Melinda French Gates Is Ready to Take Sides
The billionaire philanthropist is turning 60, striking out on her own and getting political.
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The billionaire philanthropist is turning 60, striking out on her own and getting political.
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The Democrat talks about the election vibe shift and what a Kamala Harris win would mean for both parties.
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Some conservatives have a grim proposal to make undocumented immigrants leave: Exclude their children from schools.
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Teahupo'o has one of the deadliest surf breaks in the world. Athletes could face waves up to 50 feet.
Photographs by Ben Thouard and
Breaking in New Sports at the Olympics
Breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding may seem untraditional, but they embody the true spirit of the games.
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John Hinckley Jr. and the Madness of American Political Violence
Forty-three years ago, he shot the president in a delusional bid for attention — one in a long line of disturbed young men who have bent the arc of the nation’s history.
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Hosting the Olympics Costs Billions. What Does a City Get Back?
The Games are supposed to be a fast track to urban renewal. The reality is often the opposite.
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My Relative Isn’t Trans or Nonbinary But Wants to Use ‘They/Them’ Pronouns.
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on allyship and forms of solidarity.
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Judge John Hodgman on Proper Top-Sheet Direction
Can a spouse be compelled to make the bed the right way?
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Does mac and cheese count — if you bake it?
By John Hodgman
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how partners can evaluate their romantic histories together — and be honest and respectful in their assessments.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Can potato peels “wear out” the dark, bladed maw that lives in your sink?
By John Hodgman
A new Faye Dunaway documentary wants to turn us from gossips into cheerleaders.
By Dina Gachman
There’s no magic ingredient. You just need the right preparation.
By Eric Kim
The N.B.A. star talks Philly cheesesteaks, Twitter trolling and playing for Team U.S.A. over France in the Olympics.
By David Marchese
Partisan support for the killing of adversaries is much more widespread than anyone wants to admit.
By Charles Homans
Reed Timmer streams his pursuits of violent weather to millions of followers on social media, inspiring one of the leads in the new film “Twisters.”
By David Gelles
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on genealogy, record-keeping and notions of relation.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duty one has to neighbors — and a forbidden pet in harm’s way.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Players love recreating memorable images from basketball’s past.
By Ismail Muhammad
Lemon lifts this pasta dish filled with gorgeously rich, smoky tomatoes.
By Yotam Ottolenghi
Its easier to kick off a conversation when you’re sporting some fine footwear.
By Brent Holmes
The goal was to shield our house from the road, but it soon turned into something much more revealing.
By Heidi Julavits
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The author of “Bowling Alone” warned us about social isolation and its effect on democracy a quarter century ago. Things have only gotten worse.
By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the complications of confession.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Looking back on my life as a woman in the music industry, I’m unsettled by the inescapable sexism perpetrated by Sean Combs and others.
By Danyel Smith
Flawed science helped convict Russell Maze more than 20 years ago. The D.A.’s office now says it got it wrong. Why is he still behind bars?
By Pamela Colloff
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the kinds of information that can be burdensome to children.
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
Over and over, they strain to persuade us that vegetables are healthy — and other things we’ve all known since childhood.
By Nicholas Cannariato
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