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Jordan Peele’s X-Ray Vision
“Get Out,” his docu-horror-thriller-comedy about race in America, was the movie of the year. What will he show us next?
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Inside the High-Drama World of Youth Competition Dance
False eyelashes and real tears on the competition dance circuit.
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What (if Anything) Does Carter Page Know?
He has been wiretapped by the F.B.I. and grilled by congressional investigators over his suspected Russia connections. But the Trump campaign foreign-policy adviser can’t seem to stop talking.
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Alka Pradhan v. Gitmo
The human rights lawyer thinks she has a good defense for her client, one of five accused Sept. 11 plotters imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay — if the government ever actually lets the case go to trial.
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What Makes Someone a ‘Predator’?
Lately it feels as if it’s not just the most vicious men who earn that label — it’s also the casual, the careless, the not-that-bad.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney First WordsLetter of Recommendation: ‘Passport to Your National Parks’
The perfect accessory for the grab-bag patriot.
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CreditLeah Frances for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationA Pastry Fit for a King — or a Queen
A galette des rois is as much a game as a dessert, and the winner gets to wear a crown.
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times. On DessertA Meal of Joyous Excess for the Holidays
A rich feast of seared scallops, roast duck and hollandaise sauce.
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times. EatBeijing Bids Goodbye to Robert Mugabe
China may have a soft spot for dictators, but the end of Mugabe’s rule in Zimbabwe suggests its patience isn’t endless when its economic interests are in jeopardy.
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We Sponsor Refugees. What to Do About Their Patriarchal Ways?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on negotiating differences in cultural norms, whether to get necessary medical treatment you can’t pay for and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistDoris Burke Wants More Women in Sports Media
The sportscaster on accidentally getting into sports media, what she learned from Dick Vitale and taking LeBron James for granted.
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Credit TalkNew Sentences: From Richard Lloyd Parry’s ‘Ghosts of the Tsunami’
The most painful of experiences can also feel the most absurd.
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Credit New SentencesHow to Escape a Burning Building
Don’t stall in the “premovement phase.” Don’t hole up in a bathroom.
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