Medicine’s Wellness Conundrum

Plus: Jhumpa Lahiri on the art of translation, and Sam Knight on Boris Johnson’s fickle climate leadership. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, November 6, 2021 Annals of Medicine Medicine’s Wellness Conundrum Patients want alternative therapies. How can hospitals offer them without putting medical integrity at risk? By Jessica Wapner Daily Comment Boris Johnson’s Fickle Climate Leadership In the face of scientific reality, the host of the U.N. climate-change talks comes up short. By Sam Knight Q. & A. Why Was the New Jersey Gubernatorial Race So Close? A pollster for Governor Phil Murphy explains how Republicans nearly pulled off an upset in the Garden State. By Eric Lach Page-Turner The Book That Taught Me What Translation Was In its attention to substitution, Domenico Starnone’s “Trust” embodies the joy of moving words from one language to another. By Jhumpa Lahiri Culture and More The Front Row “Eternals,” Reviewed: Chloé Zhao’s Lifeless Marvel Movie With a humanistic tone, the director of “Nomadland” puts substance over style and delivers neither. By Richard Brody The New Yorker Radio Hour The Life and Legacy of Rachel Held Evans The late best-selling Christian author gave voice to a movement of disaffected evangelicals. Will her message outlive her? Plus, Cal Newport on the four-hour workweek. With David Remnick Fiction “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak” “You should update your superiors. You should advise them to abort the operation. But you won’t. Not now.” By Jamil Jan Kochai This Week in Fiction Jamil Jan Kochai on Americans’ Fear of Islam The author discusses “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Explore John Pierpont Morgan College At the core of a liberal-arts education is the ability to think independently within the parameters of what one’s professors have already said. By Hannah Rowen Daily Shouts Dear Pepper: For Richer or Poorer There are many people who wouldn’t think that a ginormous wedding gift is awkward and a bit sinister, but I️, personally, happen to agree with you. By Liana Finck Crossword The Weekend Puzzle With the bow, musically: four letters. By Wyna Liu You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.