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The Day the Music Burned
It was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew. This is the story of the 2008 Universal fire.
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What Abortion Access Looks Like in Mississippi: One Person at a Time
With state legislatures passing new abortion restrictions, the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund follows its own compass on how to best help clients.
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23 Democrats Are Running for President. Do Any of Them Know What They’re Doing?
How do you unite a fractious base and defeat President Trump? No one seems to know, but that isn’t stopping them from giving it a try.
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The Best Women’s Soccer Team in the World Fights for Equal Pay
As the U.S. women’s national soccer team defends its World Cup title in France, its members are preparing for a courtroom battle.
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Mindy Kaling on Not Being the Long-Suffering Indian Woman
“I always had so much impatience and ambition — these things that if you had them, you were supposed to have them secretly.”
CreditMamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times TalkWhen Britney Spears Posts on Instagram, a Thousand Conspiracies Flower
Her account reveals how mysterious “authentic” selves have become on social media.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Mike McQuade ScreenlandMy Husband’s Will Pits Me Against Our Daughter. What Can I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on wills that create an impossible choice, lying on a job application and bailing out a destitute friend.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistLetter of Recommendation: Bug Fixes
It’s a pleasure to watch software improve. I read the change logs, and I think: Humans can do things.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Jiaxi & Zhe Letter of RecommendationHow to Make Perfect Sweet Potatoes Every Time
In which a longtime boiler and roaster becomes a steaming evangelist.
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Don’t be afraid to try. When it’s time to eat, start with soup or salad, and go slow.
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CreditIllustration by Radio TipJudge John Hodgman on Gifting Used Deodorant
Should the recipient be insulted? Grossed out? What if he’s from Vermont?
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CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John HodgmanPoem: Ode to My Father’s Failed Heart
An examination of the defective organ yields no easy platitudes about love in this Father’s Day card with a twist.
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