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The 10.25.20 Issue

Highlights

  1. Does Palantir See Too Much?

    The tech giant helps governments and law enforcement decipher vast amounts of data — to mysterious and, some say, dangerous ends.

     By Michael Steinberger

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  2. Feature

    The Fed-Up Chef

    Gaggan Anand turned his Indian restaurant in Bangkok into a pilgrimage site for globe-hopping foodies. So why, even before the pandemic hit, was he willing to give it up?

     By Sheila Marikar

    “If you are here to judge me,” Gaggan Anand says, “you are in the superwrong restaurant.”
    CreditAmanda Mustard for The New York Times
  3. Feature

    Kamala Harris, Mass Incarceration and Me

    Many progressives mistrust her for her past as a prosecutor. As an ex-convict — and also the son of a crime victim — I can tell you it’s not that simple.

     By Reginald Dwayne Betts

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  4. screenland

    Donald Trump’s Strongman Act, and Its Limits

    The president walks a thin line between authoritarianism and show business. But the theater of politics only works when you don’t acknowledge it’s theater.

     By Charles Homans

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  1. Poem: Good Deeds

    A poem that reminds us again how impossible certain departures or absences feel.

     By Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Naomi Shihab Nye

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    Poem

  2. I Used a Sperm Donor. Should I Introduce My Daughter to Her Half Siblings?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to make your donor’s numerous offspring part of your child’s family — and more.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

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    The Ethicist

  3. Judge John Hodgman on Fall A.C. Removal

    Should your wife have taken the air-conditioner out of the window when there were still hot days to come?

     By Judge John Hodgman

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    Judge John Hodgman

  4. How an Ill-Fated Fishing Voyage Helped Us Understand Covid-19

    The threat posed by the virus makes randomized controlled trials extremely difficult. That means “real-life experiments” are especially important.

     By Kim Tingley

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    Studies Show

  5. I Learned This Stress-Management Trick When I Was 3

    It soothes me. Makes me more present, less anxious. And it just feels good.

     By David Aloi

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    Letter of Recommendation

  1. How to Scatter Cremated Remains

    Keep your back to the wind. Start and end with some kind of ritual. Scatter with intention.

     By Malia Wollan

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    Tip

  2. This Tuna-Salad Sandwich Is Julia Child-Approved Lunch

    This sandwich was pure comfort to the famous cookbook author.

     By Dorie Greenspan

    CreditPhotograph by Heami Lee Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky.
    Eat

  3. Behind the Cover: Palantir

    A look at the tech company Palantir and its software, which can decipher vast amounts of data.

     

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    Issue 10.25.20

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