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october 12 25, 2020 the culture pages

74

SohlaEl-Waylly,

FoodWizard

Thefoodeditoris

finallyrunning

herownshow

ByE.AlexJung

78

It CameFr omNewYork

Introducingan

encyclopediaofthecity’s

greatest innovations

82

Meanwhile,in

AnotherWorld

Themakingofa

psychologicalthriller

starringNicoleKidman

andHughGrant

ByMarkHarris

86

BestSexI Ever Read

NovelistEmilyM.

Danforthonthe

tactilepleasureof

PatriciaHighsmith

88

RealityTV GlowsUp

Thedocuseries

thrivesbygoinglow

ByKathryn

VanArendonk

90

Critics

popbyCraigJenkins

SufjanStevens’s

accessible

“protest” album

moviesbyAlison

Willmore

Anunusuallydrabturn

fromSofiaCoppola

tvbyMattZollerSeitz

TheGoodLord Bird

is a miniseriesabout

the19thcenturywith

a firmgraspontoday

96

ToDo

Twenty-fivepicks

forthenexttwoweeks

intelligencer

14

The Swamp
When the White
House is contagious
By Olivia Nuzzi

18
The Writers’ Room
The president is Risen
By Armando Iannucci

20
The National Interest
Trump’s genetic
delusions
By Jonathan Chait

25
The Offspring
We’ve had enough
#resistance heroes
By Sarah Jones

strategist

57

Best Bets
Have you considered
a pet snail?
By Hilary Reid

59
The Look Book
Stops by a
stoop sale

62
Design Hunting
The short, wonderfully
weird life of Nest
magazine
By Wendy Goodman

70
Food
Platt on the future of
midtown dining;
the Underground
Gourmet on vegan
Chinese fare and
Frenchette Bakery

A server at Benjamin

Steakhouse on the

first day of indoor

dining (see p.70).