Edition: U.S. / Global
The 12.6.15 Issue
Photo illustration by Mauricio Alejo for The New York Times. Stylist: Karla Muso.
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Table of Contents
Feature

Four Bodies in Elmhurst

Why would an 82-year-old man kill his son, his daughter, his wife and himself?

Feature

The Last Dalai Lama?

At 80, Tenzin Gyatso is still an international icon, but the future of his office — and of the Tibetan people — has never been more in doubt.

Feature

Feast in the Heart of Texas

In a tribute to his hometown, San Antonio, the chef Quealy Watson cooks a Tex-Mex barbecue with Asian flavors and gathers friends to celebrate the season.

Feature

White Debt

Reckoning with what is owed — and what can never be repaid — for racial privilege.


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