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Lindhout and Brennan in Mogadishu on Nov. 26, 2009, after they were released.
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Lindhout and Brennan in Mogadishu on Nov. 26, 2009, after they were released.

12 Minutes of Freedom in 460 Days of Captivity

My kidnapping marked the moment when one life ended and another began.

Googling Yourself Takes on a Whole New Meaning

The latest in high-tech eyewear.

Norman Rush’s Brilliantly Broken Promise

He swore to his wife that his next novel would be short and fast. He lied.

Eureka

Mutually Insured Destruction

Why the reinsurance industry wants to change the way we think about climate change.

Solve the popular variety puzzles from the Sunday magazine at our newly relaunched hub for New York Times crosswords.

Images of Jazz Greats

Previously unpublished pictures of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and more.

The Ethicist

There Are No Sound Moral Arguments Against Performance-Enhancing Drugs

There is, however, an ethical argument.

Lives

A Brief Vacation From Myself

What becomes of a man when his slate is wiped temporarily clean?

Talk

Thomas Menino Is a Cranberry-Juice-Drinking Workhorse

The mayor says that Boston has changed — but he hasn’t had to.

Innovation

Who Made That Traffic Radar?

Playing cop on the Merritt Parkway.

From the Archive

Taken by Pirates

Jeffrey Gettleman’s account of a kidnapping by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.

Reply All

The 8.18.13 Issue

Readers respond.

Editors' Picks

Mandy Patinkin: ‘I Behaved Abominably’

The actor thought he would never be able to work in television again. Then came the perfect role.

Diagnosis

The Flu That Wouldn’t Quit

A woman on the mend suddenly winds up in the E.R.

Peter Berg Threw Himself Under a Bus. Now What?

This time the director is making the movie he really wanted to make — and doing it on the cheap.

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From the Archive
Great Tennis Writing From the Magazine

In excerpts dating to the 1920s, Times writers take on the challenge of capturing the beauty of tennis.

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