NYC In a Washington Heights outpost of a Santo Domingo restaurant, the tropical cocktails are refreshing, the food is homey, and people can’t help dancing in the aisles. By Hannah Goldfield Breaking in Dept. Protégé Reinvents the Demo Tape A startup promises to match would-be stars with mentors such as DJ Khaled and Will Smith. Can Jason Alexander help an aspiring Costanza make it in acting? By Michael Schulman Poems “To Noah, from Wife, Some Years After” “The green world was strange, nothing holy, / lots of space.” By Jean Gallagher Poems “Six Notes” “Come down with your song, / little wren.” By David Baker 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 Super involved in “Soul Train”: five letters. By Paolo Pasco Daily Shouts Spells to Ward Off the Sunday Scaries Soar back to your master, across the celestial plane. Let me revel in this classic episode of “The Mindy Project.” By Kerry Elson and Erica Lies 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.