The Woman Who Spent Five Hundred Days in a Cave

Plus: David Remnick speaks to the director Ava DuVernay; Trump’s trials on the political trail; and the creative ambition of Ilis’s tasting menu. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, January 21, 2024 Letter from Spain The Woman Who Spent Five Hundred Days in a Cave Beatriz Flamini liked to be alone so much that she decided to live underground—and pursue a world record. The experience was gruelling and surreal. By D. T. Max From the News Desk Comment Trump on the Trail and on Trial Is it clever, or deluded, for Trump—who complained last week that he has been indicted more times than Al Capone—to see his trials as a political opportunity? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Editor’s Pick The New Yorker Interview Ava DuVernay Wants to Build a New System The director behind “Selma” and “When They See Us” on how her latest film, “Origin,” drew inspiration and funding from unlikely sources—and “broke every rule” she’s learned from her years in Hollywood. By David Remnick Culture Dept. The Food Scene A Tasting Menu with a Bit of Noma in Its DNA At Ilis, in Brooklyn, the Danish chef Mads Refslund pushes the art of the tasting menu into abstraction. By Helen Rosner Goings On Compagnie Hervé Koubi Renders Movement Into Poetry Also: N.Y.C.B.’s new season, Pipilotti Rist, the Iranian Film Festival New York, and more. Poems “Dragonflies” “He gets it / from our side, his mouth almighty, for we Pardlo men / have been known to show less sense than appetite.” By Gregory Pardlo Poems “Night Sea, 1963” “In this room, my loneliness doubles because the edges of the painting are no longer white.” By Victoria Chang Fun & Games Dept. Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Evening party very empty following ill temper: six letters. By Patrick Berry Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play our trivia game » Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for the daily newsletter from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.