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The 11.29.20 Issue

Highlights

  1. The Fight to Win Latino Voters for the G.O.P.

    For 10 years, Libre — an arm of the Koch family’s Americans for Prosperity — has been working to foster conservatism in Hispanic communities. Now, the group is going all-in on Georgia’s Senate runoffs.

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    CreditPhoto illustration by Justin Metz
  2. Feature

    The Reigning Queen of Pandemic Yoga

    The YouTube celebrity Adriene Mishler made yoga accessible and search-optimized even before so many Americans were confined at home. Can she help us learn to live better lives in front of the computer?

     By

    Mishler demonstrating the plow at home in Austin.
    CreditEli Durst for The New York Times
  3. Talk

    Yo-Yo Ma and the Meaning of Life

    “Because of the practice of music, I delve into the inner life of whatever we are. I don’t have any answers, but I keep poking around.”

     

    CreditPhoto illustration by Bráulio Amado
  1. My Girlfriend Wants to Play Tennis Indoors Despite the Pandemic

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on balancing the risk of infection against what you owe your partner — and more.

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    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. A Lemon Meringue Cookie Good Enough to Be Imaginary

    For months, I’ve wanted to spend time with the central character of the Armand Gamache series. Since I can’t, I made these cookies for him instead.

     By

    A French shortbread cookie with a puckery sharp lemon curd and a crunchy meringue top.
    CreditPhotograph by Heami Lee Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky.
    Eat
  3. Watching What We Flush Could Help Keep a Pandemic Under Control

    The failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has been a failure of real-time health data. Sewage surveillance could help fill in those gaps.

     By

    CreditIllustration by Ori Toor
    Studies Show
  4. How Caring for Backyard Chickens Stretched My Emotional Muscles

    We felt that we loved our pets, but did “love” really apply to them?

     By

    CreditLarry Fink for The New York Times
    Letter of Recommendation
  5. How to Get in Sync With Someone

    Don’t talk. Try a rhythmic activity such as walking, dancing, marching, or drumming.

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    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip
  1. Poem: The next what-have-you

    Djelloul Marbrook's poems feel as connected as charms on a weighty silver necklace from an older country, passed down from the grandmothers.

     By Djelloul Marbrook and

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    Poem
  2. Judge John Hodgman on the Un-Comped Soda

    Should a soft drink be gratis after a delay on your takeout order? What if you tweet about it?

     By

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Bonus Advice From Judge John Hodgman

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