8.27.17 Issue

Highlights

U.S. Open
How Roger Federer Upgraded His Game
At 36, he might be playing the best tennis of his life.
By Peter de Jonge
CreditErik Madigan Heck for The New York Times
U.S. Open
Gaël Monfils Hits Miraculous Shots. Why Can’t He Win?
Of all the players struggling to win titles in this unkind era of the so-called Big Four, he is the most captivating, maddening and misunderstood.
By Ben Austen
CreditDina Litovsky/Redux, for The New York Times
U.S. Open
The Peculiar Pleasures of the Grand Slam Stands
Heroic exertions and occasional pitfalls at Wimbledon.
By Geoff Dyer
CreditIllustration by Nathan Fox
U.S. Open
Will Tall Players Dominate the Future of Tennis?
A shift with radical implications for the game.
By Michael Steinberger
CreditIllustration by Renaud Vigourt

The Strange Politics of ‘Classified’ Information
When the inner workings of government are kept secret, the news depends on leaks — and officials learn when to hide things and when to let them slip.
By Beverly Gage
CreditIllustration by Derek Brahney
First Words
The Rothko Chapel
A quiet, lonely place to share the grief of solitude.
By Jacqui Shine
CreditThomas Struth for The New York Times
Letter of Recommendation
How Hate Groups Forced Online Platforms to Reveal Their True Nature
Internet companies annexed much of our public sphere, playacting as little democracies — a charade they gave up last week.
By John Herrman
CreditIllustration by Jon Han
On Technology
When to Cook Your Vegetables Long Past ‘Done’
Simmering for hours yields deliriously sweet and rich vegetables.
By Samin Nosrat
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Eat
How to Run With a Jogging Stroller
How you run behind a stroller may determine how much physical benefit you actually experience.
By Gretchen Reynolds
CreditIllustration by Igor Bastidas
Well

Charlie Sykes Is Unsure About the Future of the G.O.P.
The conservative radio host on the Republican response to Charlottesville and being friends with Paul Ryan.
Interview by Ana Marie Cox
CreditTaylor Glascock for The New York Times
Talk
Should I Turn in My Tax-Cheating Relative?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on an IRS-evading family member, a concerned charter-school tutor and coercive workplace “survey prep.”
By Kwame Anthony Appiah
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The Ethicist
New Sentences: From ‘Twin Peaks,’ by Mark Frost and David Lynch
What happens when actors are asked to speak more precisely than actual human beings ever do.
By Nitsuh Abebe
CreditShowtime
New Sentences
Poem: & even the black guy’s profile reads sorry, no black guys
Selected by Terrance Hayes.
By Danez Smith
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Poem
Judge John Hodgman on Pets Who Share Names with Humans
Whom do you love more: your cat or your nephew?
By John Hodgman
CreditIllustration by Kyle Hilton
Judge John Hodgman