Janelle Monáe Peels the Onion

Plus: how to make Trump and the wealthy pay their taxes; China’s untenable “zero COVID” policy; and Anthony Lane reviews “Saint Omer.” View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, January 8, 2023 The New Yorker Interview Janelle Monáe Peels the Onion The musician and actress talks “Glass Onion” spoilers, growing up in Kansas, becoming an android, and the inspirational notes she keeps on her phone. By Michael Schulman From the News Desk Comment The Dire Aftermath of China’s Untenable “Zero COVID” Policy Why did the nation, which suppressed the virus for years, fail to prepare for the inevitable? By Dhruv Khullar Our Columnists How to Make Trump and the Wealthy Pay Their Taxes Three core reforms would make the U.S. system eminently fairer for all Americans. By John Cassidy The New Yorker Radio Hour Bob Woodward on His Trump Tapes The White House chronicler reflects on his calls with a volatile President during a profound crisis. Plus, Louisa Thomas on Damar Hamlin and the uncomfortable truth of the N.F.L. With David Remnick Editor’s Pick Profiles How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It His portrait of Obama sparked a nationwide pilgrimage. Now he’s establishing an arts empire of his own. By Julian Lucas Culture Dept. The Theatre Three London Productions Stretch the Boundaries of Reality Getting lost with “Orlando,” “My Neighbour Totoro,” and “The Burnt City.” By Helen Shaw The Current Cinema An Anatomy of a Murder in “Saint Omer” Based on an actual case, the first feature by the French documentarian Alice Diop is a troubling story of matricide, racism, and sorcery. By Anthony Lane Poems “The Days” “If only I could live my life, not write it, / I’d have double the experience // and be better at nothingness, at being present.” By Adrienne Su Poems “Eshu or Ambition” “There is a faint line between gratitude and loathing, / the self, turning in on itself—for what does it deserve?” By Kwame Dawes 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 Associate everything with yellow: four letters. By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Daily Shouts Glenn Gould Plays the COVID Variations Apologies for the wildly incorrect, entirely guessed-at Italian. By Jared Nangle 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.