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Magazine

8.20.17 Issue

Highlights

  1. Feature

    Down the Breitbart Hole

    Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree. Is the incendiary media company at the nerve center of Donald Trump’s America simply provocative — or dangerous?

     By Wil S. Hylton

    Alexander Marlow, editor in chief of Breitbart News.
    CreditMark Peterson/Redux, for The New York Times
  3. Feature

    ‘How Would an Ethical Officer React?’

    A new class of Dallas recruits trains to step into an uneasy moment in American policing.

     Text by Sonia Smith

    Justin Milton (left) and Martin Escalera drawing their weapons during a ‘‘reality-based’’ exercise; recruits do not enter the field until after they graduate, so they take turns practicing hypothetical situations during their training. May 10, 2017.
    CreditJérôme Sessini/Magnum, for The New York Times

  1. It Began With Sudden Blackouts. Then Came Some Alarming News.

    Something had damaged the woman’s heart. The question was what.

     By Lisa Sanders, M.d.

    CreditIllustration by Andreas Samuelsson
    Diagnosis

  2. The Rise of the Fidget Spinner and the Fall of the Well-Managed Fad

    In the evolution of toy crazes since Beanie Babies, an object lesson in how technology has thrown the consumer economy into chaos.

     By Charles Duhigg

    CreditIllustration by Andrew Rae
    On Money

  3. Mom Left Me the House. What Do I Owe My Brothers?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to settle a family dispute over a will and whether to tell a stranger you have concerns about his health.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  4. Tiffany Haddish Doesn’t Think Comedy Is a Game

    The star of “Girls Trip” on why she loves Lucille Ball and having very, very famous friends.

     Interview by Ana Marie Cox

    Tiffany Haddish
    CreditJessica Chou for The New York Times
    Talk

  5. Oysters: A Love Story

    Grilled with a hot-sauce butter, they become a dish worth sharing.

     By Tejal Rao

    A simple, unfussy delicacy, enlivened by fat and heat.
    CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times
    Eat

  1. Letter of Recommendation: Memewear

    It makes the internet real, if only for a little while.

     By Jamie Fisher

    CreditWilliam Mebane for The New York Times
    Letter of Recommendation

  2. New Sentences: From ‘The Great Nadar,’ by Adam Begley

    The highlight of a man’s career becomes even funnier when it’s thrown between parentheses.

     By Sam Anderson

    Credit
    New Sentences

  3. How to Survive a Bear Encounter

    If it feels threatened, drop to the ground on your stomach. If it wants to eat you, hit its face and ears with anything you can.

     By Malia Wollan

    Credit
    Tip

  4. Poem: The Widow

    Selected by Terrance Hayes.

     By W.s. Merwin

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    Poem

  5. Judge John Hodgman on Pie Semantics

    What is a “raspberry Danish coffee cake” anyway?

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Kyle Hilton
    Judge John Hodgman

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