Why He Kayaked Across the Atlantic at 70 (for the Third Time)
For Aleksander Doba, pitting himself against the wide-open sea — storms, sunstroke, monotony, hunger and loneliness — is a way to feel alive in old age.
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CreditJoakim Eskildsen for The New York Times Tragically Lost in Joshua Tree’s Wild Interior
What may seem like a benign park only two hours from L.A. became the landscape for a high-endurance detective operation to find a missing hiker.
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CreditPhilip Montgomery for The New York Times Nathalie Cabrol Searches the Earth for the Secrets of Life on Mars
In some of the world’s most extreme and dangerous environments she hunts for organisms that live in conditions like those on the red planet.
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CreditAndrea Frazzetta/Institute, for The New York Times The World’s Best Hitchhiker on the Secrets of His Success
People generally believe hitching takes no particular know-how, but it takes a tremendous amount of skill to travel quickly, safely and in the right direction like Juan Villarino.
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Peter Funch Sees the Patterns in the People on the Street
For years, the Danish photographer watched commuters near Grand Central Terminal, spotting the same figures, gestures and expressions, again and again.
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CreditPeter Funch. From V1 Gallery. On Photography‘Chain Migration’ Used to Be a Benign Term. Not Anymore.
American politicians have turned a simple academic idea into rancorous fighting words — and avoided talking about how immigration actually works.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney. Source photo: DLewis33/Getty Images First WordsWhat Young Rats’ Workouts Could Tell Us About the Human Heart
Exercising as a youngster might mean more heart-muscle cells as a grown-up.
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times. EatA Simple Lemon Tart With Sensuous Surprises
Slow to melt in the mouth yet carrying a bold flavor, this dessert will pull you in with its sly power.
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Must I Tell My Boss I’m Absent Because of Mental Illness?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on an employee’s obligation to reveal the reasons for her absences, and more.
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CreditKatherine Wolkoff for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationVivica A. Fox Wants Women in Hollywood to Last Past 35
The actress and author on her time in Trump’s orbit and aging in Hollywood.
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CreditEmily Berl for The New York Times TalkNew Sentences: From Morgan Parker’s ‘There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé’
The poet lures you with a well-worn phrase and then, at the last moment, yanks you in a very different direction.
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