What Ghost Stories Taught Me About My Queer Self

Plus: the Supreme Court’s central role in discrediting Trump; the extreme pain of running a restaurant in the U.K.; and new fiction by David Gilbert. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, October 15, 2022 Culture Desk What Ghost Stories Taught Me About My Queer Self On literary ghosts, queer invisibility, and coming of age, then and now. By Nell Stevens From the News Desk Daily Comment How the Supreme Court Is Playing a Central Role in Discrediting Trump But the former President will continue to search relentlessly for friendly judges nationwide between now and 2024. By David Rohde Dispatch The Extreme Economic Pain of Running a Restaurant in the U.K. In a country where eating out is seen as more of a luxury than a necessity, it is one of the first expenses that people forgo in hard times. By Ed Caesar The New Yorker Radio Hour The New Abortion Underground Stephania Taladrid reports on a network of volunteers distributing abortion medication to women in states that ban the procedure. Plus, Andrew Sean Greer on his new novel. With David Remnick Editor’s Pick Screening Room The Drama of Insomnia in “Night of the Living Dread” Nighttime shame spirals meet their match in a lighthearted work of stop-motion animation. Film by Ida Melum Text by Erin Neil Culture Dept. Fiction “Come Softly to Me” “Now we are dead. Don’t ask us how we are dead, we are just dead.” By David Gilbert This Week in Fiction David Gilbert on Finding Stories in Dreams The author discusses “Come Softly to Me,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Kitchen Notes Asafetida, India’s Odorous Taste of Home What is it about this ancient spice that so haunts the senses? By Madhur Jaffrey Books Briefly Noted “Marigold and Rose,” “The Slowworm’s Song,” “Bridge to the Sun,” and “The Chaos Machine.” Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Daily Shouts Free Things Generously Left Out on My Block A broken toaster, a collection of suspiciously nice vintage tees, and more. By Pia Mileaf-Patel and Spencer Roth-Rose Shouts & Murmurs Helicopter Parents Are Last Year’s Model Aggressive but not really effective at cleaning up your kid’s messes? You’re a Leaf-Blower Parent. Quiet but sanctimonious? Tesla Parent, for sure. By Jay Martel \ 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.