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The 10.24.21 Issue

Highlights

  1. Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again

    The apex predator is back along New England’s beaches. What will it take to keep people safe?

     By C. J. Chivers

    CreditTyler Hicks/The New York Times

  2. The Secret Toll of Racial Ambiguity

    Rebecca Hall’s new film adaptation of the 1929 novel “Passing” has cracked open a public conversation about colorism and privilege.

     By Alexandra Kleeman

    Rebecca Hall
    CreditCarly Zavala for The New York Times

  3. How the American Right Fell in Love With Hungary

    Some U.S. conservatives are taking a cue from Prime Minister Viktor Orban — how to use the power of the state to win the culture wars.

     By Elisabeth Zerofsky

    CreditPhoto illustration by Javier Jaén

  1. My Real Estate Secret Weapon Didn’t Work. Or Did It?

    Buyers’ letters are controversial — and not necessarily very effective. But when you keep losing bidding wars, it helps to at least name the future you want.

     By Kate Petersen

    CreditIllustration by Marine Buffard
    Letter of Recommendation

  2. Fried Oysters Are Delicious. They’re Even Better at Home.

    They’re a seafood-shack favorite, but making them yourself can be an almost fine-dining experience.

     By Gabrielle Hamilton

    CreditRyan Liebe for The New York Times. Food stylist: Sue Li. Prop stylist: Nicole Louie.
    Eat

  3. The Strange Appeal of Shelter TikTok

    TikTok has developed its own approach to home-design content: Skip over the home to obsess over the objects inside.

     By Daisy Alioto

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ricardo Santos
    Screenland

  4. Why Is Good Medical Advice for Pregnant Women So Hard to Find?

    A recent warning about the pain reliever acetaminophen is a reminder that health risks in pregnancy remain maddeningly, dangerously understudied.

     By Kim Tingley

    CreditOri Toor
    Studies Show

  5. How to Recommend a Book

    Engage with the reader. Tell them why you think they’ll like a book. And never suggest just one.

     By Malia Wollan

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

  1. Poem: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer

    Wendell Berry makes a case for going at it your own way: “I am done with apologies. If contrariness is my/inheritance and destiny, so be it.”

     By Wendell Berry and Reginald Dwayne Betts

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem

  2. Judge John Hodgman on Ice-Cream Slander

    Can a husband have his pride and eat it too?

     By Judge John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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