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The Tragedy of Baltimore
Since Freddie Gray’s death in 2015, violent crime has spiked to levels unseen for a quarter century. Inside the crackup of an American city.
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The 3.17.19 Issue
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CreditPeter van Agtmael/Magnum, for The New York Times The Epic Hunt for a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
In 1942, a volley of torpedoes sent the U.S.S. Wasp to the bottom of the Pacific. For decades, the families of the dead wondered where in the lightless depths of the ocean the ship could possibly be. Earlier this year, a team of wreck hunters set out to find it.
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Railing Against India’s Right-Wing Nationalism Was a Calling. It Was Also a Death Sentence.
How the journalist Gauri Lankesh became a casualty of India’s increasingly intolerant politics.
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Regina Hall on the Two Hollywoods, Spirituality and Success
“Black audiences are what I’ve considered my base, and I will always make movies for that base.”
CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times
Letter of Recommendation: Lent
A 40-day period that makes room for the suffering you’d been avoiding.
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CreditEva O'Leary for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationA Dating Show Made for the Age of Apps
Netflix’s “Dating Around” mimics the low-stakes horror of Tinder and the rest.
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Credit ScreenlandA Spinach Soup Fit for a Cleanse
Despite being born of restrictions, this soup tastes of abundance.
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CreditPaola & Murray for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Angharad Bailey. EatIs It O.K. for a Chinese Restaurant to Favor Chinese Patrons?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether preferring one group over another is always discriminatory and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistWhenever bad news arrives, grief swoops down to saturate the decisive moment with significance — suddenly, we’ve never been able to see more clearly.
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How to Support a Loved One in Prison
Share the details of your daily life with that person. Don’t feel obligated to tell others why your partner is incarcerated.
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CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John HodgmanBehind the Cover: The Tragedy of Baltimore
Inside the process for creating the covers of The New York Times Magazine.
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