Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us

Plus: what the abortion-pill battle is really about; how Lucy Sante became the person she feared; and “Sunderland ’Til I Die.” View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, March 24, 2024 The New Yorker Interview Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us The “White Lotus” and “Sopranos” star discusses his formative first encounter with Martin Scorsese, his philosophy of acting, and the climate protest that just disrupted his Broadway début. By Zach Helfand From the News Desk Comment What the Abortion-Pill Battle Is Really About The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case set in a reproductive-rights landscape upended by the Dobbs decision. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Political Scene Podcast The Political Books That Help Us Make Sense of 2024 The works of fiction and nonfiction that offer clarity on the Trump-Biden rematch, U.S. foreign policy, and even Vladimir Putin. With Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos Editor’s Pick Page-Turner How Lucy Sante Became the Person She Feared In her memoir of transitioning in her sixties, the writer assesses the cost of suppressing her identity for decades. By Emily Witt Culture Dept. Culture Desk The Heartbreak of an English Football Team The Netflix series “Sunderland ’Til I Die” serves as a thesis both for fandom and for the inevitability of its disappointments. By Hanif Abdurraqib Tables for Two Exquisite Beach Vibes at Quique Crudo A seafood-focussed counter from the owners of Casa Enrique—the first Mexican restaurant in the city to earn a Michelin star—opens in the West Village. By Shauna Lyon Goings On Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” Heads to Broadway Also: The soft-rock palette of Arlo Parks, the tearjerker musical “The Notebook,” Eric Fischl’s paintings of bourgeois cocoons, and more. Poems “Edward Hopper (Yellow and Red)” “The windows inflect an ethic of the watched, / the overseen, the secretive.” By W. S. Di Piero Poems “Untitled” “And a day goes by, and tanks, and the sky a festival of kids flying kites, and blood / flowed behind a panting car.” By Nasser Rabah 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.