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The Crisis of Election Security
As the midterms approach, America’s electronic voting systems are more vulnerable than ever. Why isn’t anyone trying to fix them?
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The 9.30.18 Issue
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Will Florida’s Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?
A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens — and could change the state’s electorate.
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Gary Keith and Ron, the Magi of Mets Nation
With the Mets out of playoff contention for months, the broadcast trio has been the main reason for fans to keep watching.
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Deborah Eisenberg, Chronicler of American Insanity
Over three decades of short fiction, the writer has managed to capture, with hilarious tenderness, the dysfunction of daily life in this country.
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First Comes the ‘Shocking’ News. Then Comes the Navel-Gazing.
A firehose of news (and reactions to it) keeps many of us in a state of alarm. Does that make us more sensitive to the world around us, or less?
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CreditPhoto illustration by Derek Brahney/New Studio. Television and screen: Getty Images. Bathtub: Dave Kind, Andy Crawford and Steve Gorton, via Getty Images. First WordsLetter of Recommendation: Phyllis Rose’s ‘Parallel Lives’
A book on Victorian marriage doubles as a case for the transformative power of gossip.
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CreditSource images: SSPL/Getty Images Letter of RecommendationWhich Kinds of Foods Make Us Fat?
In lab animals, at least, it’s high-fat — but not super-high-fat — diets that lead to obesity.
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CreditIllustration by Kelsey Dake WellThe Last Great Tomato Salad of the Year
For the chef Preeti Mistry, cooking is a way to express her complex perspective as a first-generation Indian-American.
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times EatShould I Go to a Gender-Reveal Party?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether prospective parents should have a gender-reveal party and more.
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The evolution of the photographer Cristina De Middel maps the complex process of shedding clichés.
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CreditCristina De Middel/Magnum Photos On PhotographyJudge John Hodgman on What Constitutes a Meal
Do cheese and crackers count? What about if you add pickles?
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CreditKyle Hilton Judge John HodgmanNew Sentences: From ‘The New Rules of Coffee’
Humans will always find a way to overcomplicate even the simplest things.
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Credit New SentencesNatasha Rothwell Wants to Be a Romantic Lead
The writer and actor on HBO’s “Insecure” on rom-coms and black-girl magic.
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