Edition: U.S. / Global
The 1.24.16 Issue
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Table of Contents
Feature

Why Is It So Difficult for Syrian Refugees to Get Into the U.S.?

Of the 4.5 million people who have fled the Syrian war, only 2,647 have been taken in by the United States.

Feature

The Living Dead

By studying the microscopic bacteria that bloom on our bodies after we die, scientists hope to unlock surprising mysteries of the departed.

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Rachel Bloom’s Twisted Comedy

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” — the subversive series that just won the actor a Golden Globe — somehow manages to set women’s uncomfortable truths to music.

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Kamasi Washington’s Giant Step

With his popular, political, uncategorizable jazz, the young saxophonist has become something his genre rarely produces anymore: a celebrity.


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