The Uncounted
An on-the-ground investigation reveals that the U.S.-led battle against ISIS — hailed as the most precise air campaign in history — is killing far more Iraqi civilians than the coalition has acknowledged.
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How the ‘Resistance’ Helped Democrats Dominate Virginia
For campaign managers like Kathryn Sorenson, much of their job was simply channeling the enormous wave of energy that came their way.
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Spurned by ESPN, Barstool Sports Is Staying on Offense
The insurgent media company has built a devoted following of what it sees as “average” sports fans: unruly, occasionally toxic and aggressively male.
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Three Gorgeous Cakes for the Holidays
A cranberry-lemon stripe cake, a devil’s-food cake with toasted-marshmallow frosting or a sugarplum gingerbread cake for your next special occasion.
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Is ‘Loyalty’ a Virtue? In the Trump Era, It’s Complicated.
The last two years in American politics have revealed our very different senses of loyalty, from its purpose to its objects.
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A community banging its pots and pans together as a democratic showing of discontent.
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In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting, photography’s long engagement with broken windows took on a new, sorrowful meaning.
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It began with the symptoms of a passing illness. But the woman got steadily worse, and the doctors worried that it was something else entirely.
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The singer on being inspired by Jenny Holzer and just who is pictured on the cover of her album.
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New Sentences: From Duolingo’s Italian Lessons
Learning a new language always involves sentences like this one — baffling examples of things a human could say, but almost never would.
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The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on seeking sexual satisfaction outside a marriage and privacy on social media.
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A filthy home inspires a curious split of duties.
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CreditIllustration by Kyle Hilton Judge John HodgmanHow to Save a Knocked-Out Tooth
Don’t touch the bloody root. Store it in cold milk, saliva, saline solution or, as a last resort, water.
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