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5.6.18 Issue

Highlights

  2. The Man Who Cracked the Lottery

    When the Iowa attorney general’s office began investigating an unclaimed lottery ticket worth millions, an incredible string of unlikely winners came to light - and a trail that pointed to an inside job.

     

    CreditIllustration by Francesco Francavilla

  3. The Baby-Formula Crime Ring

    It’s pricey, it’s portable, its users need it constantly, and retailers love to buy it at a discount. All of which makes it a perfect product to steal.

     By Chris Pomorski

    CreditIllustration by Francesco Francavilla

  4. The Billion-Dollar Bank Job

    In 2016, a mysterious syndicate tried to steal $951 million from Bangladesh’s central bank - and laid bare a profound weakness in the system by which money moves around the world.

     

    CreditIllustration by Francesco Francavilla

  1. The White-Collar-Crime Cheat Sheet

    How the biggest scammers get away with it.

     

    CreditIllustration by Francesco Francavilla

  2. What Happens When People and Companies Are Both Just ‘Brands’?

    The logic of branding has slipped into every corner of modern life — but it doesn’t seem to profit individuals as much as some once hoped.

     By Amanda Hess

    CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney. Source photograph of model: Getty Images.
    First Words

  3. What if Our Son’s Birth Mother Wants a Relationship With Him — but Not Us?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what a birth mother owes her son’s adoptive mother.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  4. Why Was Her Vision Jerky and Blurry if There Was Nothing Wrong With Her Eyes?

    A doctor told the young woman she was suffering from “emotional blindness,” but she knew that the problem with her vision wasn’t just in her head.

     By Lisa Sanders, M.D.

    CreditIllustration by Andreas Samuelsson
    Diagnosis

  5. Corrupt Leaders Are Falling Around the World. Will It Boost Economies?

    Societies have become more willing and able than ever to uncover the shady dealings that go all the way to the top.

     By Brook Larmer

    CreditIllustration by Andrew Rae
    On Money

  1. Celebrate Spring With an Upscale Smothered-Chicken Dinner

    A Madeira-laced cream sauce with the fresh, crisp softness of chicken tastes like magic.

     By Sam Sifton

    Pan-roasted chicken in cream sauce.
    CreditGentl and Hyers for the New York Times. Food Stylist: Michelle Gatton. Prop Stylist: Amy Wilson.
    Eat

  2. Gen. Michael Hayden Has One Regret: Russia

    The former N.S.A. and C.I.A. chief on Trump, Snowden and what makes people leak secrets.

     By Audie Cornish

    Gen. Michael Hayden
    CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times
    Talk

  3. Letter of Recommendation: Crying at Movies

    Weeping in a darkened theater can help you learn to feel more deeply. Especially if you happen to be a man.

     By Kevin Lincoln

    Tearing up at “Paddington 2” can be a lesson in learning to feel deeply.
    CreditIllustration by Ryan Snook
    Letter of Recommendation

  4. New Sentences: From ‘All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of “The Wire”’

    When he was landed a role as a heroin user, the actor Andre Royo found a surprising way to start understanding addiction.

     By Sam Anderson

    Credit
    New Sentences

  5. How to Sing a Lullaby

    Pick a simple tune, keep the volume low. Don’t limit your audience to newborns.

     By Malia Wollan

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

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  1. Thread

    Readers Respond to the 4.22.18 Issue

    Here’s what they had to say about the online empire of Liberty University, carbon farming and a parenting expert.

    By The New York Times Magazine

     
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