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The 11.11.18 Issue

Highlights

  1. Feature

    What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?

    New research is zeroing in on a biochemical basis for the placebo effect — possibly opening a Pandora’s box for Western medicine.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Paul Sahre
  1. New Sentences: From Michael Kupperman’s ‘All the Answers’

    It’s difficult to relate to history when the moments of now are persistently swarming us.

     By

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    New Sentences
  2. Dr. Leana Wen Dislikes the Politicization of Health Care

    The new president of Planned Parenthood on patient advocacy, conspiracy theories and why it’s insulting when anti-choicers call themselves “pro-life.”

     Interview by

    Dr. Leana Wen
    CreditEva O'Leary for The New York Times
    Talk
  3. Letter of Recommendation: Women’s Clothing

    What’s labeled as for men or for women doesn’t have to be.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Sara Andresson
    Letter of Recommendation
  4. The Key to This Creamy, Thick Pesto? A Mortar and Pestle

    I traveled to the proud home of basil pesto to learn the secrets of the sauce from a lifelong pounder.

     By

    Basil pesto, no food processor in sight.
    CreditPaola & Murray for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Angharad Bailey.
    Eat
  5. The Eton Mess, a Classic Dessert for Endless Variation

    Cranberry jam, lemon curd and ginger turn this typically warm-weather dessert into a fall or winter treat.

     By

    A traditional British summer dessert suggested tantalizing possibilities for cold-weather pleasures.
    CreditJohnny Miller for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Hilary Robertson.
    On Dessert
  1. Can We Disinherit Our Addicted Son?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on leaving your addicted son money and reporting a teacher who is duplicating course material.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. Judge John Hodgman on a New Name for Shampoo

    Surely we can do better than “hair soap.”

     By

    CreditKyle Hilton
    Judge John Hodgman
  3. How to Play Dead

    Let your mouth go slack. Stare at a fixed spot (even through your eyelids). Avoid the operatic gesture.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip
  4. Readers Respond to the 10.28.2018 Issue

    Here’s what they had to say about our stories on Kit Kats in Japan and a candy factory in Colombia.

     

    CreditPhoto illustration by Massimo Gammacurta
    The Thread

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