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Nancy Pelosi’s Last Battle
As she prepares to lead the House of Representatives again, the most powerful Democrat in Washington will have to navigate between a rampaging president and her colleagues’ plans for fighting back.
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The 11.25.18 Issue
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Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions.
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Yorgos Lanthimos’s Polarizing Visions
The Greek director has drawn acclaim — but also intense backlash — for his primal depiction of contemporary life.
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CreditNadav Kander for The New York Times Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t.
The surge in popularity of services like 23andMe and Ancestry means that more and more people are unearthing long-buried connections and surprises in their ancestry.
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CreditJohnny Miller for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Hilary Robertson. EatLetter of Recommendation: Plymouth Rock
It’s a monument to its own fraudulence — and the irrepressible nature of truth.
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CreditPhoto illustration by John Gall Letter of RecommendationJeff Goldblum Is Going Back to His Roots
The actor and jazz musician on not just wanting to be in spooky films.
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CreditSally Montana for The New York Times TalkNew Sentences: From ‘Fox 8,’ by George Saunders
What is it about dogs that makes it so tempting to write in their voices?
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Credit New SentencesBreathing Through the Nose May Offer Unique Brain Benefits
Could nasal breathing be more helpful for our brains than breathing through the mouth?
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Everyone Wants to ‘Influence’ You
From foreign troll farms to Instagram models, countless forces are working to shape our behavior. How will we know if they’ve succeeded?
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CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney / New Studio First WordsA Chronicle of Life and Pain in Upstate New York
Among young women in Troy, N.Y., the photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally captures a spiral of aimlessness and trouble.
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CreditBrenda Ann Kenneally On PhotographyAm I Wrong to Believe My Friend Is Innocent of Rape?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on believing a friend is innocent of rape and assessing the role of grandparents in their grandchildren’s vaccinations.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistWas This Agitation Just Part of Her Postpartum Anxiety, or Something Much More Serious?
The young woman went from feeling a bit jittery to becoming completely disoriented and struggling with her words.
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CreditIllustration by Haik Avanian DiagnosisTake a step back after knocking. Keep your hands out of your pockets. Never argue.
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