Zoos Called It a ‘Rescue.’ But Are the Elephants Really Better Off?
Despite mounting evidence that elephants find captivity torturous, some American zoos still acquire them from Africa — aided by a tall tale about why they needed to leave home.
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Despite mounting evidence that elephants find captivity torturous, some American zoos still acquire them from Africa — aided by a tall tale about why they needed to leave home.
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‘It’s only been in the last few years that people seem to have stopped listening to one another.’
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Images of brutality should do more than provide a quick emotional fix. They should indict the viewer.
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Why Wouldn’t My Doctor Tell Me What Treatment to Get?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on physicians who refer patients to Dr. Google and more.
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Judge John Hodgman on Handling the Pans of Others
If you spill cooking fat all over yourself at a house party, whose fault is that?
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My Summer Jam: An Update of the French Fruit Tart
This strawberry version is all pleasure, no pretense.
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