The Supreme Court’s Big New Term

Plus: an interview with Tom Stoppard; Baldwin Lee’s American South; and a look at Netflix’s “Dahmer.” View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, October 2, 2022 Comment The Supreme Court’s Big New Term There is a feeling with this Court that the conservative Justices could make a landmark ruling out of almost any case. By Amy Davidson Sorkin From the News Desk Q. & A. How Iran’s Hijab Protest Movement Became So Powerful Four decades after the Islamic Revolution, simmering tensions have come to a head. What sets the current wave of protests apart from those that came before? By Isaac Chotiner Jerrod Carmichael at The New Yorker Festival The recent Emmy winner, who revealed family secrets—and his own—in “Rothaniel,” his latest standup special, joins the staff writer Andrew Marantz to discuss the role of truth in comedy. Buy tickets and see the full Festival lineup » Editor’s Picks The New Yorker Interview Tom Stoppard Faces His Family’s Past A conversation with the playwright about the long journey to “Leopoldstadt,” which has just come to Broadway. By Andrew Dickson Photo Booth Baldwin Lee’s Extraordinary Pictures from the American South A new book and a solo exhibition in New York make the case that he is one of the great overlooked luminaries of American picture-making. By Chris Wiley Culture Dept. On Television Netflix’s “Dahmer” and the Killer Who Cannot Be “Explained” The miniseries looks to the murderer’s parents for clues to his depravity. Jeffrey Dahmer’s own father did the same. By Jessica Winter \ Books The Mysteries of Mondrian A newly translated biography excavates the enigmatic genius of the Dutch modernist who reduced painting’s whats and hows to a rock-bottom why. By Peter Schjeldahl Tables for Two What Afghanis Eat, at Dunya Kabab House It’s easy to feel at home at this new restaurant, which serves bolani (stuffed savory pastries), mantu (lamb dumplings), and chicken and vegetable dishes. By Hannah Goldfield Poems “Study of Two Figures (Midas / Marigold)” “Everything he touches turns yellow.” By Monica Youn Poems “Thirty-seventh Year” “At the start of this narrative, I will pretend / Not to be alive, not to be // Speaking to you from the living earth.” By Charif Shanahan 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 Heart decal with top scraped off: six letters. By Paolo Pasco Daily Shouts Apple-Picking Is Fun! We’ve got every kind of apple you could want here: red, green, reddish-green, greenish-red, unappealing yellow, really hard ones, and brown. By Eddie Small 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.