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# October 20, 2014 | Vol. 184 No. 15 October 20, 2014 |  

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October 20th, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 15 | Asia

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October 20, 2014

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthIdeasWorld

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Bill Murray's Bad Saint

The actor gets a heart transplant in the hokey St. Vincent 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Robert Duvall and Robert Downey Jr.'s New Father-Son Act

The Judge casts the leading actors in a family affair 

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Review: Stars' No One Is Lost

The high-risk, high-reward Canadian group releases its seventh album

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions with Jennifer Garner

The actor talks about what she does on the Internet, sex ed and beating Ben Affleck at the box office 

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Truth About Home Cooking

Bestselling food writer Mark Bittman makes the case that eating at home is good for your health, good for your family—and, with the right approach, far easier than you think 

[Health](/section/health/)

### Ebola Panic Goes Viral

 America is in panic mode over Ebola and Enterovirus D-86\. That’s human nature —but it’s hard to battle an epidemic from a crouch. Here’s how managing fear can give us an edge over disease

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Leon Panetta: How the White House Misplayed Iraqi Troop Talks

As U.S. forces return to Iraq to counter the surging al-Qaeda splinter group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, President Obama’s former Secretary of Defense and CIA chief recalls the White House debates that led to America’s departure from the country. His new book, with Jim Newton, Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace, from which this article is adapted, will be published on Oct. 7.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Indelible Lessons of Auschwitz

The recent increase in attacks against Jews reminds us to stay vigilant against anti-Semitism

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### On Becoming a Better Feminist

Like many celebrities, I support #HeForShe. I just needed some help getting my message out 

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### The Voice of a Generation

Joshua Wong and his fellow students have triggered a youthquake that’s shaking up Hong Kong

[World](/section/world/)

### Who Is Khorasan?

Simple: al-Qaeda

[World](/section/world/)

### The Good Doctor

Cynthia Maung’s simple border clinic is a lifesaver for Burma’s downtrodden

[World](/section/world/)

### Let There Be Light

Millions of Indians are blind because of cataracts. A simple operation can help them—if they can find a way to get it

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (9 Oct 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### World (9 Oct 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### The Culture (9 Oct 2014)


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