The New York Times Magazine
9.15.13
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Holly Andres for The New York Times
Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?
By JENNIFER KAHN
If everybody knows that test scores and grades aren’t the keys to success, how do we teach, and measure, the things that are?
The Real-Life ‘Glee’ in Levittown, Pa.
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE
How one high-school theater teacher transformed generations of students.
It’s the Economy
Our Debt to Society
By ADAM DAVIDSON
Playing chicken with the debt ceiling could make everyone (everywhere) a whole lot poorer.
Solve the popular variety puzzles from the Sunday magazine at our newly relaunched hub for New York Times crosswords.
Meghan McCain: Sexter, Truth Teller and Now, Talk-Show Host
September 13, 2013
How We Captured a Crowd
September 12, 2013
‘If You Can Do Anything Else, Kids, Do It’
September 11, 2013
Lives
My Tragic Encounter With James Taylor’s Pig
By MICHAEL POLLAN
A battle of blue-ribbon pets in the summer of 1971.
A Young Gymnast’s Body Is Mysteriously Transformed
By LISA SANDERS, M.D.
A painful, protruding belly bewilders all the specialists.
Eat
Rescuing Tartare From the Stuffy, Old Power-Lunchers
By MARK BITTMAN
It’s time for home cooks to conquer the raw.
Talk
Earl Sweatshirt: ‘Canadians Are Weirdos’
Interview by WILLY STALEY
The member of Odd Future on senioritis, his parents and how Toronto is “like a city full of grandmas.”
The Ethicist
Caveat Donor
By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN
Cross-campaign finance; government-sanctioned charity.
The One-Page Magazine
Mario Batali’s Recipe for Red Greyhounds
Plus: Johnny Manziel vs. Johnny Rotten; does Dick Cheney want your heart?
From the Archive
The High Cost of Starting Out
Howard Husock’s 1981 article about the struggle to make ends meet after receiving a college degree.
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Editors' Picks
The Jihadist Next Door
By ANDREA ELLIOTT
In his small-town Alabama high school, Omar Hammami was among the coolest, most gifted students in his class. How did he grow up to become a leader in an African terror group linked to Al Qaeda?
The Steely, Headless King of Texas Hold ’Em
By MICHAEL KAPLAN
How a poker-playing machine taught itself to be all but unbeatable.
The Global Elite’s Favorite Strongman
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Paul Kagame is an international hero for reforming Rwanda. But cleaning up a country doesn’t come without moral hazards.
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Images of Jazz Greats
Previously unpublished pictures of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and more.
