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The 10.27.19 Issue

Highlights

  1. Can You Really Be Addicted to Video Games?

    The latest research suggests it’s not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today’s games so attractive.

     By Ferris Jabr

    CreditConcept by Pablo Delcan. Photo illustration by Justin Metz.

  1. Andrew Yang Knows How to Fit In. Somehow That’s Making Him an Outlier.

    Yang has a habit of gently playing down his race. In this Democratic primary, that’s coming across as a bolder choice than it used to.

     By Jay Caspian Kang

    CreditPhoto illustration by Mike McQuade
    Screenland

  2. Patti LuPone on Getting Bullied by Broadway. And Why She Keeps Coming Back.

    The actress on her hard-won tough-as-nails reputation, “Evita” and the changing nature of celebrity.

     By David Marchese

    CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times
    Talk

  3. Letter of Recommendation: Mandatory Blackouts

    It is easy to ignore climate change in the bosom of the developed world. But you can’t fail to notice when the lights go out.

     By Abrahm Lustgarten

    CreditIllustration by Max Guther
    Letter of Recommendation

  4. How Do You Make Canned Beans Taste Luxurious? Beurre Blanc

    You don’t need a poached lobster tail to enjoy this dreamy, flouncy French butter sauce.

     By Tejal Rao

    Cannellini-bean pasta with beurre blanc.
    CreditSarah Anne Ward for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Amy Elise Wilson.
    Eat

  5. What Do I Owe My Free-Spending, Hard-Luck Parents?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping spendthrift parents and going against your father’s will when he has late-stage dementia.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  1. Why Isn’t There a Diet That Works for Everyone?

    Obesity is a population-size crisis in Western countries — but it’s a problem that may resist population-wide solutions.

     By Kim Tingley

    CreditIllustration by Ori Toor
    Studies Show

  2. How to Return a Tribal Item

    Call the tribe or a museum, especially for human remains and ceremonial artifacts.

     By Malia Wollan

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

  3. Poem: Songs and Stones

    This poem's haunted contradictions feel familiar as cadences of the everyday, yet more bearable.

     By Jacqueline Saphra and Naomi Shihab Nye

    CreditIllustration by R.O. Blechman
    Poem

  4. Judge John Hodgman on Gifting Dumpster Chocolate

    Can you give sweets you found in the garbage to your co-workers without telling them where they came from?

     By Judge John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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