‘We Have Fire Everywhere’: Escaping California’s Deadliest Blaze
For eight hours last fall, Paradise, Calif., became a zone at the limits of the American imagination — and a preview of the American future.
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The 8.4.19 Issue
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An American Middle Schooler, Orphaned by Deportation
Fanny was in middle school when ICE came for her mother, leaving her to navigate the struggles of adolescence by herself.
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Spain’s Most Celebrated Writer Believes the Fascist Past Is Still Present
Javier Marías has spent his career chronicling his country’s moral trade-off with its violent history.
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Megan Rapinoe on Keeping the Politics in Sports
“We’re not just here to sit in the glass case for you to look.”
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When Gender Reveal Videos Go Spectacularly, Cathartically Wrong
It’s like that saying about how to make God laugh: Just tell him your plans.
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CreditWilliam Mebane for The New York Times Letter of RecommendationWhat Can I Do When a Colleague Takes Credit for My Work?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to rat out a colleague who makes up for their lack of competence by using you as a crutch.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistJudge John Hodgman on the Guest Bathroom Squatty Potty
Should dinner guests be exposed to ... that?
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CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John HodgmanHow to Thwart Facial Recognition
Give the camera someone else’s face — or obscure your own. Strive for asymmetry. Make your head unheadlike.
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Jerk Chicken So Good I’ve Been Making It Every Summer for 25 Years
It’s not spicy hot but has a magnificent warmth. Quick-pickled fresh ripe bananas add a creamy bland sweetness with a spike of vinegar and habanero.
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