Which Way Did the Taliban Go?
By LUKE MOGELSON
Digging out roadside bombs, running into ambushes and dancing with deranged informants — a week in the life of an Afghan National Army battalion, on its own in the wilderness.
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1.20.13
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Obama’s First Term: A Romantic Oral History
By PETER BAKER
Members of Obama’s first administration learned a humbling lesson in Washington realpolitik, but they remember it more like a great episode of “The West Wing.”
Candace Bushnell’s Fantasy World, Starring Candace Bushnell
By EDITH ZIMMERMAN
“Sex and the City,” the Connecticut years.
Eat
Louisville Slugger
By SAM SIFTON
A tender, rosy roast beef — a good excuse for more Henry Bain sauce.
Drink
Drinking Like a Poet
By ROSIE SCHAAP
The best way to celebrate a Scottish poet is with Scotch whisky. And vice versa.
Solve the popular variety puzzles from the Sunday magazine at our newly relaunched hub for New York Times crosswords.
Where Dead Animals Seem Alive
January 23, 2013
Taryn Simon and Aaron Swartz's Experiment with Images
January 19, 2013
One-Page Magazine
Jessica Lange Carries a Big Stick
Chuck Hagel for president? Mario Batali salutes the inauguration.
Talk
John Mackey, the Kale King
Interview by ANDREW GOLDMAN
The co-C.E.O. of Whole Foods on capitalism and cooking dinner.
The Ethicist
Should Your Neighbor’s Allergy Be Your Concern?
By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
The community buzz about a family’s hive.
Design
Who Made Those False Eyelashes?
By PAGAN KENNEDY
Plus: Tips from an Emmy-winning makeup artist.
It's the Economy
The Smartphone Have-Nots
By ADAM DAVIDSON
Is technology responsible for making some workers irrelevant and others filthy rich?
Lives
Squash’s Preppy Problem
By IVY POCHODA
The game ushered me into a genteel world — on its way out now, and good riddance.
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Obama’s People
A 2009 portrait gallery of 52 of Barack Obama’s aides and advisers in his first administration.
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Video Feature: Wide-Awake
A video gallery of dreams and transformations, featuring 13 actresses whose performances defined the year in film.
Slide Show: Hollywood Heroines 
Audio & Photos: There Will Be Foam
A sudsy party in Watertown, N.Y.
Audio: Alec Soth on Photography and Longing
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An Illustrated Talk With Maurice Sendak
When Christoph Niemann stumbled on a “Fresh Air” interview with Maurice Sendak, wild things started to transpire.
