The Epic Ups and Downs of Peter Gelb
By CHIP BROWN
What it takes to run the Metropolitan Opera.
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Becoming the All-Terrain Human
By CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON
For Kilian Jornet, running across the Pyrenees is like a jog in the park. What one elite endurance athlete can tell us about the human body’s potential.
Kate Atkinson’s ‘Groundhog Day’ Fiction
By SARAH LYALL
The British novelist hasn’t met a plot too complicated — even if it means telling a story backward or starting over in every chapter.
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How My Sister Cured My Writer’s Block
By HELEN SHEEHY
I asked her to send me a single sentence. In 12 words, she revealed just how much she really knew.
Solve the popular variety puzzles from the Sunday magazine at our newly relaunched hub for New York Times crosswords.
Channing Tatum Has the Most Anagrammable Name in Hollywood
March 25, 2013
Write a Short Story With Kate Atkinson!
March 25, 2013
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Mary Robinson Doesn’t Need to Be Popular
Interview by ANDREW GOLDMAN
Ireland’s first female president on sharp elbows, Margaret Thatcher and struggles at the U.N.
The Ethicist
A Tax Lawyer’s Quandary
By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
Is it ethical to advise wealthy companies on how to take advantage of legal loopholes to save money?
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Who Lives Longest?
By MAGGIE KOERTH-BAKER
What Swedish babies and the Stone Age can teach us about life expectancy and income inequality.
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Feast in a Day
By MARK BITTMAN
Mark Bittman and Sam Sifton show you how to cook an unforgettable holiday dinner in eight hours — and make the process itself a celebration.
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Audio & Photos: Stairway to Hell
Here’s a sport to make an ironman whimper: Running to the top of a very tall building.
Video Feature: Wide-Awake
A video gallery of dreams and transformations, featuring 13 actresses whose performances defined the year in film.
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