The 11.24.24 Issue

Highlights

  1. Becoming Trump Country

    Two weeks in the life of Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County, one of the many places that shifted to the right in this year’s election.

     By Philip Montgomery and

    Bikers for Trump at D’s Diner in Pennsylvania the day after the election.
    CreditPhilip Montgomery for The New York Times
  2. America’s Split Screen on Abortion

    The abortion rights movement won in many states — even some that voted for Donald Trump. Where does it go from here?

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ben Denzer
  1. Was I Right to Chide the Man Who Complimented My Daughter-in-Law?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the kinds of remarks strangers sometimes make about women’s looks.

     By

    CreditIllustrations by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist
  2. The Simple Trick That Makes Vegetables Their Best Selves

    Use the technique behind these butter-poached carrots to get the mushroomiest mushrooms or the green-beaniest green beans.

     By

    CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.
    Eat
  3. I Liked New York as a Tourist. I Fell In Love With It as a Tour Guide.

    How did pigeons came to dominate our streets? Where did Katharine Hepburn live? The answers might be more interesting than you think.

     By

    A tour guide points to a mosaic by the artist Keith Goddard that pays homage to famous hats.
    CreditJutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times
    Letter of Recommendation
  4. No More Nostalgia Concerts, Please

    The culture industry keeps getting better at monetizing the past — including the new ritual of musicians playing old albums, in full, onstage.

     By

    CreditPhoto illustration by Alex Merto
    Screenland
  5. Judge John Hodgman on Proper Pringle Consumption

    Saddle edges up? Or down?

     By

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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